On October 9, wheels manufacturer Accuride, Gunite’s owner, announced its Chapter 11 bankruptcy. In a statement to WIFR, the ...

ROCKFORD, Ill. (WTVO) — The Gunite Foundry, which has been in Rockford almost as long as the city itself, begins laying off workers on Friday. Founded in 1854, it is the city’s oldest ...

Bondholders took over the company and recruited Dauch, who was CEO of Acument Global Technologies, in 2011 to take over the company. Before accepting, Dauch flew to Rockford to tour the Gunite plant.

The award that Gunite received was the Association of Manufacturing Excellence's Award. In 2015, only two facilities were recognized, both owned by Accuride. The other was in Erie, Pennsylvania.

Evansville, Ind.-based Accuride Corp. announced that its Gunite business unit is consolidating North American production into the Rockford, Ill., facility where the unit is based.

Extends Gunite® automatic slack adjuster standard warranty to industry-best 6-years/1 million-miles Reflects Accuride’s confidence in the performance, quality and durability of these products ...