Swagelok
Swagelok is a privately held international company, focusing on the manufacture of gas and fluid systems components, such as tube fittings, valves, tubing, hoses and sale measuring equipment (gauges, flowmeters) under own brand. It was founded in 1947 by Fred A. Lennon and Cullen Crawford in Cleveland, Ohio and in 1965, it moved to Solon, Ohio, where its headquarters remain. They are best known for creating the "Swagelok" compression tube fitting in 1959, a commonly used fitting type for the connection of metal tubing.
Q1589009
privately held
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Q37320
Cleveland, Ohio
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Q978968
Solon, Ohio
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Q671205
Swagelok
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Q671205
Swagelok
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1947-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1947
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1965-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1965
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1959-01-01T00:00:00Z^^http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#dateTime
1959
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