Dawn Equipment Company is an U.S.-American corporation founded in 1992, and based in Sycamore, Illinois, where the company's factory and administrative center is. Dawn is a manufacturer of tools for row crop planters, as well as fertilizer openers and strip-till systems. As of 2013, Dawn Equipment Company supplies more than 2,000 dealerships in several countries, including the United States, Australia, Canada, and France. Dawn's corporate color was navy blue, typically set on a white backdrop, but more recently is slowly turning to a black logo on a white backdrop. Dawn's original product line was limited to "screw-adjust" row cleaners. As the company has grown, so has its product offerings. As of 2011, Dawn holds a number of patents and manufactures several varieties of agricultural products including: Trashwheels row cleaners, Curvetine closing wheels, row unit mounted coulters, the Gfx hydraulic trailing-arm floating row cleaner, the Rfx planter row unit down-pressure system, the Anhydra Universal fertilizer applicator, the Pluribus strip-till system, and CFX coulter/fertlizer operating system. All Dawn products are manufactured in the United States of America, and raw materials are sourced through American companies. All Dawn equipment is powder coated black, and can be recognized by their trendsetting hydraulic controlling systems as well as the unique screw-adjust handle.