A research company, built to last.
Hansen Engine was incorporated in September 1977 by brothers Craig and Robert Hansen as an independent research company dedicated to advancing automotive engine technologies. Since then it has maintained a modest but modern engine test laboratory in the western suburbs of Minneapolis, Minnesota.
Left to right: Paul Cross, Craig Hansen, Robert Hansen.
More than a decade of innovation behind the supercharger.
Hansen Engine has developed an advanced variable-displacement supercharger — the product of more than ten years of preliminary and advanced innovation, supported by private capital and demonstrated through a combination of private and military research funding. A broad base of vendors supports the engineering staff with timely expertise. To date the company has received equity investments of more than $9,000,000, along with research contracts exceeding $3,000,000.
The founders’ track record extends beyond the laboratory. Robert and Craig Hansen founded Electromed, Inc., a medical-device company now publicly traded on the NYSE American, and the LockerMate Corporation, creators of an innovative shelving device. Together these ventures have attained cumulative sales of more than $150,000,000.
Today the company is focused on the successful introduction and commercialization of the Hansen Variable Displacement Supercharger® for OEM automotive engines in a global market.
A disciplined record of invention.
Since September 1977, Hansen Engine has maintained a disciplined program of documentation supporting the submission of numerous patents. More than 30 have been issued — for engine systems, rotary valves, compressors, air pumps, and other areas of innovation — spanning both utility and design patents. Consistently securing utility patents is a credit to the engineering staff and to the unique benefits achieved through the company’s research.
Privately held, accredited support.
Hansen Engine’s capital base has been built through a series of private placements, solicited by the founders and the Board of Directors, and relies upon accredited investors for capital support. The company remains privately owned with more than 250 private shareholders, carries no bank indebtedness, and uses an outside accounting firm for regular financial reporting.