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Schrader history
Schrader company history timeline
1844: August Schrader starts a business making daguerreotype apparatus (silver plated copper photographic plates); he later expands his business to the production of brass turnings and parts.
He designed brass parts for his New York neighbours, the Goodyear Brothers, as early as 1845, making valves and fittings for air cushions and other rubber products.
1896: George Schrader patents a tire valve cap.
The year 1898 marked a turning point for the company, with the creation of the valve with its standardized interchangeable core that would definitively ensure the success of the brand.
1905: The business, now called A. Schrader’s Son, introduces gauges to accurately measure pressure in automobile tires.
1916: Schrader produces the first airplane valve stem.
1956: The tubeless tire eliminates inner tubes from original equipment on US-built cars.
1959: Schrader improves the valve core with a nonstick “swivel-T” plug washer made of Teflon™.
1960: Schrader purchases a controlling interest in Edouard Dubled & Cis.
In 1960, the subsidiary of the Swiss group Dubied was bought out by the American Schrader.
1979: Schrader opens a passenger tubeless tire valve plant in Monroe, NC.
1985: Piedmont Manufacturing Company (Schrader’s largest US competitor) is bought by The Bridge Products Company.
1990: Schrader continues with the development of a tire pressure monitoring system for vehicles.
1993: Schrader Electronics LTD in Northern Ireland is established to provide for the continuing development of pressure measurement technologies.
1995: Schrader is acquired by Kohlberg & Co.
1998: Schrader-Bridgeport is acquired by the Gates Division of Tomkins plc.
2003: Schrader-China opens in the Shanghai area.
2006: The fuel PRV (Pressure Regulator) is introduced to Robert Bosch.
2008: The TPMS assembly is introduced to TRW.
2012: The gasoline direct injection check valve is launched to Tier 1 suppliers.
2014: New HFO-1234yf AC valves are introduced to the automotive market.
In 2014, Schrader was acquired by Sensata Technologies, one of the world's leading suppliers of sensing, electrical protection, control and power management solutions, giving Sensata a leading position in the global TPMS market.
2017: Diesel fuel specialty valves are introduced.
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Schrader competitors
| Company name | Founded date | Revenue | Employee size | Job openings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dorman Products | 1918 | $2.0B | 2,370 | 46 |
| Tachi-S Engineering USA | 1986 | $200.0M | 930 | - |
| ETE REMAN | 1985 | $33.0M | 750 | 51 |
| Lund International | 1965 | $180.0M | 750 | - |
| Auto Alliance | 1999 | $1.6M | 30 | - |
| New United Motor Manufacturing Inc | 1984 | - | 5,000 | - |
| ELSA | 1987 | $3.0M | 200 | 5 |
| Subaru | 1968 | $4.1B | 5,900 | 166 |
| Gulf Stream Coach | 1983 | $200.0M | 9 | - |
| Parker Trutec | - | $22.0M | 350 | 3 |
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