COMPANY·HISTORIES
NAIC 333319

Other Commercial and Service Industry Machinery Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

56companies1854–1999founding years52still active4no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironment
FoundedBlodgett Holdings, Inc.
1854
FoundedCrane Co.
1865
FoundedMilacron, Inc.
1884
FoundedAnritsu Corporation
1895
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
1908
TechnologyThe Ford Model T brings the automobile to the middle class.
FoundedTennant Company
1909
FoundedEnodis plcFoundedThe Hoover Company
1910
FoundedCUNO Incorporated
1912
1913
EconomyThe Federal Reserve is created.
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedEcolab Inc.
1923
FoundedAndreas Stihl AG & Co. KG
1926
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression begins.
1933
EconomyNew Deal reforms reshape banking and industry.
FoundedMakita Corporation
1938
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long postwar expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented at Bell Labs.
FoundedDover CorporationFoundedStandex International Corporation
1955
1956
EconomyThe Interstate Highway program remakes commerce.
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
1970
EnvironmentThe EPA is founded; environmental regulation expands.
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; Nasdaq opens.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins with the Altair.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher.
FoundedFlow International Corporation
1980
EnvironmentSuperfund law makes polluters pay for cleanup.
FoundedAmerican Power Conversion Corporation
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedEngineered Support Systems, Inc.
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall 22% in a single day.
FoundedTilia Inc.
1990
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedTeledyne Technologies Inc.
1999
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2001
EconomyThe September 11 attacks; a recession follows.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 begin to take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Blodgett Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1854
Post-Civil War Years: Blodgett rebuilds his business, expanding his line with such new products as deck ovens and…
Blodgett Holdings, Inc. →
Active · founded 1854
Post-Civil War Years: Blodgett rebuilds his business, expanding his line with such new products as deck ovens and…
Crane Co. →
Active · founded 1865
Crane Co.
Crane Co. →
Active · founded 1865
Crane Co.
BISSELL Inc. →
Active · founded 1883
BISSELL Inc.
BISSELL Inc. →
Active · founded 1883
BISSELL Inc.
Milacron, Inc. →
Active · founded 1884
At the dawn of the 21st century, Cincinnati-based Milacron, Inc.
Milacron, Inc. →
Active · founded 1884
At the dawn of the 21st century, Cincinnati-based Milacron, Inc.
Anritsu Corporation →
Active · founded 1895 · Japan
Anritsu Corporation is a leading global producer of test and measurement devices, equipment, and systems.
Anritsu Corporation →
Active · founded 1895 · Japan
Anritsu Corporation is a leading global producer of test and measurement devices, equipment, and systems.
A.O. Smith Corporation →
Active · founded 1904
A.O.
A.O. Smith Corporation →
Active · founded 1904
A.O.
Tennant Company →
Active · founded 1909
Tennant Company is the world's foremost manufacturer of industrial floor maintenance equipment, including sweepers,…
Tennant Company →
Active · founded 1909
Tennant Company is the world's foremost manufacturer of industrial floor maintenance equipment, including sweepers,…
Enodis plc →
Active · founded 1910 · United Kingdom
Enodis plc is a leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment.
Enodis plc →
Active · founded 1910 · United Kingdom
Enodis plc is a leading manufacturer of commercial kitchen equipment.
The Black & Decker Corporation →
Active · founded 1910
The Black & Decker Corporation is the leading maker of power tools and accessories in the United States--and is the…
The Black & Decker Corporation →
Active · founded 1910
The Black & Decker Corporation is the leading maker of power tools and accessories in the United States--and is the…
The Hoover Company →
Active · founded 1910
A division of Maytag Corporation since 1989, The Hoover Company is the leading producer of floor care products in the…
The Hoover Company →
Active · founded 1910
A division of Maytag Corporation since 1989, The Hoover Company is the leading producer of floor care products in the…
CUNO Incorporated →
Active · founded 1912
CUNO Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of general filtration, microfiltration, and…
CUNO Incorporated →
Active · founded 1912
CUNO Incorporated designs, manufactures, and markets a variety of general filtration, microfiltration, and…
SIFCO Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
SIFCO Industries, Inc. →
Active · founded 1913
SIFCO Industries, Inc.
Ecolab Inc. →
Active · founded 1923
Ecolab Inc.
Ecolab Inc. →
Active · founded 1923
Ecolab Inc.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1923 · Japan
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd. →
Active · founded 1923 · Japan
Fuji Electric Co., Ltd.
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1926 · Germany
World War II Years:Stihl plant is destroyed by bombs; production is moved to Waiblingen; German surrender brings halt…
Andreas Stihl AG & Co. KG →
Active · founded 1926 · Germany
World War II Years:Stihl plant is destroyed by bombs; production is moved to Waiblingen; German surrender brings halt…
Makita Corporation →
Active · founded 1938 · Japan
Makita Corporation is Japan's number one manufacturer and exporter of electric power tools.
Makita Corporation →
Active · founded 1938 · Japan
Makita Corporation is Japan's number one manufacturer and exporter of electric power tools.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1950 · Japan
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. →
Defunct · founded 1950 · Japan
SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.
Dover Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…
Dover Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Dover Corporation is a diversified industrial manufacturing holding company composed of about 50 subsidiaries with…
Standex International Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Standex International Corporation operates as a global multi-industry conglomerate that manufactures over 48,000…
Standex International Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Standex International Corporation operates as a global multi-industry conglomerate that manufactures over 48,000…
Siemens AG →
Active · founded 1966 · Germany
Founded to manufacture and install telegraphic systems, Germany-based Siemens AG has prospered and grown over 155 years…
Siemens AG →
Active · founded 1966 · Germany
Founded to manufacture and install telegraphic systems, Germany-based Siemens AG has prospered and grown over 155 years…
Flow International Corporation →
Active · founded 1980
Flow International Corporation, an industry pioneer, designs and manufactures cutting and cleaning systems that use…
Flow International Corporation →
Active · founded 1980
Flow International Corporation, an industry pioneer, designs and manufactures cutting and cleaning systems that use…
American Power Conversion Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1981
American Power Conversion Corporation (APC) designs and manufactures power protection and management solutions for…
American Power Conversion Corporation →
Defunct · founded 1981
American Power Conversion Corporation (APC) designs and manufactures power protection and management solutions for…
Memry Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
Memry Corporation ranks as the largest independent manufacturer of Nitinol components to the medical device industry…
Memry Corporation →
Active · founded 1981
Memry Corporation ranks as the largest independent manufacturer of Nitinol components to the medical device industry…
Engineered Support Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
Engineered Support Systems, Inc.
Engineered Support Systems, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
Engineered Support Systems, Inc.
Tilia Inc. →
Active · founded 1990
Tilia Inc.
Tilia Inc. →
Active · founded 1990
Tilia Inc.
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company →
Active · founded 1993 · Russia
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company, or OAO AVTOVAZ (Avtovaz), manufactures nearly three-quarters of the light automobiles sold…
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company →
Active · founded 1993 · Russia
AVTOVAZ Joint Stock Company, or OAO AVTOVAZ (Avtovaz), manufactures nearly three-quarters of the light automobiles sold…
Teledyne Technologies Inc. →
Active · founded 1999
Teledyne Technologies Inc.
Teledyne Technologies Inc. →
Active · founded 1999
Teledyne Technologies Inc.
Thyssen Krupp AG →
Active · founded 1999 · Germany
Thyssen Krupp AG was created in March 1999 from the merger of two of Germany's oldest industrial giants, Thyssen AG and…
Thyssen Krupp AG →
Active · founded 1999 · Germany
Thyssen Krupp AG was created in March 1999 from the merger of two of Germany's oldest industrial giants, Thyssen AG and…
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