In 1950 Edward M. Smith designed a small non-corrosive centrifugal pump while employed at Barnes Manufacturing in Mansfield, Ohio. Ed believed this new pump fit a need in the appliance industry for dishwasher and washing machine drain pump applications.

Hexion Inc. serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries.

The Gasflux Co. is a renowned manufacturer of specialized in-line fluxing process for brazing of coil and compressor lines. The Gasflux Co. process is designed to work with copper to copper, copper to brass, copper to steel. The company also manufactures a full line of brazing paste fluxes for silver and bronze filler metals.