Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd.

Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells brakes for automobiles, industrial machinery, and railway vehicles. Its products include disc brake calipers, pads, drum brake linings, shoes, wheel cylinders, drum-in-hat brakes, brake drums, sensors, master cylinders, brake linings, and clutch facings. These are used in automobiles, motorcycles, rolling stock, and industrial machinery. The company was formerly known as Akebono Sekimen Kogyo Co., Ltd. and changed its name to Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. in 1960. It was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.