states website stanadyne stanadyne llc originally known as stanadyne automotive corporation is a developer and manufacturer of fuel pumps and fuel injectors for diesel and gasoline engines . the company is based in windsor connecticut with global locations in changshu china stanadyne changshu corporation chennai india stanadyne amalgamations private limited and brescia italy stanadyne s.p.a. . the company specializes in fuel injection equipment producing components for gasoline direct injection engines common rail systems electronic and mechanical governed rotary distributor pumps for diesel engines and diesel fuel injectors . stanadyne is wholly owned by the private equity firm kohlberg & company . contents 1 history 2 the roosa pump and the moen faucet 3 ownership changes 4 references history edit the standard screw company was founded on march 29 1900 as a holding company for chicago screw detroit screw works and worcester machine screw . the company added additional subsidiaries throughout the early part of the century including hartford machine screw and western automatic . the combined company primarily made screws and other fasteners until the 1950s when they diversified into fuel injection pumps and consumer faucets . in march 1970 standard screw company changed its name to stanadyne . 1 the roosa pump and the moen faucet edit in may 1947 a deal was made with victor d. roosa to come to hartford machine screw and perfect his fuel injection pump for diesel engines . the project initially cost more than expected with some directors in favor of abandoning but by 1952 major bugs had been eliminated and the product was ready for market . demand for diesel pumps climbed steadily through the 1950s and 60 s. however the oil crisis of the 1970s and general motors decision to install diesel engines in passenger cars significantly stimulated pump sales . by the end of the decade sales neared 120 million . in 1956 a deal was struck with ravenna metal projects to acquire the company s first real consumer product the single handle faucet developed by alfred m. moen . after a series of false starts the company initiated a program to sell exclusively through plumbing wholesalers . this was later adapted to include retailers and during the 1970s moen sales rose from 40 million in 1972 to 100 million in 1979 one quarter of stanadyne s total revenue . 1 ownership changes edit in the late 1980s ownership and makeup of the company continued to change and evolve . after a series of offers from private equity firms 2 in 1988 forstmann little & company bought stanadyne for 820 million . 3 the company s four business units were quickly sold . ksp another private new york investment firm bought the automotive products group and the rights to the stanadyne name in february 1989 . ksp renamed the company stanadyne automotive corp. 4 american industrial partners owned standyne from 1997 to 2004 when the company was sold to kohlberg & company . 5 references edit a b grant ellsworth s. stanadyne a history windsor conn. stanadyne inc. 1985 . http www.nytimes.com 1988 01 11 business emhart offers to acquire stanadyne.html http www.nytimes.com 1988 02 02 business company news stanadyne accepts bid by forstmann little.html http www.fundinguniverse.com company histories stanadyne automotive corporation history kohlberg & company to acquire stanadyne corporation retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title stanadyne & oldid 731882387 categories companies based in hartford county connecticutcompanies established in 19001900 establishments in connecticutmanufacturing companies based in connecticut navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 28 july 2016 at 03 42 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view