Yamamoto Fine Blanking Engineering, Inc. was established in 1995 as a joint venture between Yamamoto Seisakusho and Marubeni- ... Itochu Steel America, and officially opened the following March. Located in Louisville, YFB is a tier-two / tier-three manufacturer in the automotive industry. While our primary business is with pressure plates for brake systems, we have also been expanding our manufacturing know-how into gears, clutches, flanges, window, seat components and clutches. Our components are installed on new vehicles made in North America, Europe, and South America, and we only deal with OEM and/or OES components. read more