As the trusted global leader in the automotive-suspension aftermarket, Arnott’s brand covers nearly 700 products for more than 1000 applications.
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With experience in engineering, designing and manufacturing high-quality suspension products for automobiles, trucks and SUVs, Arnott is the technical expert when it comes to replacement suspension products. Its ever-growing assortment consists of new and re-manufactured air struts/shocks, adaptive electronic struts/shocks, magnetic struts/shocks, air springs, air-suspension compressors, valve blocks, ride-height sensors, and coil-spring conversion kits.
Adam’s vision
Arnott’s history started almost 35 years ago when Adam Arnott and his father began the company known today as Arnott Inc. From about the age of 12, Adam was fascinated with automobiles and spent most of his free time tinkering with, and eventually building car parts in his parents’ garage in southwest Florida, USA.
His father – Donald – recognized Adam’s automotive aptitude and encouraged his interest. Soon, the pair began traveling throughout Florida repairing cars, often for little or no fee.
Adam’s passion for cars, coupled with Donald’s selfless satisfaction in helping others, laid the foundation for what would become the most successful, advanced and innovative air-suspension products manufacturer in the world.
From their modest start, re-manufacturing air-suspension products and accessories for a couple of Ford Motor Company vehicles, Adam and Donald dedicated themselves to offering the highest quality air-suspension products, along with world-class service and support, at great prices.
After years of local grassroots success, Adam and Donald developed a business plan, and named their venture ‘Arnott Incorporated’ as a tribute to the family values upon which their work, dedication, and service was based. Word of Arnott’s expertise traveled fast across Florida. A move to Orlando in 1994 put the team in a central location where the company could grow. The mechanical and technological genius of Arnott Inc. was finally on the map! The name Arnott quickly became well known and well respected among air-suspension professionals.
Shaping the industry
The Arnotts wanted to take their young company to the next level by developing their own products which proudly carried their name. They tirelessly researched and evaluated existing models of air-suspension products, and soon discovered that not only could they remanufacture the original equipment products, but they could improve upon existing suspension parts.
Arnott Inc.’s new goal was to manufacture unique products that ensured the total satisfaction and safety of their customers. Soon, Arnott evolved into an international leader in the innovation and manufacture of air-suspension products and accessories. In 2011 – thanks to continued growth – Arnott moved to its current, nearly 300,000 sq. ft, facility on a 21-acre campus in Merritt Island, Florida, just a few short miles from the Kennedy Space Center and Port Canaveral, offering the company an excellent gateway to global shipping and logistics.
The facility includes a brand new 65,000 sq. ft. research-and-development centre with test equipment, multiple auto lifts, a video and photography studio, and its own Mazak multi-tasking CNC machine for creating and testing new parts.
In addition, Arnott houses an air-conditioned production facility which includes multiple advanced and sophisticated five-axis CNC machines. These impressive, fully robotic machines eliminate multiple setups, improving and ensuring part integrity and efficiency. The expansion and the addition of the sophisticated new machine facility enabled Arnott to not only increase productivity, but also improve on already lofty quality-control standards.
The facility also has an expanded manufacturing area including smaller ‘focus’ factories for new builds, a remanufacturing centre and paint shop, state-of-the-art shipping and distribution centre, and a massive storage warehouse where raw materials and components are stockpiled and ready for assembly. Arnott’s main offices house Arnott’s multi-lingual Customer Care and Call Centre.
Taking on the world
Arnott’s European Union branch office, manufacturing facility and distribution centre, located in the Netherlands, provides sales and support throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia. It ensures faster shipping, payment in local currencies and manufactures air springs and compressors.
Arnott has been awarded ISO 9001:2015 Management System Certification based on quality-management principles, including strong customer focus and continual improvement of robust, efficient processes.
It is a standard developed to help businesses and organisations deliver consistently high-quality products and services, become more efficient and improve customer satisfaction.
In addition to ISO 9001:2015 Certification, Arnott has also received TÜV Rheinland Product Safety and Quality Certification, assuring customers and partners in Europe that its products meet the highest safety and quality standards. The products also carry GOST ISO 9001-2011 Certification and the EurAsian Conformity (EAC) Mark for Arnott’s Quality Management System, required for export to Russia, Belarus, Kazakhstan, and Armenia.
Arnott’s latest innovation is engineering and manufacturing fully adaptive electronic shocks and struts in its US facility.
The addition of this important product category allows Arnott to successfully offer a full suite of suspension products to its customers. This addition prompted a small but important tag-line change to Arnott Suspension Products – reflecting the company’s depth in the replacement suspension market.
Arnott is focused on producing the highest-quality products and is committed to continually improving the effectiveness of its Quality Management System.
The fruits these efforts will include a more efficient company, increased customer satisfaction and an environment that motivates employees and promotes job satisfaction.
Over the years, Arnott has extended its list of supported luxury cars, trucks and SUVs from Ford-Lincoln-Mercury makes to General Motors, Land Rover, Lexus, Bentley, BMW, Jaguar, Porsche, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and more. Based on its success in automotive suspension, Arnott also has a performance line expanding on the AccuAir and JRi Shock brands for performance upgrades to Jeeps and other vehicles, and a motorcycle division that offers adjustable air-suspension kits for many leading makes, including Harley-Davidson, Honda, Indian, Suzuki and more.
For more information about the plethora of products on offer from Arnott Inc. visit arnottindustries.com.