Crane Co.
| Crane Co.
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| legal form | public company |
| ISIN | US2243991054 |
| founding | 1855 |
| Seat |
Stamford , Connecticut ,
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| management | Max H. Mitchell (President and CEO) |
| Number of employees | 12,000 |
| sales | $ 3.35 billion |
| Branch | mechanical engineering |
| Website | www.craneco.com |
| As of December 31, 2018 | |
The Crane Company ( Crane Co. for short ) is an American industrial goods company. The company was founded in Chicago in 1855 as the RT Crane Brass & Bell Foundry. The company's portfolio includes valves for liquid handling, vending machines , products made of glass fiber reinforced plastic (GRP) and systems for aviation.
Crane used to be a major bathroom fixture manufacturer. This line of business was divested in the 1980s . In the 1960s, pumps found the company during the space programs Gemini and Apollo of NASA application. Crane also supplied braking systems for the space shuttles .
Web links
Commons : Crane Company - collection of pictures, videos and audio files
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b Crane: 2018 Annual Report , accessed September 6, 2019
- ^ Crane: History , accessed September 6, 2019