AFL Automotive Sourced Australian Program.Business Editors SAN ANTONIO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--March 9, 2004 AFL AFL: see American Federation of Labor and Congress of Industrial Organizations. Automotive announced today that it has been named the full service electrical distribution supplier for Sterling Truck's right hand drive models, which are primarily sold in Australia and New Zealand New Zealand (zē`lənd), island country (2005 est. pop. 4,035,000), 104,454 sq mi (270,534 sq km), in the S Pacific Ocean, over 1,000 mi (1,600 km) SE of Australia. The capital is Wellington; the largest city and leading port is Auckland. . Utilizing its expertise in computer aided design (application) Computer Aided Design - (CAD) The part of CAE concerning the drawing or physical layout steps of engineering design. Often found in the phrase "CAD/CAM" for ".. manufacturing". and component management, AFL will design wire harness assemblies, create system schematics, and draw installation diagrams in addition to manufacturing the final electrical distribution system. "AFL looks forward to bringing its capability to provide unique and valuable solutions to this program," said John Jenkins John Jenkins is a name shared by a number of notable individuals:
Additionally, AFL brings to this niche program the expertise it has gained from supplying electrical distribution systems to other Sterling Trucks models. Sterling Truck Corporation, a subsidiary of Freightliner LLC Freightliner LLC is a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, chassis and semi-trailer trucks. The company is part of Daimler AG. The company is known mainly for the heavy duty class 8 diesel trucks that it produces, as well as class 5-7 trucks. , produces Sterling and Acterra branded medium duty and heavy duty trucks for the vocational market. AFL Automotive's Specialty Products Group focuses on the unique needs of the commercial transportation industry. It is a full service designer and manufacturer of electrical distribution systems, including conventional and multiplex configurations. Additionally, it offers instrumentation and modular assembly services. About AFL Automotive AFL Automotive, an Alcoa business, is a global industry leader and full-service supplier of complete electrical distribution architecture, delivering expert capabilities in design, engineering, testing and manufacturing. About Alcoa Alcoa is the world's leading producer of primary aluminum, fabricated aluminum and alumina, and is active in all major aspects of the industry. Alcoa serves the aerospace, automotive, packaging, building and construction, commercial transportation and industrial markets, bringing design, engineering, production and other capabilities of Alcoa's businesses as a single solution to customers. In addition to aluminum products and components, Alcoa also markets consumer brands including Reynolds Wrap(R) aluminum foil Noun 1. aluminum foil - foil made of aluminum aluminium foil, tin foil foil - a piece of thin and flexible sheet metal; "the photographic film was wrapped in foil" , Alcoa(R) wheels, and Baco(R) household wraps. Among its other businesses are vinyl siding Wikipedia is not the place for advertisement or self-advertising. Vinyl siding, first introduced to the exterior cladding market in the late 1950s, is an alternative to aluminum siding, fiber cement siding, and timber siding. , closures, precision castings, and electrical distribution systems for cars and trucks. The company has 127,000 employees in 40 countries. For more information go to www.alcoa.com |
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