What CRP Industries makes

CRP Industries is a veteran-owned, family-run supplier of automotive replacement parts, fluids, and industrial products for the North American market. It runs two business units. CRP Automotive supplies aftermarket parts and service solutions for European, Asian, and domestic vehicles through its own family of brands, including AAE new and remanufactured steering components, Pentosin automotive fluids, Rein Automotive replacement parts, and Meistersatz axle boot and gasket kits. CRP Industrial supplies the North American hose market with Reinflex high-pressure thermoplastic and food-and-beverage hose, and distributes Perske high-speed, high-precision motors used in woodworking, metal, and plastic fabrication.

The company is both a distributor of selected high-quality manufacturers and a remanufacturer in its own right. Its remanufacturing work centers on the AAE Steering brand, covering hydraulic and electric power steering (EPS) systems, and it operates a dedicated remanufacturing factory and an R&D lab for future reman programs. Its Pentosin fluid line includes transmission fluids carried on original-equipment approval lists, such as FFL-8 for Porsche Panamera and Taycan models. Where the aftermarket brands serve repair technicians solving problems caused by advancing vehicle technology, the industrial brands serve fluid-transfer and fabrication customers.

Ownership and history

CRP was founded in 1954 as Conti Rubber Products Inc. by Dr. Adam Schildge to represent Germany's Continental AG in the United States, initially supplying about 200 sizes of German-made tires to the North American market. In 1974 the company began diversifying its product range under Adam's son George, who later became president, and the business was renamed CRP Industries to reflect its broader supplier and customer base. Today it is led by Dr. Schildge's grandson, Dan, a Cornell graduate and Navy veteran who became president in 2008, making CRP a third-generation family business.

The company is privately held and independent, with no parent organization. As a private company it does not publish audited financials. It operates from a 108,000-square-foot office and warehouse headquarters in Cranbury, New Jersey, opened in the 2010s, along with a remanufacturing factory in Conway, South Carolina, an R&D facility in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and CRP de Mexico in Puebla. The company reports a workforce of more than 150 employees. In 2019 CRP sold its ContiTech belt business to Continental North America to focus on its own brands and on remanufacturing, and it acquired Atlantic Automotive Enterprises to build out its steering and EPS reman capability. CRP marked its 70th anniversary in 2024.

Certifications and quality

CRP Industries states that it is ISO 9001:2015 certified through TUV Rheinland of North America, a quality-management lineage the company traces back through ISO 9001:2000 and earlier standards. Its remanufacturing operations carry an additional credential: the company says it is approved as a participant in the Motor and Equipment Remanufacturers Association (MERA) Manufactured Again Certification program for its AAE Steering remanufacturing facility, and it describes its reman components as built to original-equipment standards, with many parts improved over the original units. CRP was recognized with a Best Reman Business Innovation Award for the AAE Steering Systems brand at ReMaTec 2019.

Known customers

CRP sells primarily into the North American automotive aftermarket and industrial distribution channels rather than into named OEM production programs, so most end customers are distributors and independent service professionals. The documented relationships that can be traced to filings, the company's own announcements, or original-equipment approval lists are these.

Sourcing evidence

CRP's US import record is consistent with an aftermarket parts and fluids importer serving domestic distribution. US customs bills of lading show 6,913 sea shipments since January 2015, with the most recent recorded on September 11, 2026, so the company is actively importing. The supply base is heavily European: the most active suppliers are ContiTech Vibration Control in Germany (roughly 897 shipments of rubber and vibration-control components), Fuchs Lubricants in Germany (about 269 shipments of the automotive fluids sold under Pentosin), Ajusa in Spain (engine and manifold gaskets), Service Technologies in Austria, and Dichtungspartner in Germany, alongside Zec in Italy for plastic hose and Zhejiang Dezhong in China for expansion tanks and mounting plates.

Seven shown of the recorded supplier list. By product category the import mix leads with mineral-oil fluids and lubricants, automotive parts and accessories, and rubber hose, which matches the Pentosin fluid, aftermarket parts, and Reinflex hose lines. Origin countries are led by Germany, with Spain, Italy, Austria, and China filling out the rest, a European-centric footprint that fits a supplier built to serve European, Asian, and domestic vehicle repair. Shipment volume has softened over the trailing year against the 2015-to-2024 pace, though activity continued through late 2026. These figures matter to buyers weighing tariff exposure on European-sourced parts and fluids.

Coverage caveats: these are US ocean-freight records only. Air, truck, and rail movements do not appear; the company imports under more than 20 recorded name variants and addresses; some rows reflect freight intermediaries rather than manufacturers; and product categories are drawn from declared manifest codes, which are noisy. Absence of a record is not evidence of absence.

Frequently asked questions

What does CRP Industries make?

CRP Industries supplies automotive replacement parts, fluids, and industrial products for North America through two units. CRP Automotive sells aftermarket parts and remanufactured steering systems under brands including AAE, Pentosin, Rein, and Meistersatz. CRP Industrial supplies Reinflex high-pressure hose and Perske high-speed motors. The company is both a distributor and a remanufacturer.

Who owns CRP Industries?

CRP Industries is a privately held, veteran-owned, third-generation family business. It was founded in 1954 by Dr. Adam Schildge, grown by his son George, and is now led by grandson Dan Schildge, a Cornell graduate and Navy veteran who became president in 2008. The company is independent, with no parent organization.

Where is CRP Industries headquartered?

CRP Industries is headquartered at 35 Commerce Drive in Cranbury, New Jersey, in a 108,000-square-foot office and warehouse. It also operates a remanufacturing factory in Conway, South Carolina, an R&D lab in Ann Arbor, Michigan, and CRP de Mexico in Puebla, Mexico.

How many employees does CRP Industries have?

CRP Industries reports a workforce of more than 150 employees across its New Jersey, South Carolina, Michigan, and Mexico facilities. Third-party estimates place the count in a band of roughly 150 to 250. The company does not publish an exact figure.

What certifications does CRP Industries hold?

CRP Industries states that it is ISO 9001:2015 certified through TUV Rheinland of North America. Its AAE Steering remanufacturing facility is also approved in the MERA Manufactured Again Certification program, and the company builds its reman components to original-equipment standards.

What is CRP Industries' annual revenue?

CRP Industries is privately held and does not publish audited financial figures. Third-party data providers model its annual revenue in a band around the high tens to low hundreds of millions of dollars, but these are estimates rather than reported numbers.

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