SMP® Grapevine manufactures and distributes a complete range of power train cooling products for the automotive aftermarket, and OE/OES markets.Product lines found in the Grapevine facility include Four Seasons, Hayden, ACI,Maxair and CompressorWorks.
SMP® is the largest aftermarket automotive temperature control parts supplier in the industry and is one of the largest new aftermarket compressor manufacturers in the world. By adhering to lean manufacturing principles SMP® remains ahead of its competitors. The products manufactured in Grapevine under different brands include: remanufactured compressors, new compressors, fan clutches, transmission oil coolers, heat exchangers, window lifts, windshield washer pumps, window lift motors, window regulators, window switches, door lock actuators, and numerous automotive HVAC components including multi-flow condensers, plate fin evaporators, and serpentine evaporators for the OEM and aftermarket industry. In a typical year the Grapevine facility can build over 250,000 units.
Four Seasons is the primary climate control supplier to virtually every retailer and buying group in North America. There isn’t a higher quality A/C compressor available in the market today. Our Four Season division processes and ships over 2,000 emergency orders per day in addition to daily stocking orders. We’ve invested in the latest ERP and Forecasting Tools that have paid dividends in a much more accurate forecast to demand. This, combined with collaborative customer planning, has allowed us to ship at a 96% fill rate during our peak season. The Grapevine facility also manufactures and supplies new A/C compressors and related temperature control products under the CompressorWorks brand.
Hayden’s continuous investment in technology allows us to develop products with the highest quality, durability and coverage. Quality controls for our fan clutch and transmission oil cooler lines include mapping O.E. performance, adhering to the strictest vehicle requirements, and testing each product under normal and extreme driving conditions.
ACI Automotive manufactures windshield washer pumps, and window lift motors for the OE automotive industry. ACI monitors the effectiveness of its quality system through extensive interactive plant metrics that give the ACI team access to all the latest information from its processes ensuring that ACI products will be the highest quality with on-time availability.
Maxair Automotive designs and manufactures accumulators, receiver driers, heater cores, hose assemblies, windshield washer pumps, and window lift motors for the OE automotive industry. Maxair capabilities include design to customer parameters using existing and new tooling / equipment / processes specializing in oven brazed aluminum products using the patented Nocolok method. Other processes include TIG / MIG welding, flame brazing, press operations, machining, assembly, and packaging.
The Grapevine facility is ISO/TS16949 quality system certified and houses the engineering group responsible for design, development, and validation of climate control products. Additionally, the ACI line maintains ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001:2004 registrations for all our manufactured products. Traditional and non-traditional customers from our products in Grapevine include major automotive retailers, warehouse distribution and buying groups, transmission specialists, export, performance retailers, OE and OES.
Eye Bolts – One of the most widely used lifting accessories due to their low cost and simplicity of use.