Swagelok
| Swagelok | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Company |
| founding | 1947 |
| Seat |
Solon , United States
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| management |
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| Number of employees | 4,800 |
| sales | 1.8 billion US dollars |
| Website | www.swagelok.com |
Swagelok is a company based in Solon in the US state of Ohio . The company manufactures and sells components for gas and fluid system solutions (including fittings , valves , hoses and sensors ). There are over 200 authorized sales and service centers in 70 countries worldwide, including 6 in Germany, one each in Switzerland and Austria.
history
The company was founded in 1947 by Fred A. Lennon (1905–1998) in Solon , Ohio . The company's headquarters are still located there today. Today's global company started as a small family business, with an initial loan of just $ 500. The most important product was a newly developed type of screw connection, which is based on a purely mechanical-metallic seal shape that offers high and permanent tightness . Various companies specializing in certain product lines have been spun off or acquired and are combined in the Swagelok Group . This consists of the companies Cajon Company (1954), Nuclear Products, or NUPRO (1956), Whitey Tool (1958), Sno-Trik (1967), Kenmac Limited (2003), HyLevel Co. (2005), Coreflex (2007) , RHPS (2011) and IPT Co. (2012).
In 2001, Fred A. Lennon was inducted into the Northeast Ohio Business Hall of Fame.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our Leadership
- ↑ a b c Information about the company. Retrieved September 18, 2014 .
- ↑ Foundation of the company. Retrieved June 18, 2014 .