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SuperFlow/Hicklin Engineering Timeline
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- 1957 Hicklin GM Diesel formed as a Detroit Diesel Allison Distributor.
- 1972 Hicklin builds first Heavy Duty Transmission Dynamometer for it's own use.
- SuperFlow began when its founder, Neal Williams, designed and built a product known as a flowbench in 1972.
- In 1980 SuperFlow released the world's first computerized engine dynamometer.
- 1989 - Interstate Detroit Diesel purchases Hicklin GM Diesel - Spin-off Company, Hicklin Engineering is formed to design and market Transmission Dynamometers.
- 1990 Hicklin Engineering is sold to employee managers.
- During the 1990's SuperFlow helped define the nation's vehicle emissions programs, many of these systems are still in place today.
- In 1994 SuperFlow redefines the Dynamometer industry with WinDyn, the first non-DOS computer interface.
- 1998 Hicklin Engineering purchases the assets of Axiline Precision Products Company of Green Bay, Wisconsin.
- The late 90's brought SuperFlow reintroduction into chassis dynamometer testing with the AutoDyn and the CycleDyn.
- 2001 Hicklin moves all operations to larger facility in Des Moines, Iowa.
- 2004 Hicklin Engineering purchases the assets of SuperFlow Corporation of Colorado Springs, CO.
- 2005 Hicklin Engineering is renamed SuperFlow Technologies Group. Products marketed as Brands under their former respective company names.
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Neal Williams stands next to Bob Klingler's Formula "V" racer at Riverside raceway.
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Bob Klingler preparing for a "pull" on an early Engine Dyno prototype, in an Almond grove in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
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