A Tradition of Innovation.™ Around the World. And in Your World.www.fsip.com
Firestone: A Leader Around the World.
North America
Firestone Industrial Products World Headquarters 250 W. 96th StreetIndianapolis, IN 46260Toll Free: 1-800-247-4337Phone: 317-818-8600Fax: 317-818-8645www.fsip.com
Manufacturing Facilities -Noblesville, IndianaDyersburg, TennesseeWilliamsburg, Kentucky
Warehouse & Distribution -Indianapolis, Indiana
Bridgestone Technical Facility -Akron, OH
South America
Firestone Industrial ProductsAv. Queirós dos Santos, 1419CEP 09015-311Santo André- SP - BrazilPhone: 0 XX 11 4433-1166/1490Fax: 0 XX 11 4994-7328www.bfbr.com.br/fipil
Europe
Firestone Industrial Products Europe BV Delta 1606825 MV ArnhemThe NetherlandsPhone: +31 (0) 26 352 98 98Fax: +31 (0) 26 352 98 97www.firestoneip.nl (Dutch)www.firestoneip.fr (French)www.firestoneip.de (German)www.firestoneip.it (Italian)www.firestoneip.ru (Russian)www.firestoneip.pl (Polish)www.firestoneip.es (Spanish)
Technical CenterArnhem, The Netherlands
Manufacturing Facilities -Wolsztyn, Poland
Warehouse & Distribution -Rotterdam, Netherlands
Asia Pacific
Beijing Firestone Air Spring, LLC(Office & ManufacturingFacility)A42 #1 Area Xin Ying Industrial ZoneEast Extension AreaBeijing Economic & Technological Development Area (BDA)Postal Code 100023People’s Republic of ChinaPhone: +86 (10) 6789 2106Fax: +86 (10) 6789 2108www.firestoneip.cn (Chinese)
Firestone Industrial Products, Inc.1004, 10th Floor, Tower B,Millennium Plaza, Sector 27,Gurgaon - 122022IndiaPhone: +91 124-4288363Fax: +91 124-4288369
Manufacturing Facility -Firestone TVSMadurai, India
Warehouse & Distribution -Singapore
Bridgestone World Headquarters - Tokyo, Japan
Today, Firestone Industrial Products commands a leadership position in providing air springs to the
world’s largest automotive, truck and suspension manufacturers, as well as industrial manufacturing
and the air springs aftermarket. You’ll find Firestone air springs:
• Transporting goods and people — in heavy-duty
truck/trailer/bus applications, rail applications as well
as automotive/light-duty applications;
• In the factory — with industry-leading isolation,
actuation and pick-and-place systems and technologies;
• And all over the world — as a reliable supplier that has
a strong global presence that can provide local technical
and logistics support to meet customers’ needs.
And, with our United States headquarters, expanded European business and
technical center in the Netherlands, operations in Brazil, and regional Asia offices in Beijing, China and
New Delhi, India, we’re strategically located to be responsive to the world’s needs.
Firestone’s commitment to innovation and excellence
started 70 years ago with the introduction of the first
Firestone Airide™ air spring. Today, Firestone Industrial
Products is one of the world’s leading suppliers of air springs for
vehicles and industry.
How did Firestone Industrial Products become a global leader?
• By producing a wide range of state-of-the-art products —
delivering products that are tested and proven to provide the
highest level of performance;
• By bringing innovation to everything we do —
from product design and material selection, to
improving our quality, manufacturing processes
and beyond; and
• By supporting our global customers — with top-notch
engineers, local market knowledge and responsive
support, from design to performance.
Serving the Industry’s World Leaders
Firestone Industrial ProductsInnovation that Moves the World.
Beijing, ChinaArnhem, Netherlands
Indianapolis, USASao Paulo, Brazil
Turrialba, Costa Rica
Sao Paulo, Brazil
Wolsztyn, Poland
Arnhem, Netherlands
Rotterdam, Netherlands
Gurgaon, India
Madurai, India
Beijing, China
Dyersburg, TN
Indianapolis, IN
Noblesville, IN
Akron, OH
Williamsburg, KY
Gurgaon, India
Singapore
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A Leader in Manufacturing.
With manufacturing plants and sales support in North and South
America, Europe, and Asia, Firestone Industrial Products’ global
network of strategic locations ensures the highest level of service
at your local level. And, we are committed to improving our
efficiencies and costs without sacrificing quality and service, all
while achieving the proper international certifications.
As a global leader, we realize everything we do has an impact on
our world. We strive to be stewards of the environment and
continue to update our processes and materials to further reduce
our carbon footprint. Our efforts include the use of environmentally
friendly metal coatings and rubber compound oils, as well as
researching the use of recycled materials in our products. Since
2002, we’ve initiated Six Sigma processes to improve quality and
reduce waste. And, we continue to look for new opportunities to
incorporate sustainable practices into all areas of our business.
Firestone Industrial Products serves OEMs and aftermarket for the following vehicle platforms:
Light Duty
Airide™ air springs and Ride-Rite™, Coil-Rite™, andSport-Rite™ air helper springs for SUVs, light trucks, pick-up trucks and luxury cars.
Heavy Duty
Airide™ air springs for trucks, trailers, commercial buses, rail cars and mass transit vehicles.
At Firestone, our experience and commitment to quality have made us one of the world’s preferred suppliers of air springs for vehicles and industry. You can see innovation at work in everything we do.
• Product design — meeting or exceeding the world’s most rigorous testing standards. • Material selection — using the most advanced materials to help reach our goal of zero defects. • Processes — recognizing the importance of improving efficiencies and meeting the highest international standards.
Our innovations span many technologies--from electronic sensors and integrated damping technology, to higher strength fabrics/compounds and applying automotive technology to our heavy-duty products.
Through our state-of-the-art product development process, Firestone continues to produce significant advances in air spring technology. All Firestone product designs are put through a comprehensive, exhaustive series of lab tests. For example, Firestone air springs are load tested for up to 60,000 pounds of force, life tested for millions of cycles, and MTS vertical tested for endurance. Other testing includes:
Finite Element Analysis (FEA)
Firestone continually improves our use of FEA in shortening the product development process. These computer simulations test a wide variety
of product construction variables without manufacturing numerous prototypes, saving both time and money for customers.
High-Frequency Testing
High-frequency testing up to 500 hertz
estimates the harshness, stress, strain,
damping, force and spring rate of air
springs as well as the contributing effects
of different fabrics, pressure and
other variables.
Cutting-Edge Research & Analysis. Our Products Serve the Industry.On the Road. All Over the World.
Firestone is committed
to achieving the
proper international
certifications. Our
manufacturing facilities
have achieved
numerous certifications,
including:
• ISO 9001 • TS-16949
• ISO 14001
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HSix Degrees of Freedom
This unique, proprietary multi-axis test replicates the toughest road conditions with
the highest degree of accuracy. It records durability and movement data from six
degrees of freedom: vertical, longitudinal and lateral moves, roll, yaw and pitch.
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