- Staber Industries
Headquartered in
Groveport, Ohio , Staber Industries, Inc. is amanufacturer of residentiallaundry appliances . The products they currently manufacture include awashing machine , aclothes dryer , and a clothesdrying cabinet .History
Staber Industries, Inc. was founded in 1976 by James E. Staber. For the first two decades, the company's specialization was the
remanufacturing of washing machine transmissions for such companies as Whirlpool, G.E., andMaytag .Appliance manufacturing
In the 1990s, Staber Industries began to shift its resources to the development of its own line of residential laundry appliances [Rose, Robert L. (March 21, 1994) "A Small Company Puts a New Spin on Washers", "
The Wall Street Journal ", p. B1 ] . The current product line includes a high efficiency top-loading horizontal-axis washing machine, a clothes dryer, and a clothes drying cabinet.Washing machine
The Staber washing machine is the only top loaded horizontal-axis washing machine to be manufactured in the United States. The horizontal-axis configuration uses approximately 60% less water for a wash cycle than a traditional top loading washer. Because of this, the Staber washing machine has earned an
Energy Star rating for high efficiency [Bonnema, Lisa (September 2004) "The Spin Cycle". "Appliance Magazine ", p. 54] .The wash tub is hexagonal and constructed of laser-perforated stainless steel, spinning above a half-octagonal stainless steel base [(December 1994) "Six Sides: Better Than Round" "
Popular Science ", p. 60 ] . Because the distance between the spinning tub and the base is in constant flux, water is force-injected through the perforations into the clothes. Staber Industries received a patent for this wash tub configuration in 1994 [ [http://www.freepatentsonline.com/5275026.html?highlight=staber,horizont&stemming=on Clothes washing machine - Patent 5275026 ] ] .Distribution
Staber appliances are available domestically and internationally to consumers by way of their
online store , and also through a network of hundreds of authorizeddealers throughout the United States and Canada [Melville, Bill (November 2003) "Capitalizing onRickenbacker ". "Columbus Monthly " p. 20] .Notes
References
* [http://www.advancedenergysolution.com/catalog/appliances/staber%20company%20history.htm Advanced Energy Solution Website] Staber Company History
* Williams, Brian (September 4, 1999) "New Plant Cleans Away RustyThe Columbus Dispatch ", p. 1G
* Clark, M.J. (September 23, 2005) [http://www.bizjournals.com/columbus/stories/2005/09/26/smallb1.html "Family-Owned Firm is Ohio's Best Kept Secret in Washing Machines"] . "Business First of Columbus"
* MacLaren, Mary Ann (January/February 2005) "Top Loading Front Loader Looking for Niche Market". "Great Lakes & Ohio Valley Retail News", p. 1.
* Brehm, Jeff (November 1994) "Washing Clothes: A Whole New Angle". "Country Living ", p. 8
* Hodl, James J. (July 2005) "When the Old Washer is Dead, Sell the Replacement". "Marcone World", p. 11External links
* [http://www.Staber.com Official website]
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