ACHILLES INFLATABLE CRAFTS

The Marine Division of Achilles USA, Inc. is unique in that we sell the only truly "branded" product of our company, Achilles Inflatable Boats. The boats that we manufacture in Japan, and to a lesser degree in the very recent past, in China, are the only finished products that actually are sold as an Achilles brand. For this reason, it is a very important part of the company's history, and it offers a great sense of pride to our parent company in Japan as well... Achilles Inflatables are manufactured using chlorosulphonated polyethylene, or CSM fabric that is made by the Achilles Corporation in Japan. CSM is a synthetic rubber compound that is used in the outer coating of our material. Because of the physical characteristics of CSM, it can not be heat welded. All of our boats need to be glued by hand. The reason we continue to use CSM despite its cost (both as a fabric and because of the increased labor costs for producing a hand made product) is because it has historically proven to..

Also known as: Achilles, Achilles Corporation, Achilles USA, Inc., The Achilles Corporation

Primary location: Everett United States