E-07: A North Carolina "Basement" Success Story

<p>What started as an engineer’s basement invention has grown into one of the world’s most in-demand pressure regulators.</p> <p>Equilibar</p> <p>Pressure control technologies are an integral part of many products and industries. They assist in supplying important operations with the appropriate amount of fluid or gas.Our next guest’s valves and regulators have been dubbed gold standard within pressure control technology manufacturing.</p> <p>I sat down and talked with Jeff Jennings, inventor, founder and president of Equilibar. Jeff founded the company in 2007. What started in his basement grew into a company whose products are in-demand across the globe. Jeff obtained a B.S. in Mechanical Engineering from Clemson University and has been in the manufacturing industry for over 20 years.</p> <p>The company is located in Fletcher, North Carolina, a town located 25 minutes south of Asheville, NC. Nestled in between the ancient Appalachian Mountains, Equilibar designs innovative flow control, sanitary, back pressure and vacuum control devices.</p> <p>On this episode of Clocking In, we discuss the founding of Equilibar, how the internet assisted the expansion of Equilibar's customer base, Jeff’s invention of patented pressure control products, how Jeff helped found the DuPont State Forest and more.</p> <p>LINKS</p> <p><a href='https://www.ncmep.org/'>NCMEP</a> <a href='https://www.equilibar.com/'>Equilibar</a></p> <p>ABOUT</p> <p>Phil Mintz <a href='https://www.ies.ncsu.edu/staff/phil-mintz/'>Phil Mintz</a> is the Executive Director of NC State Industry Expansion Solutions (IES) and Director of the North Carolina Manufacturing Extension Partnership (NCMEP). At NCMEP, Phil drives outreach to NC manufacturers, builds relationships with federal and state leaders and coordinates efforts to drive profitable manufacturing growth in the state. He also leads the broader IES Extension Operations outreach unit of regional managers, technical specialists and business development leaders providing business engagement, as