General 

In business since 1967, ATCO is the premier supplier of mobile air conditioning components for the OEM specialty and replacement parts markets. 

Located in north Texas, with two manufacturing facilities in Ferris and Ennis (along Interstate 45 just south of Dallas), ATCO has manufacturing and warehouse space of over 115,000 square feet.  ATCO’s staff includes approximately 150 full time employees covering engineering, manufacturing, quality management, accounting, customer service, sales, and IT functions for a full-service approach to customers. 

The Ennis Plant is dedicated to the OEM market and has been certified to ISO9002 and the automotive industry’s stringent QS-9000 quality management standard since March 1998. 

ATCO specializes in the design and manufacture of A/C fittings and hose coupling systems that meet and exceed the highest quality coupling integrity standards such as SAE J2064 and Delphi’s SD2-254.   

ATCO is a privately owned company, purchased by Jordan Industries, Inc. of Deerfield, Illinois in July 2001, and is part of Jordan Automotive Aftermarket, Inc.  Sister companies in this group include Alma Products Company of Alma, Michigan (automotive A/C compressors and torque converters), and DACCO, Inc. of Cookeville, Tennessee (automotive torque converters). 

Marketing

ATCO’s products reach the marketplace through one of two channels:   

ATCO brand, Factory-direct customers

This channel is primarily for the OE Specialty A/C market and worldwide export of hose end fittings and crimpers.  It includes the new Air-O-Crimp line of fittings and A/C hose targeted for bus and RV air conditioning systems.  It also includes custom receiver driers, accumulators, hose assemblies and tube hardlines. 

APCOAir brand, Nationwide Sales Rep Network

This channel services the automotive passenger car and light truck market in North America for compressors, receiver driers, accumulators, hose assemblies, and thermal expansion devices.  This program is offered in conjunction with their sister company, Alma Products. 

Product Offering Includes: 

Fittings

• Steel and aluminum hose end fittings for all popular mobile A/C hose applications
• Wide variety of adapters and T-splice fittings for auxiliary A/C systems
• New Air-O-Crimp fittings and hose designed for the bus and RV industries
• Over 4,600 fitting part numbers manufactured in the USA

Receiver Driers and Accumulators

• Steel and aluminum receiver-driers and accumulators covering virtually all makes and models of mobile A/C systems
• Both Made-in-USA and ATCO-qualified import versions offered
• Over 800 receiver-drier part numbers offered
• Over 300 accumulator part numbers offered

Hose Assemblies

• Covers most passenger cars and light trucks in the North American market
• Both Made-in-USA and ATCO-qualified import versions offered
• Over 700 hose assembly part numbers offered

Crimpers 

• Over 30 variations of 3 patented crimper designs
• Worldwide leader in A/C field crimping equipment
• New Model 3710 series offers quick-change dies to crimp all types of popular A/C hose
   

ATCO also offers Contract Manufacturing Services: 

• Furnace brazing
• TIG and MIG welding of aluminum and steel
• CNC tube bending
• Manual and hydraulic tube bending
• Tube end forming
• Flame brazing of aluminum
• CNC vertical machining

Whether it is mobile A/C component products you need, or contract manufacturing services, you will be pleased with what ATCO delivers guaranteed!

At  ATCO, quality comes first!