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- Fred A. Lennon founds the Crawford Fitting Company and introduces the revolutionary Swagelok® tube fitting, a patented, two-ferrule compression-type fitting for fluid handling systems.
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1950s |
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- From the beginning, Swagelok Company emphasized the delivery of quality fluid system components through a high-quality manufacturing organization, well-trained associates, and a network of authorized Swagelok sales and service centers dedicated to customer support.
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- The Swagelok® product line expands to include a wide variety of tees, elbows, reducers, thermocouple connectors, and quick-connects.
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- To meet the needs of nuclear power applications, Swagelok introduces Nuclear Products Company (later renamed Nupro Company) and develops Nupro® all-metal packless valves for leak-tight, vacuum-tight regulation, control, and containment of nuclear-process related fluids.
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- Swagelok acquires Whitey Research and Tool Company (later renamed Whitey Company) and becomes a trusted supplier of superior instrument needle valves to circuit board manufacturers.
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1960s |
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- Swagelok Company introduces new products including needle valves, instrument ball valves, Snoop® liquid leak detector, in-line filters, bellows-seal technology valves, and a variety of new pipe and tube fittings.
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- Cajon Company introduces the revolutionary VCR® fitting—the first face-seal metal-to-metal fitting design.
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- Several Swagelok® products are used in astronauts’ backpacks during the Apollo IX and subsequent space exploration missions.
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- Sno-Trik Company is established as a dedicated manufacturer of high-pressure valves and fittings.
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- Swagelok establishes its first distribution presence in Europe. Sales and service centers are established in The Netherlands, Austria, Belgium, Germany, Switzerland, and the UK.
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- Swagelok opens its first European regional warehouse in Zurich.
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1970s |
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- Swagelok® products continue to be specified for the most critical applications including Alvin, the world’s most advanced submersible that is capable of operating at depths in excess of 6000 ft (1830 m) below sea level.
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- New products are developed for advancing industries to include vacuum fittings, flexible tubing, Swagelok full-flow and miniature quick-connects, and a range of forged body needle valves and process ball valves.
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- Swagelok establishes four sales and service centers in Japan.
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- Swagelok establishes a regional warehouse in Japan.
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1980s |
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- Swagelok® plug and diaphragm valves, in addition to high-pressure needle valves and a variety of special process ball valves, are among the most significant product developments during this time.
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- Swagelok sets a new standard for cleanliness and reliability in diaphragm valve design by introducing the springless diaphragm design of the DA series valve.
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- Micro-Fit® weld fittings are introduced to meet precision process standards, with specific attention to dimensional stability and material consistency.
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- Swagelok SC-01 cleanliness specification is adopted as the guiding standard of manufacturing quality for ultrahigh-purity components in the semiconductor industry.
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1990s |
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- The Swagelok® Orbital Welding System provides the semiconductor industry the ability to produce precision welds faster, more economically, with repeatability and trace-ability.
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- Swagelok establishes the ETOP (Engineered-To-Order Parts) program to provide customers with custom solutions.
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- Swagelok launches www.swagelok.com, the award-winning Web site that redefines eBusiness, providing access to more than 8,000 products on-line
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21st Century |
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- Swagelok companies, including Whitey, Nupro, Cajon, Sno-Trik, and Crawford, unify and establish the Swagelok Company Brand.
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- The first fluoropolymer radial diaphragm valve, the DRP series, is created to optimize system performance in wet processing technology.
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- The launch of the Atomic Layer Deposition (ALD) valve becomes the latest Swagelok innovation in response to evolving semiconductor manufacturing processes.
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- Swagelok acquires Kenmac Limited, a manufacturer of high-quality instrumentation valves and manifolds, pressure regulators, process interface valves, and piping products.
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- Swagelok launches a line of modular platform components (MPC) – a modular fluid distribution system designed for use within process analyzer and sample handling systems.
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- Swagelok introduces a line of alternative fuel service (AFS) ball valves for high-pressure, high-flow applications.
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- The innovative Swagelok 40G series one-piece instrumentation ball valve is launched, featuring a temperature rating of -65 to 300°F (-53 to 148°C).
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