Whitley Products was founded in 1942, by M.V. Lowe. The Company originally manufactured screw machine parts for the war effort, but expanded its product line in 1946 to include tube fabrication in an additional facility located in Pierceton, Indiana.   In 1972, a second plant was established in Fort Wayne, Indiana, to supply fabricated tubular assemblies primarily to the agricultural and construction equipment industries. In 1977, the Company again expanded its operations to include a 17,000 square foot facility in Plymouth, Indiana, for the exclusive production of diesel injection line assemblies. The plant has since undergone expansion on two occasions with current floor space of 40,000 square feet.           Beginning in the early 1980s, the Company established a niche as a Tier Two supplier when their large automotive OEM customers began to consolidate their supplier base. The continuing stagnation of the farm implement industry, coupled with the recession at the beginning of the decade, precipitated exiting the screw machine parts business, the closing of the Fort Wayne, Indiana facility in 1991, and the transfer of its business to both the Plymouth and Franklin operations.       In the late 1990s the Whitley executive team decided a leaner, more efficient and flexible organization would be necessary to meet the future requirements of its customers. It is this concept and the leadership of the executive team that has provided the drive resulting in Whitley consistently exceeding its customers' expectations. While the Whitley executive team monitors all aspects of the business, they are constantly measuring how the Whitley organization aligns with the current and projected  needs of its customers.