About Us
For more than a century, The Hilliard Corporation has helped customers solve complex industrial challenges with application-specific products and engineering-driven support.
Welcome to The Hilliard Corporation
Founded in 1905, The Hilliard Corporation has evolved from a one-product business into a special-applications engineering company serving customers worldwide. The Hilliard Corporation offers a broad line of motion control clutches, drivetrains and industrial brakes. Our HILCO products include oil filtration and gequipment, starters for industrial gas and diesel engines and gas turbine.
Hilliard products are designed, manufactured, and sold according to our customers’ applications.
As a result, we have a large range of custom-engineered products that can be modified to meet new applications. With a sound understanding of engines and filtration devices, Hilliard engineers design complete systems, including electromechanical interfaces. Hilliard often works with customers to research and test products, acting as a lab for specific applications.
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Direct Access to Engineering
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Custom Product Development
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System-Level Thinking
Our Story
A Legacy of Grit, Growth, and Innovation
Above all, our business is built on partnership. We don’t just sell off-the-shelf products; we collaborate, test, and custom-design systems to your exact specifications. When you work with Hilliard, you get a dedicated team committed to keeping your machinery running, your operations efficient, and your business moving forward.
Staying in business for over 120 years doesn’t happen by accident, and it certainly doesn’t happen by standing still. Since 1905, industries have undergone radical transformations—and through every era of industrial shift, tech evolution, and changing market demand, The Hilliard Corporation hasn’t just adapted; we’ve helped pioneer the path forward.
WHY HILLIARD
Why Industrial Companies Choose Hilliard To Keep Their Systems Running
Application-Focused Engineering
Hilliard products are built around the real demands of the application, not just standard catalog requirements.
Flexible Manufacturing Capabilities
From standard production to custom-engineered solutions, Hilliard is built to respond to complex requirements.
Quality You Can Count On
Documented processes, skilled manufacturing, and ISO 9001:2015 certification support consistent quality and dependable performance.
Support Beyond the Product
From testing and engineering consultations to training, spare parts, and field support, Hilliard helps customers succeed long after the sale.
Join Our Team
Drive the Next 120 Years: Build Your Career with a Company Built to Last
As a proud anchor of the Elmira community, we offer the rare combination of deep local roots and global reach. We are committed to being a stable, trusted employer that gives back to the region we’ve called home for over 120 years.
When you join the Hilliard team, you step into an environment that invests directly in you. We offer long-term career stability, competitive benefits, and a culture where your voice matters and innovation thrives. If you’re ready to build high-quality products you can take pride in—alongside a supportive team that respects your skills—your next chapter starts here.
