OPW celebrates 125 years in the industry

Fluid-handling solutions provider OPW has announced a year-long celebration of the company’s 125th anniversary in 2017.

OPW, a Dover company, celebrates 125 years of activity in the fluid-handling industry. OPW was founded as the Ohio Pattern Works & Foundry Company in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was officially incorporated in 1892.

“In today’s world of constant and rapid change, it is quite humbling to think OPW has endured the test of time and has been able to thrive for 125 years,” said Mike McCann, interim President of OPW.

Founded through a $390 investment by Victor E. Tresise and Joseph E. Hausfeld, OPW began life during the Industrial Revolution as a company that created wood and metal patterns for use in the manufacture of everything from grave markers to oil valves.

As part of the anniversary celebration, OPW has planned a number of events that will take place during the course of 2017.