﻿<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?><rss version="2.0"><channel><title>MfgIndex Feed | VintageMachinery.org</title><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org</link><description>The 25 most recent MfgIndex entries.</description><copyright>Copyright 2001 - 2026 VintageMachinery.org. All rights reserved.</copyright><item><title>Wadell Machine &amp; Tool Co., Inc.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Wadell Machine &amp; Tool Co., Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Somerset, NJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;Founded in the 1930's, the &lt;strong&gt;Wadell Machine &amp; Tool Company&lt;/strong&gt; began manufactrer cylinder boss boring and socket grinding machines for DC-3 airplane reciprocating engines - at one time being the sole source for Pratt &amp; Whitney and Curtiss-Wright.  In the 1950's, they expanded their line to include boring and turning machines, grinding machines, chucking machines, spindles, angular positioning tables and rotating adjustable boring heads.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13337</link></item><item><title>Wisconsin Equipment Corp.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Wisconsin Equipment Corp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Medford, WI&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Wisconsin Machine Corp. (WMC)&lt;/strong&gt; was fonded in 1971 manufacturing the initial line of "Wisconsin Forcemaster" press brakes in Wisconsin.  In 1973, Facing dissolution, Wisconsin Machine Corp sold its press brake designs, patents, and manufacturing rights to the newly formed &lt;strong&gt;Wisconsin Equipment Corp.&lt;/strong&gt;  On July 22, 1977, &lt;strong&gt;HTC, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; — a wholly owned subsidiary was created specifically by &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=2271"&gt;Hydra-Tool Co., Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; for the acquisition—purchased all assets of the Wisconsin Equipment Corporation.  In Late 1977, manufacturing operations for the press brakes were moved from Wisconsin to Mississippi, and Wisconsin Equipment Corporation was dissolved.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13336</link></item><item><title>The Wadsworth Core Machine &amp; Equipment Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; The Wadsworth Core Machine &amp; Equipment Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Akron, OH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;The Wadsworth Core Machine &amp; Equipment Co.&lt;/strong&gt; was incorporated in Akron, Ohio, in February 1911 to manufacture specialized mechanical core-making equipment for the foundry industry.  Along with core making machinery, they also made other foundry tools and machinery such as steel core drying plates, core cutting-off tools, and coning machines. These machines produced sand cores utilized by metal casting foundries. By 1932, the Wadsworth Core Company faced financial hardships and operations and manufacturing were taken over by the Ferriot Brothers on Miller Avenue in Akron, who continued to manufacture core machinery, replacement parts, and foundry supplies before pivoting heavily into molds and equipment for the emerging rubber and toy manufacturing industries.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13335</link></item><item><title>Wadell Equipment Co., Inc.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Wadell Equipment Co., Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Edison, NJ&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Wadell Equipment Company&lt;/strong&gt; filed a public registration statement for stock offerings through the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in 1967, noting roots in the regional New Jersey industrial sector around Clark and Edison. By the early 1980s, the company was active in specialized machining and manufacturing, supporting industrial trade programs. In 1985, Wadell Equipment Co. operated as a subsidiary of &lt;strong&gt;Wedco Technology Inc.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13334</link></item><item><title>Pasadena Hydraulics Inc. (PHI)</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Pasadena Hydraulics Inc. (PHI)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Los Angeles, CA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;This company was originally founded as &lt;strong&gt;Preco Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; in Los Angeles, CA in the early 1940's as a manufacturer of bench-type molding presses for laminating documents and identification cards.  Early on, the company changed its name to &lt;strong&gt;Pasadena Hydraulics Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; or simply &lt;strong&gt;PHI&lt;/strong&gt;.  The company expanded its capabilities and markets by producing larger presses and incorporating new technologies.  In 1977, PHI became a division of &lt;strong&gt;Tulip Corporation&lt;/strong&gt;.  In 1990, PHI-Tulip moved from their facility in Los Angeles, CA, to the City of Industry, CA.  In 2014, PHI and Tulip Corp. separated into two distinct companies and PHI became an employee-owned company.&lt;p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13333</link></item><item><title>Optical Gaging Products, Inc.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Optical Gaging Products, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Rochester, NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Optical Gaging Products, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; was founded in 1945 in Rochester, NY and was a  manufacturer of optical comparators and precision non-contact and multisensor dimensional measurement systems.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13332</link></item><item><title>Unittool Punch &amp; Die Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Unittool Punch &amp; Die Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Buffalo, NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;
				&lt;strong&gt;Unittool Punch and Die Company&lt;/strong&gt; was founded in 1958 to manufacture C-frame punching units and unitized tooling as well as punch presses and press brakes.  In 2022, the brand joined forces with &lt;strong&gt;&lt;a href="/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13291"&gt;UniPunch Products, Inc.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/strong&gt; to combine their product lines, sales channels, and manufacturing into a single location in Wisconsin.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13331</link></item><item><title>Kaltenbach, Inc.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Kaltenbach, Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Columbus, OH&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;Fonded in 1887 by Julius Kaltenbach as the &lt;strong&gt;KALTENBACH Company&lt;/strong&gt; in Lörrach, Germany, this manufacturer focused on machine tools and metal-processing equipment.   &lt;strong&gt;Kaltenbach, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; is later established in the U.S. with executive and operational offices in Columbus, Ohio, serving as the North American hub for the brand's heavy-duty steel and non-ferrous metal sawing machinery.  Eventually, the Columbus operation is officially rebranded into &lt;strong&gt;Structural Machinery Solutions (SMS)&lt;/strong&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13330</link></item><item><title>Waldemar Design and Machine LLC (WDM)</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Waldemar Design and Machine LLC (WDM)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Spencer, TN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Waldemar Design and Machine LLC (WDM)&lt;/strong&gt; is a manufacturing company that is a specialized builder of plate and angle roll bending machines in Tennessee.  In the late 1960s the company started inside a small 24x28-foot concrete block farm shop in Lancaster County, Pennsylvania.  In 1975, WDM moved to Lebanon, Pennsylvania. During this period, it manufactured products such as sawmill equipment and RV frames.  In the 1980s, the business relocated to Liberty, Kentucky, where it began focusing heavily on roll bending machines.  In 1989, WDM officially began its specialized production and design of plate roll-bending and angle-rolling machines.  Again, in 2015, Operations were moved to Spencer, Tennessee, which serves as the current home base.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13329</link></item><item><title>Owatonna Tool Co. (OTC Tools)</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Owatonna Tool Co. (OTC Tools)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Owatonna, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Owatonna Tool Co.&lt;/strong&gt; began in the 1930's by Godfrey Kaplan, who operated a small machine shop. Kaplan's son Rueben, invented and patented the "Grip-O-Matic" universal gear puller.  By 1934, they were selling a variety of mechanic's tools to farmers and service stations.  During WWII, the company expanded considerably, providing tools for the war effort.  In 1950, they began working in ultra-high-pressure fluid power technology that launched the company onto the track of hydraulic presses and power packs.  At some point in the hisotry of the company, they simplified their name to &lt;/strong&gt;OTC Tools&lt;/strong&gt;.  In 1985, OTC Tools was accquired by &lt;strong&gt;Sealed Power Corp.&lt;/strong&gt;, later renamed to &lt;strong&gt;SPX Corp.&lt;/strong&gt;  In December 2012 SPX was purchased by &lt;strong&gt;Robert Bosch GmbH&lt;/strong&gt; and OTC became part of their Bosch Automotive Service Solutions division.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13328</link></item><item><title>Pneu Powr Press Corp.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Pneu Powr Press Corp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Buffalo, NY&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Pneu Powr Press Corp.&lt;/strong&gt; was founded in Buffalo, New York, and specialized in pneumatic power and cut-off presses used in roll forming and tube/pipe processing.  In 1981 the company was acquired by &lt;strong&gt;Michigan Roll Form, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; Within three months of the acquisition, the entire Pneu Power Press manufacturing operation was moved from Buffalo, New York, to Michigan Roll Form's plant in Grand Haven, Michigan.&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13327</link></item><item><title>Hempel</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Hempel&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Nürnberg, Bavaria&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; Germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Wood Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;!-- Germany --&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Hempel&lt;/b&gt; is a former manufacturer of of automatic turning lathes that since 2009 is further led by the French company &lt;a href="https://hempel-machines.com/en/hks-cnc-english/" target="_blank"&gt;Hempel Machines CNC&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The company was founded in 1950 and had to file for bankruptcy in 1993 when HWM Holzdrehtechnik took over the succession and the product range.&lt;/p&gt;


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     &lt;li&gt;Hempel on the &lt;a href="https://wtp.hoechsmann.com/en/lexikon/14576/hempel" target="_blank"&gt;hoechsmann website&lt;/a&gt; where more information can be found&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13326</link></item><item><title>Elk River Machine Co. (ERMC)</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Elk River Machine Co. (ERMC)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Elk River, MN&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Elk River Machine Company&lt;/strong&gt; was founded in 1952 and has developed and manufactured machines and tools to improve production methods and meet special problems in a range of fabricating industries, including press brakes and shears.  The first COMBO press brake and shear was developed in 1966.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The distinctive COMBO character and basic engineering principle are protected under U.S. Patent No. 3616525&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13325</link></item><item><title>Criterion Machine Works</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Criterion Machine Works&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Costa Mesa, CA&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Criterion Machine Works&lt;/strong&gt; was established in 1935 as a job shop in Beverly Hills, California, initially producing parts for multiple industries as well as the movie industry. Over the decades, it grew into a supplier of precision tooling, specializing in modular boring systems, boring heads, bars, and tools designed to improve machining productivity.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Headquartered for many years in Costa Mesa, California, the company surrived for more than 75-year. In June 2013, &lt;strong&gt;Allied Machine &amp; Engineering&lt;/strong&gt; acquired Criterion Machine Works and subsequently transitioned its manufacturing operations to Dover, Ohio, integrating Criterion's product line into its broader offerings for hole-finishing and precision machining.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13324</link></item><item><title>Bley Press Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Bley Press Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Elk Grove Village, IL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;strong&gt;Bley Press Co.&lt;/strong&gt; was a manufacturer of arbor and hydraulic presses located in Elk Grove Village, IL.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13323</link></item><item><title>American Pullmax Co., Inc.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; American Pullmax Co., Inc.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Chicago, IL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;
				&lt;strong&gt;American Pullmax Company, Inc.&lt;/strong&gt; was a manufacturer and distributor of specialized metal fabrication machinery based in Chicago, Illinois. The company is best known for introducing and manufacturing the Pullmax reciprocating sheet-metal cutting and forming machines to the North American market.&lt;/p&gt;
		&lt;p&gt;The reciprocating metal-cutting technology was patented in 1938. The first Pullmax machines were produced in Gothenburg, Sweden in 1939 by &lt;strong&gt;AB Elektrosvets&lt;/strong&gt; (later renamed Pullmax AB). To meet heavy industrial demand following World War II, the Swedish parent firm established Pullmax Inc. in 1947 as a dedicated U.S. sales arm. At this time, seeking to expand beyond importing, the American Pullmax Company set up a major manufacturing and assembly presence in Chicago, Illinois.&lt;/p&gt;
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				&lt;li&gt;More information on the history of American Pullmax can be found on the &lt;a href="https://www.pull-xmachines.com/aboutus.html"&gt;Company Website&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
		&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13322</link></item><item><title>Gimson &amp; Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Gimson &amp; Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Leicester, England&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.K.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Steam and Gas Engines&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;In the early 1840s Benjamin Gimson and Josiah Gimson of Leicester established &lt;b&gt;Gimson &amp; Co.&lt;/b&gt; as a foundry and machinery business. The business became insolvent in 1847 but was able to resume operations. At some point after 1840 they took over the existing Vulcan Works in Leicester, and then in 1878 they moved to new works, Vulcan Foundry, the new works being larger and with better rail access.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Leicester housed several footwear manufacturers and the Gimson firm built boot and shoe machinery for that market. They also manufactured steam engines, which was a large portion of their business at one time but the boot and shoe machinery began to dominate.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 1896 the business was reorganized as a private company, with directors all being members of the Gimson family. In the early 20th century they had a short-lived venture into the manufacture of commercial trucks. Lifts (elevators) would prove to be a better market for Gimson &amp; Co. In 1930 a subsidiary business, the Gimson Shoe Machinery Co., was acquired by the British United Shoe Machinery Co., and the remaining part of the business specialized in lifts and in heavy engineering.
Now known as Gimson Engineering Ltd., they specialize in lift engineering and repair.&lt;/p&gt;


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	&lt;li&gt;Wikipedia entry for &lt;a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gimson_and_Company"&gt;Gimson and Company&lt;/a&gt;.&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Grace's Guide entry for &lt;a href="https://www.gracesguide.co.uk/Gimson_and_Co"&gt;Gimson and Co.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13321</link></item><item><title>Mackies (1921) Ltd.; Mackies Engineering Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Mackies (1921) Ltd.; Mackies Engineering Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Bristol&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.K.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Wood Working Machinery &amp; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;In 1921 &lt;b&gt;Mackies (1921) Ltd.&lt;/b&gt; was established to manufacture woodworking and metalworking machinery among other products. Their product line encompassed planers, jointers, saw benches, bandsaws, power hacksaws, grinders, and polishers. The company's factory was the &lt;b&gt;Kingswood Hill Works&lt;/b&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;By 1938 the Kingswood Hill Works were being operated by &lt;b&gt;Mackies Engineering Co.&lt;/b&gt; and were still making woodworking machinery. The company continued under this name until the late 1950s when it disappears from the records.&lt;/p&gt;


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	&lt;li&gt;A 1921 issue of &lt;cite&gt;The Fruit Grower&lt;/cite&gt; lists "Mackies (1921) Ltd., Spraying Machine Mfrs., Kingswood Hill Works, Bristol."&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;June 1925 &lt;cite&gt;Indian and Eastern Engineer&lt;/cite&gt; page xxvii has a 1/4 page display ad from "MackieS (1921) Ltd. / Kingswood Hill Works, Bristol, England". There is an illustration of a hand jointer. "Manufacturers of sawmill machinery.... planing machines, saw benches, rack saw benches, band saw machines, hack-saw machines, grinders, polishers".&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Snippet from a 1938 issue of &lt;/cite&gt;Journal of the Bath and West and Southern Counties Society&lt;/cite&gt;, page 104: "...only one was present for demonstration. This was the Horse-drawn Strawson "Kikado" Charlock Destroyer, entered by Mackies Engineering Company, Kingswood Hill, Bristol. The
	&lt;li&gt;February 1939 &lt;cite&gt;The Timber Trades Directory&lt;/cite&gt; lists this firm in the category of Woodworking Machinery Manufacturers: "Mackies Engineering Co., Kingswoodhill, Kingswood (Bristol)."&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;1950 &lt;cite&gt;The London Directory and International Register of Manufacturers, Wholesalers and Shippers&lt;/cite&gt; lists under woodworking machinery makers in Bristol, "Mackies Engineering Co. Kingswood Hill Works, Kingswood T. N. 73636".&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;1955 &lt;cite&gt;Farm Mechanization Directory&lt;/cite&gt; lists "Mackies Engineering Co., Kingswood Hill Works, Bristol" as a maker of pumps and sprayers, and of a "30-inch dia. saw, belt driven."&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;A &lt;a href="https://youtu.be/3ycrH4asdig?si=bSUIf-1xCoei3h4l&amp;t=321"&gt;video from Vintage Iron UK&lt;/a&gt; includes a brief look at a pedestal grinder from Mackies Engineering Co.&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13320</link></item><item><title>A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Chicago, IL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Wood Working Machinery &amp; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co.&lt;/b&gt; was a machinery dealer that traced its roots back to 1858. In 1875 the dealer C. L. Rice &amp; Co. changed ownership and the name became T. S. &amp; A. J. Kirkwood, after brothers Thomas S. Kirkwood and Arthur J. Kirkwood. In 1885 Thomas retired from the business and the name changed to A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co. In 1892 the business was acquired by the big Boston machinery dealer, &lt;a href="detail.aspx?id=1472"&gt;Hill, Clarke &amp; Co.&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;We do not normally list dealers in our Manufacturers Index, but we do list A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co. because we have seen a wood planer with that company name cast into it. This planer was almost certainly manufactured by someone else and sold by Kirkwood as part of a house brand line.&lt;/p&gt;

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	&lt;li&gt;1886 book &lt;cite&gt;History of Chicago: From the Earliest Period to the Present Time, Volume III&lt;/cite&gt;, by Alfred Theodore Andreas, page 487, in the section on machinery manufacturers.&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;
				&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co.&lt;/b&gt;—This house is not only on e of the oldest dealers in machinery in Chicago, but anywhere in the West. It was founded, in 1858, by George W. Dunbar, who established himself as an agent selling machinery for eastern manufacturers on commission. His place of business was on Dearborn Street, between Lake and South Water streets. Mr. Dunbar was succeeded by the firm of C. L. Rice &amp; Co., who then changed the location of their warerooms to 108 Madison Street, where they continued in business until the fire of 1871, when they were burned out, with a total loss. A singular incident connected with the burning of their stock is given by Mr. Kirkwood. t the time of he fire the firm was carrying an immense stock of engines and machinery of all kinds, which was, of course, rendered valueless, except to be sold as old iron. This stock, which was valued at $100,000, was accordingly sold after the fire to a heavy dealer in old iron, who bought it all, placing its value, roughly estimated at $1,500. The dealer counted on a handsome profit. His chagrin and surprise may better be imagined than described when, on attempting to remove his stock, he found it had been fused by the intense heat, so that on cooling it had become one homogeneous mass. The only way to remove it, was by mining it out. The iron merchant was dismayed at the task before him, and offered Mr. Rice five hundred dollars to be relieved from his contract. This offer Mr. Rice did not feel inclined to accept, so that the dealer in old iron had to stick to his bargain. He did so, but his profits, after the job was through, were all on the wrong side of his ledger. After the fire, the firm of C. L. Rice &amp; Co. at once began building machine shops and warerooms on the corner of Canal and Harrison streets, which were occupied in the fall of 1872. About that time C. L. Rice &amp; Co. sold the business to Thomas S. Kirkwood and William A. Dunklee, who three years later removed it to the present location. In 1875, Mr. Dunklee retired from the firm which then changed to T. S. &amp; A. J. Kirkwood, and so continued until January 1885, when T. S. Kirkwood retired, retaining an interest in the business as special partner. Since that date the style of the firm has been A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co.&lt;/p&gt;
				&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Thomas S. Kirkwood&lt;/b&gt; was born at Niagara Falls Village, Canada. His father, a Scotchman by birth, a graduate of the University of Edinburgh, was Dr. T. A. A. Kirkwood, and a man who stood high in the profession of which he was a member. His mother was Anna Boyes, daughter of Colonel Boyes, of the British army, and who died while in active service in the Indies. In 1861, Mr. Kirkwood located in Oshkosh, Wis. Three years later he came to this city, and worked for Keith Brothers until 1871, when he began in business on his own account as a member of the firm of Kirkwood &amp; Dunklee. Since retiring from active business, Mr. Kirkwood has been travelling in Mexico for the benefit of his health, which for a time had been seriously impaired by years of unremitting labor.&lt;/p&gt;
				&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Arthur J. Kirkwood&lt;/b&gt; was born at Niagara Falls Village, Canada, on May 28, 1844. In 1863, he went to Oshkosh, Wis., where he engaged in mercantile pursuits nearly ten years. In 1872 he came to Chicago and joined his brother in the business in which he is still engaged. Mr. Kirkwood married, in 1872, Miss Ella Weed, daughter of the late Jacob Weed, of Oshkosh, a well-known lumberman of that place and also one of the oldest settlers of Wisconsin. Mr. and Mrs. Kirkwood have two children,—Ella and Arthur.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;1892-04-16 &lt;cite&gt;The Age of Steel&lt;/cite&gt;, page 6, full-page text ad: "Special Sale of the Machinery in the Store of A. J. Kirkwood &amp; Co., 12 and 14 South Canal Street, Chicago, Ill." There is a lit of new and second-hand machinery. The ad concludes, "Hill, Clarke &amp; Co., Chicago and Boston, Successors to A&gt; J. Kirkwood &amp; Co., 12 and 14 South Canal Street, Chicago, Ill."&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13319</link></item><item><title>Schuchardt &amp; Schütte</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Schuchardt &amp; Schütte&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Berlin, later Köln&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; Germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;!-- Germany --&gt;
&lt;!-- Schutte --&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1880, after completing his apprenticeship at a steel company that also dealt in machine tools, Alfred Heinrich Schütte founded a trading company together with the merchant Bernhardt Schuchhard under the company name &lt;b&gt;Schuchardt &amp; Schütte&lt;/b&gt; in Berlin. Starting in 1893, Heinrich expanded the import of modern American lathes, milling machines, grinders and gear-cutting machines to Germany and throughout Europe.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Starting in 1902, he manufactured equipment and tools himself in Cologne-Ehrenfeld and also sold machines from well-known German manufacturers. &lt;b&gt;Schuchardt &amp; Schütte&lt;/b&gt; established branches in Stockholm, St. Petersburg and New York. In 1905, Heinrich parted ways with Schuchardt and founded the family-owned company “Alfred H. Schütte” in Cologne.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;The company’s ever-expanding production program required a dedicated factory. The cornerstone for this new factory was laid in 1910 on a suitable site along the Rhine meadows in Cologne-Poll.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 1912, Schütte began manufacturing grinding and drilling machines here. In Berlin-Treptow, he built single- and multi-spindle high-speed drilling machines, universal milling machines, turret lathes and automatic profile-grinding machines. In 1915, he introduced the &lt;i&gt;Schütte four-spindle automatic lathe&lt;/i&gt; and in 1919, he built the first tool and universal grinding machine. After World War I, the business was rebuilt around machine imports. The Great Depression forced the sale of subsidiaries and in-house manufacturing resumed in 1932.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;Heinrich's son, Alfred Hugo, took over the company in 1936 following his father's death. In 1940, he introduced tools with independent, flexible longitudinal movements ("Schütte-Block"). The reconstruction of the factory which had been destroyed during the war in 1944–45 took place with the help of his brother-in-law, Paul Frhr. v. Pechmann.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;From 1964 to 1993, Claus Henning Welcker, Heinrich’s grandson, served as the sole managing director. Among other innovations, he introduced a grinding machine for artificial hip and knee joints and a fully automatic tool grinding machine. Since 1993, his son Carl Martin Welcker has been the managing director of the company which remains one of Europe’s leading manufacturers of machine tools.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Information Sources:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;History of the company on the &lt;a href="https://www.schuette.de/unternehmen/geschichte" target="_blank"&gt;Schütte homepage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;the Schütte family on &lt;a href="https://www.deutsche-biographie.de/gnd1020722177.html#ndbcontent" target =„_blank“&gt;Deutsche Biographie&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13318</link></item><item><title>Michael Weinig</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Michael Weinig&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Tauberbischofsheim, Baden-Württemberg&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; Germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Wood Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;!-- Germany --&gt;
&lt;p&gt;The Weinig company was founded by &lt;b&gt;Michael Weinig&lt;/b&gt; and his brother Richard on May 2nd, 1905 as a trading and manufacturing business. During World War II, the company's production came to a standstill.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1945, the dormant company was rebuilt under Bertold Weinig. In 1947, production shifted to woodworking machines. As early as 1948, Weinig became the first company in its industry to introduce mass production. In 1973, the company changed its legal structure to a GmbH &amp; Co. KG. In 1983, the company was converted into a GmbH.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt; In 1964, the company began specializing in the production of molding machines. With the introduction of synchronized assembly-line production in 1970, Weinig became one of the most modern manufacturers of woodworking machinery in the world. In 1979, the company began producing window-making machines.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1988, the company was reorganized as a stock corporation. &lt;b&gt;Michael Weinig AG&lt;/b&gt; was publicly traded from 1989 to 2002 and has been majority-owned by Kuwaiti investors since 1984.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1992, Weinig acquired &lt;a href="/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=12101" target="_blank"&gt;Waco Jonsereds AB&lt;/a&gt; in Sweden.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Under the Weinig brand name, several individual companies offer a product range that covers the entire process chain in solid wood processing. These include manufacturers of rip saws, multi-blade saws, and band saws (Raimann Holzoptimierung GmbH &amp; Co. KG), crosscut saws and gluing presses (Weinig Dimter GmbH &amp; Co. KG), high-speed planers (Michael Weinig AG), finger-jointing systems and double-end profilers (Weinig Grecon GmbH &amp; Co. KG), and scanners (LuxScan Technologies). In addition, the company designs and markets plant projects. The wood-based materials division is represented by &lt;a href="/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13102" target="_blank"&gt;Holz-Her GmbH&lt;/a&gt; under its own brand, Holz-Her.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Weinig manufactures in Germany, Austria, Luxembourg, the United States, and the People's Republic of China, and markets its products worldwide. With 30 subsidiaries and branches, Weinig has a presence in Europe, the Americas, Asia, and Australia.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Information Sources:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Weinig_AG" target="_blank"&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt; for Michael Weinig AG&lt;/li&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;Heike von Brandenstein, &lt;i&gt;Wirtschaft und Tourismus in Tauberbischofsheim&lt;/i&gt;, in: Frankenland 3/2018&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://wtp.hoechsmann.com/de/lexikon/12634/weinig" target="_blank"&gt;Weinig&lt;/a&gt; on the hoechsmann.com website where additional information can be found&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13317</link></item><item><title>Deka Drill Corp.</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Deka Drill Corp.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Cicero, IL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;p&gt;The &lt;b&gt;Deka Drill Corp.&lt;/b&gt; was in business by 1960. They manufactured drilling and tapping machines, including multi-spindle models. In 1966 they were acquired by Amsted Industries Inc., which operated Deka Drill as a division of another company they owned, &lt;a href="detail.aspx?id=1617"&gt;South Bend Lathe Works&lt;/a&gt;. See that entry for the subsequent history and for some Deka-related publications.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Information Sources&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;Various trade-journal mentions of Deka Drill Corp. (sometimes "Deka-Drill Corp.") and their single- and multi-spindle drilling and tapping machines.&lt;/p&gt;
	&lt;li&gt;1966 issue of American Machinist, in the Jan-Jul '66 volume.&lt;blockquote&gt;&lt;i&gt;Amsted Industries has acquired the principal assets of Deka Drill Corp., Cicero (Ill) machine tool manufacturer, for an undisclosed amount of cash. Joseph B. Lanterman, Amsted president, said the purchase includes Deka's plant, its inventories, designs and trademark names. He noted that Deka Drills will continue to be manufactured in the Cicero plant as a product line of Amsted Industries' South Bend Lathe division.&lt;/i&gt;&lt;/blockquote&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
&lt;/ul&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13316</link></item><item><title>Walter Blombach (Wabeco)</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Walter Blombach (Wabeco)&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Remscheid, North Rhine-Westphalia&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; Germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;!-- Germany --&gt;
&lt;p&gt;&lt;b&gt;Walter Blombach GmbH&lt;/b&gt;, also known as &lt;b&gt;Wabeco&lt;/b&gt;, was established in 1885 by Walter Blombach, the great-grandfather of the current owner, Birgit Lennartz. The company makes lathes and milling machines.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13315</link></item><item><title>Sears | Ever Ready</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Sears | Ever Ready&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Chicago, IL&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; U.S.A.&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Wood Working Machinery &amp; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; Label used by Sears for pump motors made by Packard Electric.&lt;hr /&gt;</description><link>http://www.vintagemachinery.org/mfgindex/detail.aspx?id=13314</link></item><item><title>Alzmetall</title><description>&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer:&lt;/strong&gt; Alzmetall&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Location:&lt;/strong&gt; Altenmarkt an der Alz, Bavaria&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Country:&lt;/strong&gt; Germany&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;Manufacturer Type:&lt;/strong&gt; Metal Working Machinery&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;strong&gt;History:&lt;/strong&gt; &lt;!-- Germany --&gt;
&lt;p&gt;Alzmetall GmbH &amp; Co. KG&lt;/b&gt; was founded in 1945 by Harald Friedrich and Peter Meier and received a license from the American occupying forces that same year to engage in precision engineering. The company began making drilling machines in 1947. Already in 1956, the 10,000th machine is rolling off the assembly line.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 1976 they introduced their first NC drilling machines, and in 1980 they introduced their first CNC machining center, soon followed by fully automated production cells.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;p&gt;In 2008 they acquired the drilling machine operations of a smaller manufacturer in the same city, &lt;a href="detail.aspx?id=13312"&gt;Donau Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH &amp; Co. KG&lt;/a&gt;, which they organized as a subsidiary, Donau Werkzeugmaschinen GmbH.&lt;/p&gt;
&lt;p&gt;In 2016, Alzmetall Machine Tools (Taicang) Co. Ltd. (WFOE), a wholly owned subsidiary of Alzmetall, was established in Taicang, China, and in 2022, the wholly owned subsidiary Alzmetall Machine Tools USA Inc. was established in Charlotte, North Carolina.&lt;/p&gt;

&lt;h3&gt;Information Sources:&lt;/h3&gt;
&lt;ul&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;&lt;a href="https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alzmetall" target="_blank"&gt;Wikipedia entry&lt;/a&gt; for Alzmetall&lt;/li&gt;
     &lt;li&gt;History of Alzmetall on the &lt;a href="https://alzmetall.de/unternehmen/" target="_blank"&gt;Alzmetall homepage&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/li&gt;
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