Over 50 Years of Manufacturing Consumer and Medical Sleep Surfaces

Starting out in 1972, in a small building in Orange, California with just a couple of machines and a desire to create the best sleeping surfaces available, American National has kept its finger on the pulse of innovation ever since. At first, producing mostly water mattresses and softside sleep systems; American National produced its first air mattress in 1987 and has been inventing, re-inventing and improving the concept over the last 40 years.

With our innovative ideas we have quickly become a leader not only in the consumer market but also in the medical industry producing high quality therapeutic support surfaces for the prevention of Decubitus Ulcers also known as bed sores.

As our company has grown over the years one thing that hasn't changed is our commitment to produce products that improve the quality of life for the people who use them.

Producers of the Original Smart Bed®

The Original Smart Bed® was produced in 1988 by Craig Miller Sr., then owner of American National. This mattress was the first to feature dual-air adjustability controlled by a dial indicator with a numbered sequence from 0-10. The following timeline shows just how far the company has come since 1988.

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