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Clarence Spicer, 1930s. Spicer's
engineering genius earned him well over 30 patents.
He died in 1939. |
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Charles Dana, 1930s. In 1914,
Dana joined Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing
Company, bringing his business expertise and capital
to the growing company. In 1916, he was named
president, and in 1948 he became chairman of the
board. |
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Clarence Spicer’s experimental
automobile, 1903. As a student at Cornell University,
Spicer designed and built an automobile incorporating
the universal joint in place of the clumsy sprocket-and-chain
design found in automobiles at that time. Spicer’s
new universal joint soon became the industry standard
for power transmission. |
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The original ledger book for Spicer
Universal Joint Manufacturing Company, 1904. This
ledger contains the first recorded sales of Clarence
Spicer's universal joint. |
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When Clarence Spicer first began
production of his universal joint, he leased space
in The Potter Printing Press Company, Plainfield,
N.J. |
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Early research laboratory, 1918.
This lab was established in September 1916 for
the analysis of steel and iron. |
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Clarence Spicer (center), 1920s,
reviews an engineering design with chief engineers. |
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Early Spicer Universal Joint Manufacturing
Company advertisement. |
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Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
universal joint diagram featuring the new Spicer
Lubricant Seal. |
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In 1917, Clarence Spicer was one
of a group of engineers summoned to Washington,
D.C., to design a military truck that utilized
standardized components for military use during
World War I. The end result was the Standard B
or “Liberty” truck. |
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Early machining operations at
the Spicer Manufacturing Corporation, undated.
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Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
advertisement, 1920. Dana Holding Corporation has manufactured
components for trucks and other heavy-duty vehicles
throughout its 100-year history.
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Interior of Spicer Manufacturing
Corporation facility, South Plainfield, N.J. 1920s. |
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Spicer Manufacturing Corporation
assembly operation, undated. By the mid-1920s,
Spicer employed 1,500 people in its facilities. |
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Spicer universal joint, undated. |
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Spicer Manufacturing Corporation.
Technicians operate the burring wing and wing
shaft assembly operation, undated. |
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U.S. General Dwight D. “Ike”
Eisenhower in a World War II Jeep. Spicer Manufacturing Corporation was involved in the design of the Jeep’s
four-wheel drive and axle, and provided components
for several other military vehicles.
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Charles Dana enjoyed working with
people (June, 1945). Dana Holding Corporation once said, “No
one knows better than I the value of advice direct
from the workman.” |
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This 1948 advertisement featured
the Spicer Manufacturing Corporation’s universal
joint. |
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Dana Holding Corporation Toledo, Ohio,
facility. In 1959 Dana Holding Corporation consisted of 11,300 people
including 12 facilities, 9 divisions and 3 wholly
owned subsidiaries. |
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Dana University class, 1970s.
Founded in 1969, Dana University provided training
for more than 4,000 Dana Holding Corporation people in its first 10
years. |
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Structural Solutions facility,
Stockton, Calif., 1994. Dana Holding Corporation's Stockton facility
made automotive history as it marked the first
time Toyota outsourced a truck frame to a U.S.-domestic
supplier. In 2002, the Stockton facility earned
IndustryWeek magazine's 2002 "Best Plant"
award. |
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In 1995, Dana Holding Corporation opened its state-of-the-art
Structural Solutions facility in Elizabethtown,
Ky. |
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Spicer Driveshaft facility, Bristol,
Va. In 1996, the Bristol facility reduced scrap
and rework to less than half, earning it the “Top
Ten Best Plant” Award from IndustryWeek
magazine. |
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In 1998, Dana Holding Corporation’s Hopkinsville,
Ky., Structural Solutions facility was selected
by IndustryWeek as one of the 10 Best
North American manufacturing plants. |
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Dana people from the Spicer
Driveshaft Division, 2000. In that year, the
Division earned the Malcolm Baldrige National
Quality Award for manufacturing. |
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Dana Holding Corporation's Structural Solutions
facility, Owensboro, Ky. The Owensboro facility
earned IndustryWeek magazine's 2003 "Best Plant"
award. The facility manufactures frames for
Toyota pickups and has almost zero change-over
time between models, needing only three seconds
to switch between platforms. |
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The world's first complete
Rolling Chassis™ module for light trucks,
originally designed for the Dodge Dakota,
incorporated more than 200 components from 66
suppliers and was literally rolled from a Dana
Holding Corporation
facility to the Dodge assembly line for
just-in-time delivery. |
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The basis for Dana Holding
Corporation's success is
the company's unique style of management, called
the Dana Holding Corporation Style, and its emphasis on valuing and
empowering its people. |
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In the summer of 2003, Dana
Holding Corporation participated in the
construction of the 200th home built by Maumee
Valley Habitat for Humanity (Maumee, Ohio). A
total of 260 Dana
people and family members built the home,
contributing more than 1,500 hours to the
construction of the house. |
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Dana Holding Corporation's three fuel cell support
centers are developing fuel cell components such
as metal bipolar plates, sealing material,
electric motors, fluid routing material and
thermal management systems. |
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A Dana Holding Corporation engineer works in a fuel
cell research and development lab. |
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The new, highly innovative ASG
Technology Center located in Monclova Township,
Ohio, houses engineering, information
technology, administrative, and sales &
marketing functions for Dana Holding Corporation's light axle,
driveshaft, and systems integration operations. |
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In 1970, Dana Holding Corporation moved
its World Headquarters from Bennett Road to Dorr
Street in Toledo, Ohio. |
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