About Us
About Us
How We Do Our Part
Contributions to Landfills
As we produce millions of parts per year for our customers, we are conscious the raw materials used are only part of the manufacturing process and not the final product. PGC is proud to be a Zero Landfill Organization.
Quality Score
PGC has exceeded 99% quality month over month for the past 5 years and counting.
Customer Loyalty
With our commitment to the voice of the customer and the highest quality standards, we have been able to maintain over 100 individual customer relationships that exceed 25+ years.
Years of Manufacturing Experience
PGC's ability to retain tenured employees allows for significant experience and organizational knowledge.
A History of PGC
1950
Precision Gasket Company was founded in Hopkins, MN by Robert P. Hennings as a manufacturer for Industrial OEM gasket applications.
1968
Precision Gasket Company began working with larger, more well-known OEMS. Companies such as, Toro Co., Donaldson, and Graco Inc., opened doors to new industries and allowed consistent growth and long-term partnership.
1984
Steve Hanson, current Co-CEO, joins the organization as the first outside sales representative. Steve led the diversification of customers, applications, and engineered solutions that we still provide.
1995
Our first ISO9000 certification audit is successful. This achievement allowed us to show our customers that we provide consistent products and services that meet, and often exceed, the customer’s requirements.
2001
Susan Cary-Hanson joins husband Steve Hanson as Co-CEO and majority stockholder. They continue investing in new technology, advanced machinery, and modernized processes to set the organization apart from competitors.
2013
Precision Gasket Company adopts initiative to enter the Aerospace and Defense markets. Significant updates to our BMS program and additional AS9100 certification are achieved to best serve those markets.
2015
Precision Gasket Company rebrands to PGC. The “We Do Our Part.” tagline is introduced to voice our commitment and value to our customers.
2019
PGC reinvests into new, top of the line machinery by acquiring our first rotary die press. This press increases capabilities for high volume and complex manufacturing. This allows PGC to venture into new industries, part programs, and customer relationships.
People. Planet. Profit.
We are a Triple-Bottom-Line Company (People, Planet, and Profit) of lifelong learners who are impacting the planet with imaginative ideas and solutions for our customers.
At PGC, we foster innovation and expertise through engagement, trust, and learning, creating value for our customers by serving our people. We are proud to be a Zero Landfill Organization. In acknowledging our Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR), it is imperative that PGC prioritizes supporting our planet with sustainability efforts. Profit isn’t simply about the bottom line; it is a tool we use to reinvest in new machines, software, and people. These investments allow us to create efficiencies within our processes that we can relay downstream to our customers and employees.