What's Important
Ariel People
History
The Basics
Safety
100

This is the large brightly-machined part that sits on the top of an Ariel.

Top cover

100

The current CEO of Ariel Corporation

Alex Wright

100

The year Ariel Corporation was founded

1966

100

Ariel is the world's leading manufacturer of this tool used in energy infrastructure.

Separable reciprocating natural gas compressors

100

In Ariel parking lots, this is how you should park at all times.

Pull through or back in

200

This is the most well-known way Ariel shares its success with full time employees

Quarterly profit sharing

200

The person with the idea that launched Ariel Corporation

Jim Buchwald

200

Ariel Serial Number 1 is located in this building.

Ariel World Headquarters, Blackjack 1

200

These are the three most common casting defects.

Shrink, inclusion, and gas

200

In the event of an evacuation, this is where you go

Designated rally points

300

The three colors of the stickers you will see on parts with a Quality Notification.

Red, Yellow, Green

300

Ariel has locations in these three Ohio cities.

Mount Vernon, Akron, Newark

300

Where the first Ariel was built

The Buchwald family basement

300

This part of an Ariel compressor regulates the gas being pumped through the cylinder body.

Valves

300

In shop floor traffic, this is who has the right of way

Pedestrians

400

Ariel provides this to all full time employees to help you take care of your health

World Class benefits

400

Ariel's President and CEO from 2001-2021

Karen Buchwald Wright

400

The 50,000th Ariel is part of this pipeline

Rover Pipeline, station between Ashland and Wooster on US 250

400

The groups to whom we sell equipment

Packagers and distributors

400

The tool at Ariel you are not to modify under any circumstances

Blow Guns

500

The key to Ariel's continued success

Product quality

500

The main partners who helped our founder launch Ariel

Jim Doane and George Woodman

500

The location of Serial Number 2, the oldest operating Ariel machine

Concepcion, Texas

500

What it's called when a customer uses an Ariel to inject natural gas into an oil reservoir to help extract oil from a well.

Enhanced Oil Recovery

500

You are required to wear these when you are at any Ariel location where manufacturing work is bring done

Safety glasses and approved safety footwear

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