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1932
Walter Riker opens a new business doing job welding as Riker Welding Works
1940's
Riker begins designing and building replacement truck mufflers
1950's
Rapid expansion into OEM truck exhaust manufacturing drives Riker to acquire a larger production facility on Stickney Avenue
2000's
Process modernization focused around the installation of CNC tube bending and other automation