Our Start

Diversified Specialties, Inc.

Diversified Specialties, Inc.

From beginning in the basement of a 6,000-sq ft building we’ve expanded to our present location with 42,000- sq ft of manufacturing and warehouse space.

Our Start

While working as a distributor for Uniroyal Distribution Company in 1974, William “Bill” Phifer attended a sales meeting in South Carolina to discuss a new product, HTD®, for their synchronous belting line.

During the meeting, Uniroyal’s distributors were running into issues getting proper ratios for specific parts needed for their belt drives. It dawned on Bill that with his engineering background, knowledge of belt drives and machinery, he had what it took to manufacture those equipment parts himself. Soon after the sales meeting, Bill started Diversified Specialties Inc.

In 1992, Diversified Specialties, Inc. moved into its current building located at 10 Airline Street, Belmont, North Carolina 28012.

In 2012, Bill’s nephew, Doug Phifer purchased the company and has been expanding ever since, while keeping Bill’s vision for the company intact. Sadly, Doug passed away in July of 2024. But the Diversified Specialties team continues to honor Doug’s commitment to manufacturing excellence, technical support and respect for our customers.

We proudly produce synchronous belt drive sprockets, V sheaves, Poly-V sheaves, roller chain sprockets, spur gears, shafting, and custom machining. Our primary focus is on custom-made parts that have close tolerances, mixed materials, configurations, plating, and any other requirements that our customers require.

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We Can Build Quality Parts For Your Machinery

Trusted by large & small manufacturing industries

  • Packaging Machinery Manufacturers
  • Automotive Manufacturing Machinery
  • Recreational Boats & Vehicles
  • Machine Tools
  • Conveyors
  • Heavy Equipment
  • Generators
  • Food Processing
  • HVAC
  • Air Compressors

Our sole mission is to produce high-quality custom parts at a reasonable price

Whether you need one piece or 1,000 pieces, we are here to help you.

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