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Hastings Manufacturing Company company history timeline

1923

1923: The company introduces a line of cast-iron piston rings.

1935

1935: New Steel-Vent oil control rings debut.

1941

In 1941 the growing company formed a Canadian subsidiary, Hastings, Limited, to do business north of the border.

1956

The firm began manufacturing safety belts in 1956 and introduced the new Flex-Vent three-piece oil control ring the same year.

1958

The year 1958 saw the company purchase its first computer and also start construction of a new filter manufacturing facility, which was completed the following spring.

1963

In 1963 Hastings discontinued its spark plug line, which had not proven to be profitable.

1985

1985: A new filter making division is formed in South Dakota.

1986

In 1986 Hastings' Canadian subsidiary, now known as Hastings, Inc., built a new facility in Barrie, Ontario to accommodate sales growth expected in that country.

1991

In November of 1991 a former Hastings employee and an alleged accomplice were arrested and charged with stealing company plans for an oil-control ring system and offering them for sale.

1996

In December of 1996 the company restructured its operations, reducing staffing levels and phasing out piston ring manufacturing in Canada.

1998

In 1998 Hastings began to adopt lean manufacturing practices, for which the company's factory was reconfigured to minimize waste in materials and labor.

1999

1999: The Casite Intraco LLC joint venture is formed to market the Casite line.

2001

Another marketing agreement was signed in November of 2001 with Norcross, Georgia-based Automotive Components Limited (ACL), a maker of engine parts including bearings, gaskets, and pistons.

2002

In the spring of 2002 Hastings reached an agreement with Intraco for the latter to market Hastings piston rings and other products in Central America, South America, and the Middle East.

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