Guardian West is an automotive parts manufacturing and assembly plant located in Urbana, Illinois. As part of the metal exterior division of Flex-N-Gate Corporation, this new 126,000 square foot facility produces front and rear bumpers, brackets, tow bars, hitch assemblies and reinforcements for over 80% of the trucks and SUV’s sold in North America. Utilizing state of the art equipment, capabilities include deep drawn stamping with robotic transfer systems, robotic welding and polishing, chrome plating, painting, and assembly lines and shipping. Quality is maintained through full-service chrome and paint labs and a quality center equipped with a coordinate measuring machine, corrosion test chambers, color matching system and light booths.