Amelia Earhart becomes the first person to make a solo flight from Hawaii to California. The first night time baseball game is played between the Reds and Phillies at Crosley Field in Cincinnati. U.S. President Franklin D. Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law. The China Clipper takes off from California to deliver the first airmail cargo across the Pacific Ocean. Also in 1935, in a neighborhood known as “The Hill” in St. Louis, three brothers of the Sciuto family establish the Stile-Craft Manufacturing Company. 

During these early years of this fledgling company, the business grew beyond the walls of a small garage into state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. And the original aluminum blind company would expand to produce machined metal parts for a variety of industries to help satisfy the demands of fast-moving local and national economies. Over seven decades later, the brothers would be amazed at what their venture has become.

Let’s take a step back in time for a brief review of a few of our company highlights through the years. 

Innovation, hard work and war. 

1939 – The Sciuto brothers invest in several multi-spindle automatic screw machines and custom built devices in order to begin producing metal parts and custom machined components.

1941-1945 – Stile-Craft is awarded contracts to produce a number of machined metal parts for the war effort. During this time, the company once again outgrows its walls and completes construction of a new facility, doubling production capacity.

1949-1953 – Stile-Craft is called upon to produce high quality parts for the Korean War. 60MM & 120MM mortar tailfin assemblies were a primary product during these years.

The beginnings of a new brand. 

1964 – Ball valves for general industrial and commercial applications are added to the fluid controls product offering. The DynaQuip brand name is introduced creating a homogeneous fluid controls product family.

1966 – The company begins manufacturing air compressor accessories under the CRAFTSMAN brand name for Sears, Roebuck & Company, the world’s largest retail store at the time.

1974 – Current DynaQuip owner, Rod Bryan assumes the role of president of the Chemetron Fluid Controls Division after the untimely death of founder Carl Sciuto.

Growth in the fluid power and flow controls industries.

1978 – Rod Bryan and a financial partner purchase the assets and operations of the industrial Fluid Controls Division and all DynaQuip brands from Allegheny Ludlum. The new entity, called DynaQuip Controls, moves to a new facility in Fenton, Missouri.

1994 – Valve automation takes a new turn as DynaQuip pioneers the first “direct-mount” ball valve automation products. The “DynaMatic” series automated ball valves are the first compact, pre-packaged, off-the-shelf ball valve solutions available to general industrial and light commercial markets.

1995 – Having again outgrown its previous facilities, DynaQuip relocates to an all new 90,000 square foot manufacturing and office building in St. Clair, Missouri, about 50 miles southwest of St. Louis.

1997 – DynaQuip adds a line of high quality butterfly valves to enhance its quarter-turn valve offering while also developing several new automated ball valve products. Sales for the year reach a company record.

Innovation for a new century.

2002 – A five year marketing and strategic plan is crafted charting the formal transition to become a singularly focused manufacturer and marketer of electromechanical valve automation and rotary actuation control systems. The primary emphasis becomes electric actuators and valve automation products. Pre-packaged, off-the shelf solutions such as DynaMatic, WaterCop and DrainMaster play a larger role in the growth of the automated valve product lines.

2003 – Two new series of electric actuators debut. DynaQuip now offers electric actuators ranging from 100 inch pounds of output torque to over 30,000 inch pounds of torque. 

2010 – DynaQuip Controls earns the distinguished “Partners in Performance Award” from W.W. Grainger. This award is reserved for the top 25 of Grainger’s 3000 plus suppliers (less than 1%) who demonstrate operational excellence. This is DynaQuip’s 3rd award of excellence.

2021 – Through the years, DynaQuip has grown our expertise to now include electric actuators, electronic actuator controls, automated ball valves, automated butterfly valves, pneumatic actuators, manual ball valves and butterfly valves.

Building on the past. Ready for tomorrow.

Today, DynaQuip is honored to serve the needs of our customers and end users in the manufacturing, oil and gas transmission, food and beverage, fluid power, OEM, semiconductor, light industrial, residential, and commercial markets.  We pride ourselves on meeting their unique specifications and timing needs with innovative ideas and flexible service.

Take a closer look at our expertise and you’ll discover that from distributors and OEMs to oil rig and offshore engineers to users of large industrial valves for water and gas shutoff, we have created a proven track record as a leading name in the fluid control systems industry.

For more information, explore our website or feel free to contact us at 800-545-3636. We’re always ready to go to work with you.