1958
Dr. R.E. Bowles, Mr. R.W. Warren, & Mr. B.M. Horton create the Fluidic Amplifier
1961
Bowles Engineering is founded
1970
Bowles Fluidics is incorporated adding manufacturing capabilities
1975
DLH Industries founded by Mr. D.L. Houck as injection molding company in Canton, OH
1977
Bowles Fluidics awarded first automotive business for the 1979MY Ford Mustang
1977
DLH first major customer General Electric for television control knobs
1981
DLH adds extrusion and forming capabilities
1982
DLH begins automotive supply to General Motors
1985
Bowles attains Ford Q1 Quality award
1999
DLH manufacturing expanded to 40,000 sq. ft. facility in Carrollton, OH
2006
Bowles begins manufacturing operation in Fresnillo, Mexico
2007
DLH recognized as GM “Supplier of the Year” the first of six (6) such awards
2011
DLH opens 65,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility in Bristol, TN
2013
DLH begins manufacturing operation in Matamoros, Mexico
2014
Bowles Fluidics acquired by Morgenthaler Private Equity
2015
DLH acquired by Morganthaler Private Equity, merged with Bowles Fluidics to create dlhBOWLES
2016
- dlhBOWLES becomes official legal entity
- New 135,000 sq. ft. distribution facility opens in McAllen, TX
2017
dlhBOWLES consolidates Manufacturing and Assembly into a single world-class facility designed and streamlined for our products in Reynosa, Mexico
2018
Opens new facility in North Canton, Ohio to house Information Technology, Customer Support, and Sales Administration support teams
2020
Receives Automotive News' PACEpilot innovation award in the inaugural year of such award for special project challenge from GM and through joint expertise of dlhBOWLES and RAPA in design of the multi-sensor Fluid Control Unit (FCU)
2022
ABC Technologies acquires dlhBOWLES March 1, 2022