Pioneer in Alignment Technology
John Bean is one of the world's leading brands of garage equipment for garages, tire shops, and body repair service. The company's roots date back to a retired inventor, John Bean.
In 1904 he founded the John Bean Spray Pump Company. When the company merged with a nearby food machinery company, it became the Food Machinery & Chemical Company (FMC). In 1996 Snap-on Corporation acquired the successful automotive equipment division from FMC and renamed it John Bean, honoring the original founder and visionary inventor.
John Bean engineers continued to innovate automotive service equipment and in 1934 introduced the first dynamic wheel balancer. |