Component Manufacturing Corporation was founded in 1960 by Zeke Tipton. Zeke got his start in the plumbing industry in 1929. He worked for his uncle, C.F Adams who was a manufacturer in the plumbing industry in Fort Worth, TX. Zeke attended Texas A & M University and graduated with an Engineering Degree in 1934. His graduating class had 120 members, all male, and all in the Army Corps. Zeke was a Captain in WWII serving in Germany, earning multiple medals — including a Bronze Star for Bravery. After returning from Germany in 1946, Zeke and his wife Cecile put all of their efforts into the humble beginnings of this company. Their first product offerings were slip joint nuts and washers. From day one, his motto was, “SERVICE STARTS HERE!”