199:, which is still offered today. Prior to World War II, Crane Packing sold its England-based operations to Tube Investments, known today as TI Group PLC. Condenser Tube Packing was introduced in 1922 and in 1928, Metallic water pump packing was used on Chevrolet and Ford cars. An estimated 25 million motors were using Crane Packing materials by the mid-1930s. By 1938, all Chrysler cars used Crane Packing mechanical seals on their water pumps .
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joints, stern tube service, cargo pumps, rotary steam and air compressors, water-tight closures, metallic condenser packing and pipe fittings. In recognition for its service, Crane
Packing received a U.S. Navy âEâ Award. From the years 1941 to 1949, Crane Packing applied for and received 24 patents, the majority of which were for mechanical seals designed to handle high-pressure and corrosive applications.
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John Crane still offers the mechanical packing and gasket products upon which the Crane
Packing Company built its success. Each year, the company manufactures some 238,900 miles of braided packingâalmost enough to reach the Moonâalong with flat gaskets and live-load packing for valves. Following the
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In the 1980s, John Crane introduced the Type 28 non-contacting, gas lubricated gas seal,- another breakthrough in sealing technology. In 1987, through a series of acquisitions and divestitures, the company in the United States and the company in the United
Kingdom were reunited, this time under the
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John Crane was founded in 1917 as Crane
Packing Company. Before founding his company, engineer John Crane patented a flexible, lubricated metallic packing (#956,042) in 1910. In 1915, Crane patented the manufacturing method for flexible metallic packing (#1,151,344). He discovered that wrapping his
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In 1950, Crane
Packing purchased 26 acres (110,000 m) of land in Morton Grove, Illinois, a suburb of Chicago. Construction began on the new company offices the next year and continued until the main office, laboratory, and cafeteria were completed in 1956. John Craneâs Morton Grove facility
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Beginning in the 1990s, John Crane applied non-contacting technology to pumps handling liquids that are hazardous to the environment. Applying this technology to a standard
American National Standards Institute (ANSI) or American Petroleum Institute (API) pump allows users to meet or exceed the
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In 2007, the company acquired CDI Energy
Services, CDI Oilfield Services, Fiberod and Global Energy Products. This branch of the company specializes in artificial lift equipment and services for upstream oil and gas production. In a reorganization of John Crane's parent firm, Smiths Group, the
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In 1939, the company invented the first automotive mechanical seal. In the early 1940s, John Crane developed and introduced patented end face shaft seals and an elastomer bellows seal. The U.S. Navy relied on packing solutions from Crane
Packing for a host of applications, including expansion
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and provider of engineered products and services including mechanical seals, couplings, seal support systems, filtration systems and digital diagnostics technologies. The company services customers in the energy services sector including production, transmission and storage, refining, power
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John Crane has end user customers in process industries, including large oil companies, national oil companies (NOCs), and refineries. The company also serves original equipment manufacturers (OEM) customers engaged in the design and manufacture of pumps and turbines.
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In 1948, Crane
Packing developed its own seal face lapping machines and processes, which evolved into Crane Packingâs Lapmaster division. Another advancement of sealing and packing technology during this period was the commercial availability of
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flex packing in metallic foil increased its longevity and kept the cylindersâ surface smooth and uniform. Frank Payne, a sales representative for the Warren
Packing Company, recognized the potential of Craneâs innovation.
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George Hodges, a bankruptcy judge in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of North Carolina, called the conduct of the law firms âwide-ranging, systematic and well-concealed fraud."
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in February 2022, the company continued to operate in Russia through its subsidiary John Crane Iskra LLC, which is 50% owned by the John Crane Group.
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