Hunter engineering companies leadership in the under car service industry
started with revolutionary ideas these ideas have grown into an award-winning
and globally recognized range of cutting-edge products. Hunter status is
the industry leader in innovation began from modest yet no less revolutionary
beginnings. In the 1930s Lee Hunter Jjr. a young architectural student often faced
the frustration of a dead car battery to lessen the hassle and inconvenience of
this common problem Hunter was determined to design a device that would
reduce the charging time of a battery from days to hours and in 1936 Hunter
introduced the quick current. The very first quick charge battery charger. After
serving in the war Lee Hunter founded Hunter Engineering Company and
introduced another invention, the tune-in the first on the car wheel balancer. More
innovative equipment soon followed with Hunter Engineering launched into the
field of wheel alignment. This endeavor produced many patents and Industry
precedents, such as the first simplified light beam alignment system, the first
computerized dynamic wheel aligner, and the thrust line principle which is the
foundation of modern four wheel alignment. Today Hunter's award-winning
alignment systems can be found in independent shops, regional and national
chains, and dealerships from every major manufacturer. These patented alignment
systems are also used by OEMs in over 400 vehicle manufacturing facilities
around the globe. Quick Check inspection systems help identify profitable repair
opportunities and automatically send the results to leading integration partners
to span the entire customer service experience our partners integrate with
virtually every major dealer management and shop management system the road
force elite balancer uses patented technology to eliminate error
opportunities and provide automatic wheel dimensions spoke location rim
profile and run out in seconds. Road Force balancers are the featured wheel
balancer in leading OE dealer equipment programs and are in use in over 40% of
tire replacement facilities today the award-winning tire changer.
The Revolution is an industry first fully automatic tire changer the fully
automatic process increases safety saves time and simplifies training process.
The Revolution monitors TPMS location and rim diameter to reduce the number of
critical decisions and decrease operator error. Hunter's state-of-the-art equipment
requires state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities. Production of Hunter
equipment occurs at four separate plants, three in Mississippi and one in Bridgeton
Missouri. The electronics plant in Raymond Mississippi utilizes advanced
manufacturing procedures, to create sophisticated electronic assemblies for
many hunter products. Unlike most manufacturers all printed circuit board
design and assembly is performed in-house, and produces over a million
boards and cable assemblies every year. This allows hunter to create new
products faster update more frequently and maintain superior quality control.
The fabrication plant, also in Raymond, constructs alignment consoles, tire
changers, and wheel balancers. The Durant, MS plant manufactures life racks,
brake lathes, and inspection lane equipment. The Bridgeton
Missouri plan handles assembly, calibration, and final testing of both
electronic on the car and digital imaging alignment sensors. The 26-acre
Bridgeton facility is also Hunter's global headquarters and home of a
largest engineering group in the under car industry. The department designs and
develops all aspects of hunter products in-house. This department is made up of
mechanical, electrical, and computer science engineers with an average tenure
of over 13 years . With this reserve of creativity it's easy to understand why
Hunter owns so many patents, more than 350 today with over 140 representing
inventions from the current group of engineers. Hunter averages seven to ten
new patents every year continually innovating to produce more efficient and
productive products for Hunter's customers is the heritage of the
engineering department. The Bridgeton research and training center contains
fully equipped training and testing service bays and classrooms along with a
specialized facility for heavy-duty trucks used for research product
development and technician training. Hunter also offers training support
throughout the U.S. in over 40 regional training centers over 400 North American
sales representatives are well trained in current product application and are
specialists in helping service facilities to become more productive and
profitable Hunter service representatives install new equipment
provide on-site training and perform warranty service and maintenance for the
life of Hunter products. All service representatives maintain an extensive
parts inventory for one-stop service and are supported by the Hunter Super
Service Center which provides next day availability for over 3,000 equipment parts.
Since the 1950s Hunter has a growing presence in the international
market by supporting franchise distributors and service technicians in
more than 100 countries around the world. Hunter also operates wholly owned
subsidiary offices in Canada and Germany. Hunter Deutschlandp provides OE support
services to European automakers. Hunter Engineering's dedication to improve
under car service is evident by the numerous approvals from vehicle and tire
manufacturers and industry recognition awards collected from many organizations
involved in the automotive industry but perhaps our greatest honor was the
induction of Lee Hunter into the automotive Hall of Fame, for making a
dramatic impact on the development of the automotive industry by introducing
historically significant change in products processes and concepts.
The same energy and spirit that inspired a young Lee Hunter Jr. to find a better
faster way lives on. Steven Brauer, president since 1981, celebrates his
fourth decade leading the company to unprecedented growth and innovation.
Now in its third generation of family management, Hunter Engineering remains
committed to producing revolutionary automotive service equipment from
revolutionary ideas!