Sterling History

1916 Company established as Sterling Engineering with a corporate mission of controlling heating temperatures. Initial focus was on servicing growing steam heating market with products such as radiator valves, condensate and boiler feed pump systems.
1947 Sterling supplies pumps and valves to local automobile manufacturer for controlling temperature of injection molds.
1950 Sterling pioneers plastic molding with introduction of the 6000 Series packaged mold Temperature Control System.
1952 Sterling expands, breaking ground on an expansive new state-of-the-art Milwaukee manufacturing facility.
1964 Sterling introduces industry's first compact single zone Temperature Control Unit and introduces newly engineered 7000 series Temperature Control Systems.
1969 Sterling acquires Fred S. Carver, a leading producer of hydraulic equipment.
1972 Sterling acquires water regulating valve line from Marsh Instrument Company.
1977 Sterling acquires Ball & Jewell, owners of the first patent on granulators and the oldest name in granulators, established in 1896.
1978 Sterling expands, adding on a new west wing manufacturing facility to meet growing market demand for their products.
1979 Adding new technology for improved part quality and productivity, Sterling introduces the 8000 Series line of Temperature Control Systems.
1980 Ball & Jewell complements auger granulator line with complete selection of Beside-The-Press and Central Granulators.
1981 Sterling establishes Sterltech Division, marketer of the industry's first line of robots designed specifically for injection molding machines.
1985 Sterling introduces first proprietary digital controllers for its Sterlco line of Temperature Control Systems.
1989 Sterling expands, completing second floor sales and marketing addition to Milwaukee facility.
1991 Sterling establishes Sterlcool Division, marketers of a complete line of process cooling/chilling systems.
1992 Sterling launches new state-of-the-art 9000 Series Temperature Control Systems.
1997 Sterling expands with purchase of 30,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing facility.
1999 Sterling introduces 2000 series Temperature Control Systems.
2001 Sterltech introduces industry's first true Linear Robots for USA plastic molders.
2003 Sterling adds Material Processing to their ever growing line of auxiliary equipment.
2004 Sterling adds a new line of Blenders.
2005 Sterling expands into New Berlin, Wisconsin facility.
2006 Sterling launches new Automation line.