Sunright America

Name

Sunright America

Legal name

Sunright America Inc.

Website

https://sunrightamerica.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2002

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

Columbus

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D

Revenue model

1. Fastener Manufacturing and Sales: Sunright America manufactures and sells automotive fasteners including nuts, bolts, spacers/collars, and specialty fasteners. Revenue is generated through direct product sales to automotive OEMs (Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, GM, Stellantis) and the automotive supply chain (Tier 1, 2, 3 suppliers). The company ships over 6 million fasteners per day.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Sunright America Inc. manufactures automotive fasteners — primarily internally threaded nuts, as well as bolts, spacers/collars, and specialty fasteners — operating as a Tier 1 supplier to Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America and serving other automotive OEMs and their Tier 1, Tier 2, and Tier 3 supply chain. The company runs cold forging, heat treatment, tapping, and automated visual inspection operations from its 498,000-square-foot facility in Columbus, Indiana, producing over 6 million fasteners per day.

Product overview

Sunright America Inc. is a fastener manufacturer and Tier 1 supplier to Toyota Motor Manufacturing North America (TMNA), producing over 6 million pieces per day. The company operates as part of the Sugiura Seisakusho (SSC) group, manufacturing automotive fasteners from its Columbus, Indiana facilities totaling 498,000 square feet. The core product portfolio centers on internally threaded nuts as the primary offering, complemented by bolts, spacers/collars, and specialty fasteners serving multiple automotive OEMs including Toyota, Honda, Nissan, Subaru, Mazda, GM, and Stellantis. The company operates 57 cold forging machines, 117 tapping machines, and 29 visual inspection machines to support its manufacturing operations.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Internally Threaded Nuts

Quantifiable outcome

• 6 million+ fasteners shipped per day
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Sugiura Seisakusho Co. Ltd.coreOthersParent company of Sunright America. Sugiura Seisakusho (SSC) established in 1939 and has supplied Toyota Motor Japan since its founding. SSC recognized the need for local fastener manufacturing in North America, leading to SRA establishment in 2002 as initially a joint venture.
• MS Technology (formerly Nedright Technology GmbH)minorOthersGroup company established in Europe in 2002 as part of the Sunright/Sugiura group global presence.
• Hexas Precision Technologies CorporationminorOthersGroup company established in China in 2005 as part of the Sunright/Sugiura group global expansion.
• PT. Sugiura IndonesiaminorOthersGroup company established in Indonesia in 2012 as part of the Sunright/Sugiura group global manufacturing footprint.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves13 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Bulten: Bulten is a Swedish-headquartered manufacturer of fasteners primarily serving the automotive industry. Like SRA, Bulten is a Tier 1 supplier to global OEMs, with comparable product portfolio (nuts, bolts, specialty fasteners) and similar B2B direct-supply model.
• LISI Automotive: LISI Automotive is the automotive division of French LISI Group, a global Tier 1 supplier of mechanical fasteners, clips, and assembly solutions to OEMs. Directly comparable product portfolio and customer base (global OEMs including Japanese and US automakers).
• KAMAX: KAMAX is a German specialist manufacturer of high-strength fasteners for the automotive industry, supplying global OEMs with similar cold-formed bolts, screws, and specialty fastener solutions. Comparable Tier 1 supplier role and product mix.
• Meidoh Co., Ltd. Meidoh is a Japanese manufacturer of automotive fasteners with strong Toyota affiliation — the most direct competitor to SRA in the Japanese OEM fastener supply chain, particularly in nuts and small precision-formed parts.
• Trifast plc: Trifast is a UK-based manufacturer and distributor of industrial fasteners, with a substantial automotive OEM and Tier 1 supply business. Comparable product portfolio and B2B direct-supply model to OEMs and supply chains.
• Nedschroef (Herbert): Nedschroef is a Dutch-headquartered manufacturer of cold-formed fasteners serving the automotive industry. Direct product overlap in cold-forged nuts, bolts, and specialty fasteners for OEM customers.
• Agrati Group: Agrati is an Italian manufacturer of fasteners and fastening systems for the automotive sector, supplying global OEMs. Comparable product portfolio (nuts, bolts, custom-engineered fasteners) and Tier 1 supplier model.
• Fontana Gruppo: Fontana Gruppo is an Italian fastener manufacturer serving automotive and industrial customers with nuts, bolts, and engineered fastening solutions. Comparable Tier 1 supplier position with European OEM customer base.
• Topura Co., Ltd. Topura is a Japanese cold-forged fastener manufacturer serving automotive OEMs, particularly with internally threaded nuts. Direct overlap with SRA's core product offering and Japanese OEM customer base.

Broad incumbents

• Illinois Tool Works (ITW): ITW is a diversified global manufacturer with an automotive fasteners segment that overlaps with SRA's product offering. As a much larger conglomerate with broader portfolio, ITW competes at the incumbent level rather than specializing in SRA's niche of Japanese OEM nut supply.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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