Our History

PENGWYN was founded in 1987 by James A. Kime on the basis of designing and producing a rugged, reliable central hydraulic system to support the needs of snow and ice trucks. In the 20 years since, a complete line of winter highway maintenance products have been designed making PENGWYN the leader in snow and ice highway equipment.

During its long standing relationship with The Ohio Department of Transportation, PENGWYN has worked closely with the department to meet and exceed their needs. The ODOT challenge in 1987 was to make a ground oriented central hydraulic system without hydraulic plumbing in the cab or electronics outside. PENGWYN answered the challenge with its patented Digital Binary Hydraulic System which eliminated troublesome feedback devices.

The original 1988 patent was co-invented by Greg McMenimen who was a DeVry student at the time. As a result, PENGWYN has employed many DeVry Graduates and students ever since with over 50% of the current staff being either an Alumni or student.

PENGWYN proudly uses local suppliers and manufacturers efficiently utilizing a 90% content through Ohio companies.