Roper Pump公司代理商四川鼎恒石油報道   Roper Pump公司的歷史可以追溯到1857年成立的W.D. Trahern Pump公司，而后于1906年由喬治·羅伯(George D. Roper)收購。

此時Roper還擁有龐大的George D. Roper公司，其中包括世界上大的燃氣灶廠。泵和爐業務在1957年被分裂，后者被出售。Roper Hydraulics(當時名稱)于1959年搬遷到當前的格魯吉亞商業城，成為現在的Roper Pump公司。

1857年，當Trahern / Roper成立時，詹姆斯·布坎南(James Buchanan)是美國總統，距離美國內戰還有四年。愛迪生還沒有發明燈泡，第一輛汽車直到將近60年后才出售。但是，有一件事這160年來都沒有改變過，那就是，Trahern / Roper一直竭盡全力滿足世界對泵的需求。

Trahern生產了一系列鐵和黃銅手動泵，有助于推進美國的轉型;而我們目前的創新對于美國和世界各地的行業也是一樣的作用。我們19世紀早的文獻指出：“Trahern鐵泵是市場上構造簡單，操作容易和耐用的泵。這些泵適用于房屋、庭院、農場、谷倉或需要泵的任何地方。當你需要泵時，無論何時或者出于何種目的，Trahern鐵泵一定是你不錯的選擇...”。時至今日，這個聲明幾乎可以一字不落的傳承下來。

多年來，幾乎公司所有的一切都隨著我們周邊的世界而變化。雖然這些產品大體類似，但是他們購買，出售和使用的方式卻不一樣。

而且，如今泵的生產方式與1857年相比完全不一樣;我們的第一個工廠甚至沒有電力，而現在幾乎整個工廠都采用了數控技術。數十年的進化中，我們經歷了大蕭條，多次經濟衰退，多次戰爭，再造工程和其他“改進”，我們幸存下來了，而且仍然蓬勃發展，不斷創新和成長。不難看出，我們的成功來自強大的品牌傳統。

雖然Roper Pump品牌絕對是穩固的，但在過去160多年商業界卻有過一度強勢但后來衰落的公司/品牌例子。那么，是什么使我們的品牌更扎實?簡單的答案就是，為Roper奉獻的每個人。大多數公司都是類似的，但毫無疑問，沒有不僅僅將公司看作是一份工作的幾代員工，就沒有今天的Roper Pump。

Roper的代際轉移方式就是這樣。從第一代開始，他們的第二代和第三代家庭也是我們的一份子。Roper Pump的大多數員工要么退休要么工作到后;很少有人離職，即使有，大多數終都回來了。

隨著美國從“偉大時代”到“沉默時代”，再從“嬰兒潮”到“X時代”，直到現在的“千禧時代”，大多數人對職業有了新看法。現在尋找長期工作的畢業生越來越少，而想跟隨他們的父母或祖父母的職業道路的人更少。只要我們的新一代繼續盡力奉獻，那么毫無疑問Roper Pump將再次繁榮160年。

補充報道：

2016年8月18日，四川鼎恒石油機械設備有限公司同美國企業Roper Pump公司正式達成合作。在授權代理商簽約儀式上四川鼎恒石油機械設備有限公司總經理表示：在與Roper Pump的合作項目中，實現中國油企、Roper、鼎恒石油公司三方共贏，并希望加強今后合作與交流。四川鼎恒石油機械設備有限公司經營大量Roper Pump齒輪泵、螺桿泵，歡迎咨詢。

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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.