KSE was originally formed in Northwest Iowa by racers who were addressing their own need for better pumps in their sprint cars. The first pump created in 1978 was a power steering pump and many racers took notice of the ingenuity. From there, KSE grew into an organization specializing in the engineering design and manufacturing of a variety of high performance, fluid-power based products including power steering pumps, steering gears, water pumps and tandem power steering/fuel pumps.