Dayton / Ohio / United States
Hyland Screw Machine Products was organized in 1928 in the basement of Forest Hylands home at 1822 Patterson Road in Belmont ( suburb of Dayton ) Ohio.Mr. Hyland was a man who had a great desire to form his own business. He was determined to make it succeed, to see it grow in spite of many obstacles that fate threw at him over the years.With $50 he bought his first screw machine. Working at Delco during the day, he ran the machine at night. In 1932 when orders began to pick up, he finally quit his job, moved the shop to a room in the Maxwell Power Building and hired his first employee, Max Melbaur.Hyland grew to 15 employees as many Government contracts rolled in. This period wasnt entirely trouble-free, however. Since Hyland was undercapitalized, cash-flow became a problem. At one point Mr. Hyland had a fist-full of orders but no money to purchase raw materials to make the parts. Banks wouldnt lend him money during the Depression. Fortunately he was able to convice customers to pay in advance!During this period, the firm produced a wide variety of aircraft parts. Forest traveled the nation successfully soliciting orders from all of the major aircraft companies.
