Carl
B. Carlburg founded Midwest Well Supply in the early 1930’s. The
company quickly became a leader in manufacturing check valves, well
points, pumping cylinders, drive shoes, well service tools, and brass
fittings. Midwest Well Supply moved from Chicago to its present location
in Huntley, Illinois in 1952, and was acquired by Winrock Enterprises
of Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1984.
Robert Dicken invented one of the first pitless adapters, and in 1941
founded Dicken Manufacturing to produce this innovative product for
the water well industry. Dicken Manufacturing consisted of a machining
facility and brass foundry. In addition to the pitless adapter, this
Arcadia, Ohio, plant also manufactured well caps, tank tees, and cast
brass insert fittings. Winrock Enterprises acquired Dicken Manufacturing
in 1975, and in 1984 merged it with Midwest Well Supply.
In 1952 Herb Maass began production of the Maass Pitless Adapter in
his basement. Recognizing the significance of this product, Surinak
Engineering and Manufacturing acquired the Maass Pitless Adapter in
1972, and moved its production to New Berlin, Wisconsin. Due to sales
and product expansion into custom pitless units, tank tees, and sewage
pump adapters, Maass moved into a new, separate plant in 1979, located
in Muskego, Wisconsin.
Maass
Manufacturing acquired Midwest-Dicken from Winrock Enterprises in
1990. The name of the company was changed to MAASS Midwest Manufacturing
to reflect the largest brand segment of its quality product lines.
The product lines and manufacturing operations were merged together
at the Huntley, Illinois plant during 1992, to offer its customers
a better, centrally located, one source service location for their
water well accessory needs.
The
year 1999 saw the addition of Pacific Hydro Products to the MAASS
Midwest Manufacturing family. Pacific Hydro, located in Grass Valley,
California, was a manufacturer of high quality steel well seals and
water tank air chargers. These two fine products round out MAASS Midwest’s
water well system accessory lines, providing our customers a complete
one stop source for quality standard and custom water well products.