John Crane, a global leader in rotating equipment solutions, which is headquartered in Chicago, celebrated its 100th anniversary on March 9th, 2017.
In 1968, John Crane was awarded a patent for spiral groove technology, leading a shift from contacting to non-contacting shaft seals over the next three decades. The non-contacting technology is designed to deliver lower operating costs, higher reliability, and improved safety.
“We’re celebrating 100 years of innovation,” says Joe Haas, Vice President of Engineering. “But we’re also working on the next breakthroughs for industry, in areas like additive manufacturing, materials development using nanoparticles, and Sense™ – a predictive diagnostics platform for the Industrial Internet of Things.”