America Manufacturing Co., in St. Joseph, Minn., came under new ownership in 1999 and since has operated through a network of strong local stocking distributors.
Scott Whitney (deceased) founded American Manufacturing around 1980 and began by making tool joints for drill pipe. In the mid 1980s, distributors approached the company for replacement pump parts, so American, in turn, began producing a line of replacement pump parts for well known pumps like Gardner Denver, Failing, Gaso and Wheatley.