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started as a one-man, part-time operation making engine parts for himself and
his hot rod buddies nearly 50 years ago. Today it has evolved into a
multi-million dollar, multi-faceted manufacturing operation, producing high
performance engine equipment for a wide variety of applications, including cars,
trucks, boats, tractors, motorcycles and antiques.
Many of
the top names in racing depend on these products for their high performance
needs. Legends like Garlits, Petty, Andretti and Foyt, as well as today's names;
Earnhardt, Gordon, Kinser and Scelzi, just to name a few. Although the company's
largest market share is competitive auto racing, it also produces products for
street and marine applications as well.
Crower
Cams and Equipment Company, Inc., is one of the leading aftermarket
manufacturers of high performance camshafts and related valve train components.
But over the years Crower has developed a more diverse line of products. Today,
Crower is the world's largest manufacturer of aftermarket crankshafts and
connecting rods, and the Crower line of clutches has been dominating the drag
racing and tractor pulling series for nearly three decades.
Bruce Crower, founder and president of Crower, is the thinking man's
racer, saying, "People don't think as much as they should. If you think
hard enough, the answer will come." Born in 1930 in Phoenix, Arizona, he
has been thinking about, and implementing ways to improve the internal
combustion engine for nearly 6 decades.
Today,
Crower Cams and Equipment Company, Inc., is still family owned and operated,
employing over 200 people at four separate manufacturing facilities. Utilizing
the latest in computer assisted design (CAD), Crower engineers render
multi-dimensional product templates that are then downloaded into one of
Crower's 40+ state-of-the-art CNC machining centers. The end result is an
extremely efficient machining process capable of producing thousands of products
to exacting tolerances (0.0001"). All with quicker set-up and less down
time between production runs.
This
greater flexibility, with tighter tolerances gives the customer more choices.
Choices that include ten different styles of steel billet or titanium connecting
rods and six variations of crankshafts for the small block Chevrolet alone.
Crower also lists over 500 catalog camshafts, but if a custom grind is desired,
Crower has accumulated an extensive inventory of over 3000 master cam profiles
to choose from in order to get the correct duration and lift figures required.
Valve train includes a variety of lifters, stud and shaft mount rocker arms,
pushrods and retainers all made in-house at Crower.
The transition to a fully computerized design and machining environment only enhances Crower's already superior line of products. This, coupled with an extensive product development and testing program, keeps Crower and our customers one step ahead of the competition.
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