Parker Filtration Arthur L. Parker founded the Parker Appliance Company on March 13, 1917, in a small loft in Cleveland, Ohio, along with his business partner, Carl Klamm. In the early days, the company built pneumatic brake systems for trucks, trains, buses and industrial machinery, as well as leak-free fittings for the pioneers of aviation. Through staggering setbacks and impressive achievements, Parker solutions have enabled countless technology leaps over the past century. Parker has engineered the success of its customers in a wide range of diversified industrial and aerospace markets. Engineering expertise and broad range of core technologies uniquely positions the company to help solve the world’s greatest engineering challenges. Filtration is only but one of the many areas where Parker has become known as a innovative world leading company.