Alto Products history

In 1982, the company purchased Plainville Special Tool, Inc.

In 1995, the Plainville plant merged with Grodel, a screw machine plant, and renamed Alto Components Corp.

In 1997, Alto consolidated the transmission parts main distribution warehouse to a 150,000 square foot (14,000 square meters) expansion in the Alabama facility.

The corporate offices were also relocated to the Alabama facility, and in 1998 expanded to integrate all administrative operations.

In 1999, Diamond Cut Technologies was acquired.

In 2000, Alto incorporated in Mexico.

Also, in 2001 the Alto Standard Clutch Division was formed.

Also in 2002, the acquisition of TICUSA was completed.

Alto moved the manufacturing of this product line from Spain back to the USA. Late in 2004, as the China market began to explode with the turn of the new millennia, Alto opened its first office in China.

In 2005, Alto expanded the Corporate Headquarters in Alabama.

In 2006, Alto continued with worldwide expansion and opened office and/or distribution facilities in Dubai, Brazil, Taiwan, India and Australia.

In 2009, focusing on a vision of becoming a world class supplier of wet friction Alto decided to augment the development of friction material with a state of the art friction material lab.

In 2010, Alto entered the Turbocharger market.

In 2012, after selling product in China for over 25 years, Alto expanded the existing operations and opened a local warehouse.