Company Profile
Rowland Company, The
Company Overview
Established in 1732, The Rowland Company is a specialty distributor / fabricator of industrial power transmission components. We take great pride in our reputation for personalized service geared to the specific needs of our customers. Our forte is going to the source of the problem, determining what is causing it, and engineering a solution that is suitable for the operating environment. With a single location in Philadelphia, we are international in scope with applications running in all seven continents. We routinely provide solutions that increase productivity / revenues, improve safety and decrease downtime/maintenance requirements.
Typically the products we supply/repair are brakes, clutches, couplings, universal joints, driveshafts, air starters, gear boxes, friction material, crane electrification, crane accesssories, variable speed drive and other related items. We deal with a number of industries such as marine, mining, energy, mobile cranes, port cranes, pulp/paper, steel, metalworking, transit, entertainment and the military. In addition to the products we offer, we have a machine shop used for repair and component assembly/fabrication.
The Rowland Company strives to be the plant managers / maintenance engineers best friend.
Company History
The Rowland Company is the oldest continually operating company in Pennsylvania and is included in the Top 10 oldest companies in the country. In 1732, we primarily manufactured shovels, spades, other related farm instruments and springs for wagons. As the company evolved over the next 200 years, we became involved in the distribution of automotive and truck parts. In the 1950's we continued to distribute our existing products, but also expanded into heavy-duty items such as power-takeoffs and driveshafts for the truck market. In the 1960's we made the transition into heavy industrial applications becoming involved in such industries as marine, mining, energy, transit, steel, paper and other industrial entities. Today we specialize in the distribution and fabrication/assembly/repair of industrial power transmission products.
Notable Products / Brands
Wichita Clutch, Eaton Airflex, Oil States, Lovejoy, ScanPac, Conductix, American Vulkan, Dana Spicer
Notable Accomplishments / Recognition
Continually operating since 1732 with installations on all seven continents.