Akron Brass Company

Akron Brass is a global manufacturer of fire fighting equipment and emergency response products.

Akron Brass designs and develops products and systems that help you perform your job safely and efficiently. Whether you’re in emergency services, natural resource extraction, petrochemical processing, airline operations, or other industries, Akron Brass leads fire fighting equipment suppliers in delivering customized, complete and integrated solutions to meet the challenges we know you face on a daily basis.

Akron Brass leads fire fighting equipment suppliers in developing handline nozzles, monitors, valves and more.

Since its inception in 1918, Akron Brass has been an industry leader in handline nozzles, monitors and valves, but the company has evolved into so much more. With a focus on innovation, Akron Brass leads fire fighting equipment suppliers in developing products suitable for unique applications such as de-icing, equipment wash-down, and more. In addition, the Weldon division of Akron Brass provides a complete offering of lighting devices and customized electrical control solutions for specialty vehicle markets. From warning lights to multiplexing, Akron Brass’s Weldon division offers cutting-edge design and manufacturing. We know that your job requires a lot of responsibility, and we understand the sacrifices you make to perform your job. By observing, listening, learning and collaborating with you, Akron Brass engineers and manufactures the products you need to achieve your goals.

Akron Brass uses the latest technologies and processes to provide firefighters and first responders with the kind of equipment that not only makes their jobs easier, but also minimizes risk.

Product innovation is clearly the lifeblood of great companies. Akron’s focus on innovation is building a diverse team of both internal and external resources to leverage the expertise and share knowledge and information. Akron Brass believes that product innovation is a team effort, which is why we pull resources from all aspects of our business to develop the highest quality products.

Through research and development and collaboration with our partners and customers, Akron Brass continues to develop products that are of differentiated value and help customers perform their jobs efficiently. The products Akron Brass manufactures use the latest technologies and processes to provide firefighters and first responders with the kind of equipment that not only makes their jobs easier, but also minimizes risk. In a profession that is dangerous, we know how important it is to have reliable, top-of-the-line equipment that has to perform when lives are on the line.

• Industry leading commitment to R & D.
• Product Engineers and Global Product Line Managers work together to design new and innovative equipment to improve the safety and efficiency of personnel and equipment.
• From state-of-the-art CAD systems to prototypes to the final production product, Akron’s years of experience produces the latest innovations meeting our customer’s needs.

Our vision is to strengthen our position as the global leader of innovative engineered life safety products and services backed by an uncompromising commitment to our associates, customers, investors, community and the environment.