[1] FRAM was founded by T. Edward Aldham and Frederick Franklin in 1932, to develop a replaceable oil filtering element.

FRAM incorporated in 1934, averaging a production of 10 filters per day.

In 1936, FRAM began its partnership with automotive manufacturers, becoming original equipment on the 1936 Studebaker.

In 1945, FRAM received the Army-Navy "E" Award becoming the exclusive manufacturer for filter development.

FRAM opened the industry's largest filtration engineering and research facility in 1973.