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Hoover Precision Products was founded by Leander J. Hoover in Ann Arbor, MI. in 1913.

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2000 - Present

  • 2002 Established THT (Tsubaki Hoover Taicang) to produce precision Chrome balls.
  • 2003 Acquired Polish ball and roller manufactuerer, ZET to form THP (Tsubaki Hoover Poland)
  • 2006 Acquired Chongqing Steel Ball Company located in Chongqing, China.
  • 2006 Washington, Indiana Distribution Center was moved to Cumming, Georgia.
  • 2007 Conneticut and Tennessee facilites were consolidated and transferred to the Georgia facility.

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     1980 - 1999

  • 1980 Built the Cumming, Georgia plant to supply high volume Chrome Balls.
  • 1983 Acquired Ultraspheric in Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan. (Plastic and specialty ball products)
  • 1984 Acquired Superior Ball in Washington, Indiana and Hartford, Connecticut. (Low Carbon and Semi-Precision Balls)
  • 1985 Johnson Controls merged with Hoover Universal and Hoover Group was formed along with four previous Hoover Universal division.
  • 1990 Tsubaki Nakashima Company, LTD. located in Nara, Japan, acquired the assets of Hoover Groups’ ball products division, and a wholly owned U.S. subsidiary was formed - HOOVER PRECISION PRODUCTS, INC.
  • 1995 Acquired Baleros Mexicanos S.A. de C.V. which is the largest Carbon ball manufacturer in Mexico.  Now known as THM (Tsubaki Hoover Mexico)
  • 1999 Hungarian subsidiary, THH (Tsubaki Hoover Hungary) formed to acquire the ball manufacturing assets of the former MGM in Debrecen, Hungary.

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     1913 - 1979

  • 1913 Hoover Steel Ball Company was founded by Leander J. Hoover in Ann Arbor, MI.
  • 1924 Imperial Bearings Company was acquired.
  • 1936 Name was changed to Hoover Ball and Bearing Company.
  • 1955 Merged with Universal Die Casting and Manufacturing Corporation.
  • 1958 Acquired Strom Steel Ball Company and the Coolidge Corporation
  • 1959 Ball Operations moved to Erwin, Tennessee.
  • 1972 Created Joint Venture in North America with NSK.
  • 1975 Entire Interest in Joint Venture was sold to NSK
  • 1979 Acquired Juliar Precision Ball in East Granby, Connecticut. (Pen and miniature precision balls)