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[HRE_Mickey]

Over the years, we've had many journalists tour the HRE facility and most of them have taken pictures and shown bits and pieces of what the company does as a whole. Our annual open house also gives our customers and car enthusiasts an opportunity to take the guided tour and get a first hand look at HRE wheels on and off vehicles.

For the first time, we've invited eGarage.com to take a personal tour of HRE HQ lead by president Alan Peltier. Alan gives eGarage co-founder Knick Jimenez a complete walk through of each step, all the way from a raw forging to a stunning piece of performance art. Take a look HERE.

[PINHEAD]

where in the video is the forging process?
which I think is the MOST important part of wheel production and strength?
anyone can buy forging cores etc. from China and machine it and call it a forged wheel, but thats the difference between Volks/BBS/Advan and every other company popping out of Miami.

nice video nontheless

[HRE_Mickey]

Originally Posted by PINHEAD

where in the video is the forging process?
which I think is the MOST important part of wheel production and strength?
anyone can buy forging cores etc. from China and machine it and call it a forged wheel, but thats the difference between Volks/BBS/Advan and every other company popping out of Miami.

You are absolutely correct. The forging process is a critical part of a forged wheel production. That is why HRE uses the highest quality material for our wheel production, from forgings to assembly bolts to the packaging used for shipping. This goes alongside the craftsmanship of the employees that manufacture our wheels in-house here in San Diego.

Our raw forgings, which are a proprietary design, are supplied to us by the premier forging company in the United States, Aluminum Precision Products. They are located in Southern California. This company is an OEM forging supplier for the wheels on the Koeniggsegg Agera, Pagani Huarya, Ferrari 458 Italia, Audi R8, and others, not to mention their primary customer, Boeing. We understand the importance of quality forgings and we don’t skimp here.

Currently all of our raw materials are made in the US with the exception of our titanium assembly bolts, which are made in Germany by the same supplier of titanium hardware for the Airbus A380 and Boeing aircraft. We actually don’t care which country we buy our raw materials from as long as the quality is top-notch.

There are some very fine Japanese, German, and Italian wheel companies that make high quality products and we know them well and have respect for each other. What we share in common is the commitment to proper engineering and manufacturing quality. There should be a clear distinction between unsophisticated style-only designs common in the U.S. market and designs driven by an understanding of the engineering fundamentals that are essential to proper wheel design. You may have the best material at your disposal, but it does not guarantee the best finished product without the proper engineering and attention to detail.

Since you aren’t far away, please feel free to come down and visit our operation. We have an open door policy. Stop by anytime. In fact we just hosted the local Porsche Club of America and BMW Club of America for a factory Open House about 1 month ago. It was great and we gave them all a private tour. It is a very informative and easy way to learn about HRE and wheels.

If you require any more information, feel free to contact us directly.

[calintexas]

Originally Posted by PINHEAD

where in the video is the forging process?
which I think is the MOST important part of wheel production and strength?
anyone can buy forging cores etc. from China and machine it and call it a forged wheel, but thats the difference between Volks/BBS/Advan and every other company popping out of Miami.

nice video nontheless

This is in my mind the key factor that differentiates HRE from almost all of the south Florida bunch.

From the HRE website:
HRE forged wheels are tested to exceed US, Japanese and German government regulations for radial and rotary fatigue, impact tests, and our 60,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility located in San Diego, CA maintains German/EU TÜV Verification status, ensuring consistent quality from start to finish.

[HRE_Mickey]

Originally Posted by calintexas

This is in my mind the key factor that differentiates HRE from almost all of the south Florida bunch.

From the HRE website:
HRE forged wheels are tested to exceed US, Japanese and German government regulations for radial and rotary fatigue, impact tests, and our 60,000 sq. ft manufacturing facility located in San Diego, CA maintains German/EU TÜV Verification status, ensuring consistent quality from start to finish.

Thats a very key point to bring out. Our facility is TUV certified. I'm not sure how many other factories are TUV certified in the US wheel industry, but that certification means that we can manufacture a consistent product over and over. There's a potential for a business to get a TUV certification on 1 particular wheel, however, that does not mean that the outsourced machine shop can repeat that over and over again. Different wheel applications and bolt patterns can alter the strong of a wheel. Putting a Motorsport/track wheel on a SUV, is probably a bad idea as well.

Our president, Alan Peltier, is a mechanical engineer and worked at Northrop Grumman. It might be a good idea to ask who is engineering your wheels. I think it is also important is the staff that is employed in those companies since they are the ones that make the products what they are.

[Omar@ActiveAutowerke]

Good stuff HRE, Knick and his team also did a great job with the Vid.