R&D Enterprises - Our History

Our History

1974 Founded as a one-product company focusing on the after-market sector of the marine field.
1977 Moved to Northville, Michigan – 3,000-square-foot facility opened.
1980 Purchased designs and equipment from Warner Gear, division of Borg Warner Corp., to produce a line of marine transmission oil coolers.
1981 Moved to larger facility.
1989 Entered the OEM diesel market with the addition of an upgraded version of our proprietary press-fit assembly machine.
1995 Purchased and renovated former historic Ford factory building in Northville, Michigan, occupying 30,000 square feet.
2000 Opened second plant in Oxford, Michigan, to produce stainless steel plate oil coolers.
2003 Achieved ISO 9001:2000 certification.
2005 Patent granted for C-28 modular polymer heat exchanger.
2006 Moved to a new 58,000 square foot manufacturing facility, uniting all operations under one roof.
2007 Acquired all necessary equipment and tooling to produce charge air coolers.
2008 Patent granted for polymer power steering unit design.