Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. manufactures and sells brakes for automobiles, industrial machinery and railway vehicles in Japan, North America, Europe, China, Thailand, and Indonesia. The company offers disc brake calipers, disc brake pads, drum brake linings, drum brake shoes, wheel cylinders, drum-in-hat brakes, brake drums, sensors, master cylinders, brake linings, and clutch facings. Its products are used for automobiles, motorcycles, rolling stocks, 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. Akebono Brake Industry Co., Ltd. was founded in 1929 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.