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News Release from: Wheelabrator Group
Edited by the Manufacturingtalk Editorial
Team on 27 February 2008
Surface preparation firm celebrates 100
years
Surface preparation and finishing machinery builder, Wheelabrator Group, is celebrating 100 years and owes its success to a continual emphasis on technology.
A world market leader in supplying surface preparation and finishing machinery, Wheelabrator Group, is celebrating 100 years of technological excellence, product innovation and increased customer profits It is 100 years since Verne E Minich founded the company in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA, in 1908
This article was originally published on Manufacturingtalk on 26 Apr 2005 at 8.00am (UK)
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Wheelabrator currently employs over 1,250 people in 17 countries and its chief executive, Robert E Joyce Jr, said: "The group is extremely delighted to have achieved this historic milestone.
We believe our long-term success is attributable to a continual emphasis on technology, innovation and unparalleled customer service".
He continued: "Our designs are at the forefront of technology which allows our customers to increase their throughput while lowering both production time and cost.
Our focus on customer profitability has been bringing customers back for 100 years for all their surface preparation requirements".
* Equipment modernisation programme - Wheelabrator has developed machines and services to cater for the requirements of all industries.
The most recent edition to the Wheelabrator Group is the Equipment Modernisation Programme (EMP), which allows customers to retrofit the latest technology, for example the new Titan or Ezefit turbine famlies, into their exisiting equipment rather than spending on new machinery.
Joyce continued: "We supply surface preparation solutions to all industries, including aerospace, automotive, medical and foundries, and we have a full understanding of individual requirements which enables us to make existing processes stronger, faster and more efficient, be this via new machine installation, upgrades or services".
Joyce concluded: "Providing innovative solutions for our customers will remain at the heart of our business, and I hope customers and employees alike will continue to celebrate future successes with us".
* Surface Technology Centre - to arrange a visit to Wheelabrator Group's Surface Technology Centre, please contact Brian Rodgers, sales manager at the Wheelabrator Group. Request free introductory details about products from Wheelabrator Group ...
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