Otis Technology Celebrates Its 40th Anniversary

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posted on January 16, 2025
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Otis Technology Celebrates
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Since its establishment in 1985, Otis Technology has grown from a small manufacturer to an international provider of gun cleaning products and accessories. The company is celebrating 40 years in business in 2025. Otis Technology’s origins began when founder Doreen Williams tripped and fell in the mud while whitetail deer hunting with her father. With the barrel of her grandfather’s Model 94 Winchester full of mud, the day was over for the 16-year-old hunter.

From that fateful day came an idea with a dream and the tenacity to see it through. Doreen, along with her parents and three siblings, endeavored to create a smarter solution to a problem every hunter, soldier, shooting enthusiast and firearm owner has encountered. The Williams family innovated gun care by creating quality products that serve the men and women that depend on their firearms to feed their families and protect their country.

The company popularized the breech-to-muzzle cable cleaning concept, allowing firearm owners to clean properly from the breech end of the firearm without disassembling their gun. The firm’s round soft pack cleaning kits are iconic and as synonymous with the Otis brand as the Coca-Cola bottle is to its brand.

“A lot of hard work and dedication over the last 40 years can be attributed to reaching this milestone,” said Bill Kleftis, who became CEO of Otis Technology in 2022. “What started as the Williams family at the kitchen table has grown into a workforce of 100+ dedicated employees. We couldn’t do what we do without our employees, our customers and our relationships with our community and in this industry. We look forward to another 40 years in business.”

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