2017年：Roper Pump公司成立160周年

Roper Pump公司代理商四川鼎恒石油报道   Roper Pump公司的历史可以追溯到1857年成立的W.D. Trahern Pump公司，而后于1906年由乔治·罗伯(George D. Roper)收购。

此时Roper还拥有庞大的George D. Roper公司，其中包括世界上大的燃气灶厂。泵和炉业务在1957年被分裂，后者被出售。Roper Hydraulics(当时名称)于1959年搬迁到当前的格鲁吉亚商业城，成为现在的Roper Pump公司。

1857年，当Trahern / Roper成立时，詹姆斯·布坎南(James Buchanan)是美国总统，距离美国内战还有四年。爱迪生还没有发明灯泡，第一辆汽车直到将近60年后才出售。但是，有一件事这160年来都没有改变过，那就是，Trahern / Roper一直竭尽全力满足世界对泵的需求。

Trahern生产了一系列铁和黄铜手动泵，有助于推进美国的转型;而我们目前的创新对于美国和世界各地的行业也是一样的作用。我们19世纪早的文献指出：“Trahern铁泵是市场上构造简单，操作容易和耐用的泵。这些泵适用于房屋、庭院、农场、谷仓或需要泵的任何地方。当你需要泵时，无论何时或者出于何种目的，Trahern铁泵一定是你不错的选择...”。时至今日，这个声明几乎可以一字不落的传承下来。

多年来，几乎公司所有的一切都随着我们周边的世界而变化。虽然这些产品大体类似，但是他们购买，出售和使用的方式却不一样。

而且，如今泵的生产方式与1857年相比完全不一样;我们的第一个工厂甚至没有电力，而现在几乎整个工厂都采用了数控技术。数十年的进化中，我们经历了大萧条，多次经济衰退，多次战争，再造工程和其他“改进”，我们幸存下来了，而且仍然蓬勃发展，不断创新和成长。不难看出，我们的成功来自强大的品牌传统。

虽然Roper Pump品牌绝对是稳固的，但在过去160多年商业界却有过一度强势但后来衰落的公司/品牌例子。那么，是什么使我们的品牌更扎实?简单的答案就是，为Roper奉献的每个人。大多数公司都是类似的，但毫无疑问，没有不仅仅将公司看作是一份工作的几代员工，就没有今天的Roper Pump。

Roper的代际转移方式就是这样。从第一代开始，他们的第二代和第三代家庭也是我们的一份子。Roper Pump的大多数员工要么退休要么工作到后;很少有人离职，即使有，大多数终都回来了。

随着美国从“伟大时代”到“沉默时代”，再从“婴儿潮”到“X时代”，直到现在的“千禧时代”，大多数人对职业有了新看法。现在寻找长期工作的毕业生越来越少，而想跟随他们的父母或祖父母的职业道路的人更少。只要我们的新一代继续尽力奉献，那么毫无疑问Roper Pump将再次繁荣160年。

补充报道：

2016年8月18日，四川鼎恒石油机械设备有限公司同美国企业Roper Pump公司正式达成合作。在授权代理商签约仪式上四川鼎恒石油机械设备有限公司总经理表示：在与Roper Pump的合作项目中，实现中国油企、Roper、鼎恒石油公司三方共赢，并希望加强今后合作与交流。四川鼎恒石油机械设备有限公司经营大量Roper Pump齿轮泵、螺杆泵，欢迎咨询。

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附英文原文：

2017 marks the 160th anniversary of Roper Pump Company.

We celebrated 150 in style, but like most others that don’t end in a five or zero this one will probably pass without much fanfare - maybe just a card and start planning a big trip at 175. It’s still a good chance to reflect on how we got here, and more importantly ensure transfer of the Roper legacy to future generations.

We proudly trace our roots to the W.D. Trahern Pump Company of Rockford, IL that was founded in 1857 and purchased by our namesake, George D. Roper, in 1906.

At the time Roper also owned the massive George D. Roper Corporation that included the largest gas stove factory in the world. The pump and stove operations were split in 1957 with the latter sold off. Roper Hydraulics (as it was called then), relocated to our current home of Commerce, Georgia in 1959 and became modern day Roper Pump Company.

Back to the beginning in 1857, when Trahern/Roper was founded James Buchanan was President of the United States and the American Civil War was still four years away. Edison hadn’t invented the lightbulb yet and the first automobile wouldn’t be sold until almost 60 years later. One thing that hasn’t changed in 160 years though, the world has needed pumps and Trahern/Roper has delivered.

Trahern manufactured a line of iron and brass hand pumps that helped transform America; our current innovations do the same for industries here and around the world. Our earliest literature from the 1800s notes: “The Trahern Iron Pump is the most simple in construction, the easiest working, and most durable pump on the market. These pumps are adapted for the House, Yard, Farm, Barn, or any place else pumps are needed. Whenever you want a pump for any purpose be sure and get the Trahern Iron Pumps…”. We could update the grammar and use this statement almost word for word with our products today.

Over the years, virtually everything in our company has changed along with the world around us. While the products are vaguely similar, the ways they’re bought, sold, and used couldn’t be more different.

Likewise, the way our pumps are made today vs. 1857 look nothing alike; the first plant didn’t even have electricity while now nearly our entire plant incorporates CNC technology. We’ve evolved over many decades surviving The Great Depression, multiple recessions, multiple wars, reengineering & other “improvements”, yet still prospered, innovated, and grew. On first glance, it’s easy to think this longstanding success came from a strong brand legacy and not much more.

While the Roper Pump brand is most certainly solid, the business world is littered with examples of once equally strong companies/brands who came and went in the past 160 years. The simple answer to what’s made the brand solid is our people who “bleed Roper red”. Most companies tout something similar but without question Roper Pump wouldn’t be where we are today without generations of employees who’ve viewed the company as more than just a job. This manifests itself as genuine pride in workmanship and fierce promotion or defense of the company and brand. It drives making something that was great to start with even better – over and over. This started in Rockford, and even with only a handful making the move to Commerce in 1959, the ethos was passed along and took hold. As one original Rockford to Commerce transplant said, “You either get it or you don’t.”

Some generational transfer of the Roper way has literally been just that. From the beginning it’s been common for second and third generations of the same families to also be a part of ours. Most true denizens of Roper Pump either retire or unfortunately pass – way too many way too soon; few who get it actually leave for other jobs and many who do eventually come back.

As American generations evolved from “Greatest” to “Silent” to “Baby Boom” to “X” and now “Millennial” so have views on careers. Fewer people graduate now looking for a long-term job and even less want to follow their parents or grandparents professional path. As long as we ensure newer generations continue to “get it” though there’s no doubt Roper Pump will prosper for another 160 years.