- Minster Machine Company
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Minster Machine Company Type Private[1] Founded 1896 Headquarters Minster, Ohio, USA Products Industrial metalworking machinery and related services Employees 550[2] Website minster.com The Minster Machine Company is an American manufacturer of machine presses and other metalworking equipment, and a provider of related services.[1]
Overview
The Minster Machine Company is headquartered in Minster, Ohio, United States, and has manufacturing plants there, and in Beaufort, South Carolina, United States.[1] Minster is the third largest employer in Auglaize County, Ohio.[3]
Minster manufactures mechanical machine presses, reels, coil cars, die transfer tables, and press controls. It provides consumer services including training programs, inspections, preventive maintenance, remanufacturing, technical consulting, and press relocation.[4]
Minster presses and material handling equipment are in production in 79 countries.[4]
History
In 1896, Anton Herkenhoff and Joseph Dues founded the Dues and Herkenhoff Machine Works, a blacksmith shop. Soon, Dues sold his share of the business, and Herkenhoff renamed the enterprise The Minster Machine Company.[4][5]
Oil drilling in the western Ohio area helped the company grow during its early years. One of its first products was the Fields Pumping Power, which allowed for drilling up to 30 wells simultaneously. The company then focused on building drill clutches.[4]
Minster entered the metal stamping industry in 1926, and that became the company's main focus.[4]
References
Categories: Industrial machine manufacturers | Manufacturing companies based in Ohio | Auglaize County, Ohio
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