Red letter dates in our history

CP Techmotive becomes the electric brushless (EB) tools Applications Center for CP.

2006

On March 2, Chicago Pneumatic Tool Company purchases GSE tech-motive tool from SPX Corporation. The unit is renamed CP Techmotive.

CP Techmotive moves to 22705 Heslip Drive in Novi, MI, USA. The new facility houses 70 CP employees.

2005

Company introduces the 177/277 Series Hi-Torque nutrunners, 150 - 3,000 Nm, for use in automotive, aerospace, agricultural equipment, off-highway, and Class 8 truck applications.

Company expands globalization efforts, opening offices in Germany and China.

2004

Company introduces a transducerized electric screwdriver that weighs less than one pound and error proofs light assembly.

2002

AAG introduces the Mobile Fastening System II (MFS II) cart, makes analyzing and collection joint rundown data easy on the shop floor or in the laboratory.

AAG earns recognition of compliance to Q1 standards by Ford Motor Company.

SPX Corporation acquires United Dominion Industries

GSE, Inc. operates the torque measurement and tightening side of its business as GSE tech-motive tool and consolidates the Systems Group Technical Center in Rochester Hills and the Product Development Center in Farmington Hills at a new facility in Novi, Michigan. 

2001

AAG expands the 66 Series and 46 Series nutrunners to include pistols, crowfoot, tubenut, offset, right angle sliding spindle tools, right angle flange tools and in-line torque multipliers, in addition to right angle and in-line tools.

AAG is the first nutrunner company to introduce a tubenut tool with dual throttle levers for operator safety.

2000

Design News magazine names AAG's tech-motive tool 66 Series intelligent nutrunners among the top 100 "Best Products of 1999."

1999

United Dominion Industries, headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina acquires Core Industries.

AAG opens the Systems Group Technical Center in Rochester Hills, Michigan.

AAG develops the CS4000 Controller and Visual Supervisor software for single or multiple spindle fastening system applications.

1997

Company begins doing business as Advanced Assembly Group (AAG).

1996

Company earns ISO 9001 certification, which recognizes the company's quality design, development, production, testing, installation, shipping and service activities.

1994

Company's N57-A-32 right angle tool becomes the world's first electric hand-held nutrunner to receive testing certification by Ford Motor Company.

1991

Company develops FASTNET for collecting fastening data.

1990

Company enters the direct current (DC) electric power tool industry when it purchases the tech-motive tool line of products, which includes fastening nutrunners and programmable controllers.

1989

Company develops the M575/M576 microprocessor based torque and angle multiple spindle nutrunner monitor and controller for synchronous or asynchronous operations.

1983

Company is acquired by Michigan-based Core Industries.

1980

Company develops pre-amplifiers for conditioning the signals from transducers on air tools.

1974

Business expansion moves the company to Farmington Hills, Michigan.

1973

Company develops first rotary socket wrench torque transducer and portable peak meter for dynamic measurement of torque applied to fasteners.

1968

Two entrepreneurial engineers and an assistant, using the initials of their last names, form GSE, Inc., operating from their homes. The company's first products were rotary socket wrench torque transducers and instruments for testing the peak torque of pneumatic nutrunners (bolt fastening tools) used heavily in automotive and non-automotive manufacturing plants.

1967