McElroy focuses on Australian fusion market with new website

by Larissa Copeland | Posted in Articles & Job Stories, CONNECTIONS, Featured, Press Releases

McElroy, the world’s leading designer and manufacturer of thermoplastic fusion equipment, has launched a website dedicated to the Australian distributors and customers at www.mcelroyfusion.com.au. “Australia has been a large international market for McElroy for some time,” said McElroy CEO and President Chip McElroy. “We saw the need for a localized site that would allow our partners to quickly access resources tailored to their geographical location.” Since 1993, McElroy has served customers in Australia through partnerships …

McElroy’s legacy of success

by Larissa Copeland | Posted in Articles & Job Stories, CONNECTIONS, Featured

As it celebrates its 70th anniversary, McElroy is poised to remain the world’s most-trusted name in plastic pipe fusion equipment. The company’s roots stretch all the way back to March 1954, when Art and Panny McElroy launched their new business, McElroy Manufacturing, in their garage in Tulsa, Oklahoma. It was the couple’s dream – Art, an engineer and inventor at heart, had an entrepreneurial spirit that propelled him to always look for a better way …

Which hydraulic oil should I use?

by Larissa Copeland | Posted in CONNECTIONS

Sometimes it’s difficult or impossible to get the same hydraulic oil used by the factory. Keep reading to see which acceptable substitutions we recommend for McElroy machinery. McElroy has traditionally used the same oil brand and viscosity across all its hydraulically operated equipment. The oil brand doesn’t matter so much as the fluid specifications do. The following statement on fluid specifications can be found in the operator’s manual for your equipment. “The use of proper hydraulic …