Bemis Manufacturing Company

Infobox Company
company_name = Bemis Manufacturing Company
company_
company_type = Private
foundation = 1901
founder = Albert Bemis / Arthur White
location_city = Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
location_country = United States
origins = Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin
key_people = Peter Bemis, President and CEO, Bemis Manufacturing Company
Norm Giertz, COO/President, Proprietary Group
industry = Injection Molding, Molded Wood
homepage = [http://www.bemismfg.com www.bemismfg.com]

The Bemis Manufacturing Company is based in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin and is best known for its toilet seat products. Bemis also manufactures suction canisters, sharps containers, gas caps, gauges, fluid management systems, and various contracted plastic parts from extrusion and injection molding for companies such as John Deere and Whirlpool Corporation. The company is a pioneer of coinjection molding, a process in which virgin resin is injected with scrap plastic. [Bregar, Bill. (June 19 2006). [http://www.plasticsnews.com/npe/features2006_2.html?cat=45&id=1150737056 Bemis emphasizes value of continuous reinvention] "Plastic News". Accessed October 26 2007.] Bemis' plastic work has won a number of awards in the SPI Structural Plastics Div. design competition, particularly with the John Deere 7000 tractor, which is believed to represent the first instance of coinjection molding "to large parts where a recycled engineering material (ABS) is used in the core". [Knights, Mikell. (June 2004} [http://www.ptonline.com/articles/200406fa3.html Structural plastics exploring ways to make molds & parts faster] Plastics Technology Online. Accessed October 26 2007.] [ [http://machinedesign.com/ContentItem/62196/Plasticindustryhonorsinnovativeparts.aspx Plastic industry honors innovative parts] . MachineDesign.com (May 6 2004). Accessed October 26 2007.]

History

In 1901 Arthur White incorporated the White Wagon Works, the precursor to Bemis. The companies first location was a modest building on Walnut street in Sheboygan Falls, Wisconsin, formally a manufacturing site for pumps and milk safes. White Wagon Works produced children's wooden wagons with a patented steering device.

In 1915 Albert Bemis partnered with George Riddel to from their own company, the Bemis-Riddell Fibre Co. of Sheboygan, producing Fibre furniture that was the rage of the 1920s. In 1924 Al Bemis and George Riddel buy the majority of shares of White Wagon Works while in 1928 Al takes controlling interest.

In 1932 Bemis purchased toilet seat machinery and patents from Crocker Chair Company and in 1935 wins the account to make seats for Kohler Company toilets.
* cite book
first = Bemis Manufacturing Company
authorlink = Bemis Manufacturing Company
title = Be Seated by Bemis
publisher = Times Printing Co. Inc.
date = July 2001
pages = 3-14
isbn = 0-9711791-0-7

Corporate Management

Bemis CEO and part owner Peter Bemis has inducted into the Plastics Hall of Fame on June 19 2006 for innovative techniques for coinjection and other advance molding processes. [http://www.plasticsindustry.org/about/south/reports/spisouth-news-jun2006.html#a13 SPI: Southern Region ] ]

Memberships

Bemis is a part of the University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Business: Family Business Center. [http://exed.wisc.edu/fbc/membership/members/bemmis.asp Family Business Center at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Members, Bemis Manufacturing Co ] ]

References

External links

* [http://www.bemismfg.com Bemis Manufacturing website]