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Precision Castparts (PCC) was founded by Joseph Buford Cox on April 1, 1953. [6] Cox was owner of Oregon Saw Chain and in 1949 had started a casting operation to make saw teeth with assistant general manager Ed Cooley also working on the project.
Over the course of the company’s history, PCC has been led by just three people: Ed Cooley, Bill McCormick, and current Chief Executive Officer Mark Donegan. Each made significant contributions during his tenure to make PCC one of the foremost manufacturing companies in the world.
On July 1, 1957, Precision Castparts was established as a separate business from its parent, Oregon Saw Chain, and was sold to three people: Ed Cooley, who served as the President and General Manager, Ken Pierce, the Sales and Production Manager, and Carroll Page, the Engineering and R&D Manager.
With sales increasing exponentially, Edward H. Cooley, who had orchestrated Precision Castparts' development since the company's incorporation, invested heavily in expanding the company's facilities and in developing new technology, spending $23 million to double production capacity just as the recessive early 1980s sent the airline industry ...
10 sie 2015 · Here's a quick look back: 1953: Company founded as spinoff from the casting division of Portland-based Oregon Chain Saw, owned by company founder Ed Cooley. 1962: Installs vacuum furnace,...
Over the course of its history, the company has been led by just three chief executive officers: Ed Cooley, Bill McCormick, and Mark Donegan. Each has made significant contributions to make Precision Castparts what it is today; one of the foremost manufacturing companies in the world.
History. The company’s establishment goes back to the early 1950s, when Joseph Buford Cox, its founder owned Oregon Saw Chain and started a casting operation with a worker named Ed Cooley in 1949. After four years of working together as partners, Cox decided to separate the two companies which lead to the formation of Precision Castparts.
