Private company

Energy Manufacturing Co. Inc

Energy Manufacturing Co., Inc. is an American manufacturing company based in Monticello, Iowa. Established in 1944, the company produces a variety of hydraulic cylinders, hydraulic pumps, valves, and power systems.² Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1944Founded¹

HeadquartersMonticello¹

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The story

History

In the early 1940s B.J. Pasker ran a blacksmith shop in New Vienna, Iowa. In this shop his son, Jerry, produced farm wagons made from discarded automobile spindles and rims. During this period, Pasker also developed a hydraulically powered front loader which mounted to farm tractors. In 1944 Jerry Pasker outgrew the blacksmith shop and sought a larger facility for his operations.

Energy 2005 - 2013

Energy designs and manufactures custom welded hydraulic cylinders. It also designs and manufactures hydraulic valves, pumps, powerpacks and power systems. Energy's cylinders are used in construction, road machinery, forestry, man lift and hoist, industrial bailer, waste compacting, and agricultural industries. Energy manufactures a wide variety of hydraulic cylinders; welded, tie-rod, ram-type, rephasing, telescopic, and position-sensing. Energy has designed and manufactured hydraulic cylinders with bores from less than one inch (2.5 cm), up to 11 inches (28 cm). Cylinders have been manufactured with strokes up to 15 feet (4.5 cm). Energy has designed cylinders with working pressures as high as 10,000 psig (690 bar).

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Products and brands

hydraulic cylinder

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Energy Manufacturing after Jerry Pasker

In 1976 Energy completed construction of a new plant on 11 acres (45,000 m2) in the Monticello Industrial park. In 1985 Energy Manufacturing Company was sold to CGF Industries of Topeka, Kansas. CGF also purchased an Omaha Nebraska company called "Williams Machine and Tool". In 1997 Energy was purchased by Lincolnshire Partners and in 1999 Energy was purchased by Textron, Inc. Textron ran the company for 5 years until Energy was acquired by an investment group. On November 15, 2005 Energy added to the facility office space for administrative and manufacturing support.

Energy Manufacturing sold

On May 30, 2013 Ligon Industries LLC acquired Energy Manufacturing Co. Inc.,. Ligon Industries, LLC was founded in 1999, and is located in Birmingham, Alabama. In addition to Energy Manufacturing, Ligon holds 13 other manufacturing companies, seven of which are in the fluid power industry. Ligon is the largest independent manufacturer of hydraulic cylinders in North America.