GRACO INC.
History
| Year | Detail |
|---|---|
| 1926 | Brothers Russell and Leil Gray incorporated Gray Company in April 1926 to manufacture and market an air-powered, portable lubricator Russell invented while working as a parking lot attendant. |
| 1958 | Graco expanded its foothold in the paint spraying industry by launching the first airless paint sprayer. |
| 1973 | Graco acquired Chicago-based H.G. Fischer & Co. and added an electrostatic paint spray gun to their product mix, eventually expanding its position in the Industrial and Automotive finishing marketplace. |
| 2000-2009 | Graco acquired several companies, including PBL, Sharpe Manufacturing Co., Liquid Control, Gusmer, Lubriquip, GlasCraft, and Airlessco. |
| 2010-2019 | Graco gained new technology and access to new markets by acquiring companies such as Gema, a powder-coating company based in Switzerland, and White Knight, a high-purity fluid handling equipment manufacturer in Kamas, Utah. |
| 2025 | Graco acquired Color Service, a manufacturer of specialized automatic precision dosing systems for powders and liquids, to strengthen its powder handling portfolio. |
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