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I met Nate inside the Caliper & Corner Assembly Operations building at Brembo North America. In Homer, Michigan, a quiet community in Calhoun County, Brembo North America builds world class calipers, rotors, and corners on 80 acres of land. The population, according to the 2010 United States Census, was just shy of 2,000.
“This is my favorite station because it’s always something different,” Nate said, reaching for a nearby stack of o-rings. “I’ve been here three years and it’s exciting every day because it’s so fast paced.”
Behind his safety googles, Nate’s watchful eyes scanned the monitor hanging above.
“Yes sir, we are moving some calipers today,” he said. Italian Born, American Made
Brembo, an Italian company, was already established in racing but wanted the North American market. They knew their strategy for building braking components for places like Yas Marina Circuit, Circuit de Barcelona-Catalunya, and Indianapolis Motor Speedway could translate to main street. If Brembo could see drivers to the finish line on the world stage, they could see them through rush hour traffic and back home safely.
In 2014, Brembo inaugurated the Homer site, with two distinct manufacturing houses: one for rotors and discs and another for calipers and corners. The rotor and disc plant contains 45 manufacturing lines, 15 paint lines, 250 CNC lathes, and 120 robot...