Aluminum Trailer Co. opens new factory at Nappanee

Aluminum Trailer Co., which manufactures and sells a variety of all-aluminium cargos and specialty trailers across North America, has commissioned its new factory and headquarters at Nappanee on August 15. ATC would be building its custom and semi-custom all-aluminium car hauler trailers called Quest line at the new plant. Including this, the company now owns three plants in Nappanee.

“We have been at the process of creating this space for almost four years now,” said Steve Brenneman, founder and company and its chief executive officer. “We were able to really lay it out based on some years of experience with lean manufacturing and process excellence.”

The factory features comfortable facilities for the workers and office employees and provide a large and well-equipped site.

The all-aluminium car hauler trailers represent about 60% of their business. ATC has vacated its Williams Street plant and is planning a reconfiguration of the plant to increase company’s production and launch new product lines. The company expects to create more jobs in the next two years based on growth.

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“One of the interesting things about this whole factory is that we have really bought into lean manufacturing,” said Josh Sanders, ATC marketing manager. “We understand that the economy is great right now and things are good and when things are good everybody is happy. But we remember 2008 (the recession) and part of this is getting our processes so there is no waste.”

They believe that the company’s no-waste philosophy covers materials and effort to face any unexpected economic downturn in future.