One of the greatest (and craziest) bearing salespeople the Spungens ever employed, Dimitri Elias, was lost in a fatal one car crash after visiting his OEM accounts in southern Illinois. Danny Spungen had to call his father and brother in Greece and when they arrive back to the USA, pick them up at … [Read more...] about October 28th, 1999

After 20 years in Wheeling, the Spungen family companies move into a new 330,000 square foot global headquarters in Waukegan, Illinois. … [Read more...] about January, 1999

After years of trying, the Spungen companies are accepted as members of the Power Transmission Distribution Association (PTDA). Danny Spungen attends the summit in San Diego. The Spungens were sponsored by Doug Savage, Bearing Service MI. … [Read more...] about October, 1998

Construction moving forward on the Spungens’ first ball bearing plant being built in China. Bamboo scaffolding was the standard material used during this period. Xinchang Zhejiang, China (Image Below) … [Read more...] about March 23, 1997