Aluminum wheels can be damaged by potholes, curbs,
and crashes. Often, bent wheels are thrown out or sold for scrap, and a
costly new wheel is purchased. Pennsylvania-based WHEEL COLLISION
CENTER (WCC) restores damaged wheels to factory specifications with a
patented wheel straightening machinery.
Wheels also can be welded to repair cracks, broken sections, a gouged
wheel lip, or cosmetically restore the face of a scratched wheel. A
complete polishing, painting and powder coating facility provides WCC
the capability to restore a wheel to 100% OEM mechanical and finish
specifications.
MARKET:
The significance of this development can be ascertained by doing
some simple mathematics:
| LOW | HIGH | |
| Vehicles in U.S. | 190 Million | 200 Million |
| Wheels per Vehicle | Multiply by 4 | Multiply by 4 |
| Percentage of Vehicles with Aluminum Wheels | 35 percent | 50 percent |
| Percentage of Wheels that are Damaged | 1 percent | 10 percent |
| Average Repair Cost per Wheel | $125 | $130 |
| MARKET TOTAL: | $330 Million | $5.2 Billion |
PRINCIPALS:
President - Daryl L. Robbins, Cornell University, BSME 1979, Harvard
Business School, MBA 1985
Vice President - George J. Herschman, 25 years Machinery Design and
Build Experience
Located in Bath PA, WHEEL COLLISION CENTER is in the center of the Northeast Corridor. For more information, contact Daryl Robbins at (610) 837-8792.