Twin City Fan
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Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd.is a group of fan companies that manufacture and sell a complete range of centrifugal and axial propeller fans, power roof ventilators, and related equipment. The Minneapolis headquarters is home to all corporate, sales, engineering, accounting, marketing, and administrative functions. A state-of-the-art air & sound test lab adjoins.
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[edit] Locations
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. manufactures its products at four South Dakota plants, located in Aberdeen, Brookings, Elkton, and Mitchell, as well as at plants in Pulaski, Tennessee and Dayton, Ohio. It also owns a foundry in Davenport, Iowa called Twin City Holland Industries. Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. products cover the entire fan market and are sold under the trade names Aerovent, Clarage, Twin City Fan & Blower, and Azen Manufacturing Pte., Ltd
[edit] History
The Barry family has owned and controlled Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. since its inception in 1973. On January 1, 1996 Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. became an Employee Owned (ESOP) Company.
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. operated exclusively in Minneapolis until 1984, when manufacturing was relocated to Brookings, South Dakota. The Brookings plant was expanded twice and South Dakota plants were opened in Mitchell (1988), Aberdeen (1993), and Elkton (1996). The Mitchell and Aberdeen plants have since been expanded, and in late 1997, a new plant was constructed in Elkton adjacent to the existing plant. In early 1997, Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. acquired Clarage Fans with offices and a manufacturing plant in Birmingham, Alabama. In 2007 Clarage manufacturing moved to a new state-of-the-art facility in Pulaski, Tennessee. Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. also continues to manufacture part of its product line in Dayton, Ohio. Twin City Holland joined Twin City Fan Companies in 2002 with an aluminum foundry in Davenport, Iowa. Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. owns more than 600,000 square feet of office and manufacturing facilities.
[edit] Trivia
Ben Barry founded the Twin City Fan in 1973 as an industrial fan and blower manufacturer. Before starting Twin City Fan, Ben Barry was also the founder of Barry Blower. Barry Blower was sold several times and eventually merged with Penn Ventilation to form PennBarry.
Twin City Fan got its name from its birthplace: the Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. However, most of its manufacturing facilities are in South Dakota, in the towns of Brookings, Elkton, Mitchell, Aberdeen, and Sioux Falls. In 2006, its heavy duty company Clarage moved to Pulaski, Tennessee.
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. also owns Aerovent, a competitor to its own Twin City Fan and Blower division. It has a major presence in Singapore through joint venture with Azen Manufacturing Ptd Ltd. It also owns a joint venture in India and a subsidiary company in Shanghai, China
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. is the parent of the oldest fan company Clarage (founded in 1874) in the US history.
[edit] Memberships
The company is a member of the Air Movement and Control Association (AMCA)
[edit] Consolidation
It is one of the few remaining fan companies after years of consolidation. Its major competitors include NewYork Blower, Cincinnati Fan, Howden, Loren Cook, PennBarry and Greenheck.
[edit] Product / Application History
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. manufactures a broad line of centrifugal and axial fans, power roof ventilators, and related products. Company standards dictate precisely engineered products designed for maximum performance, with high quality and a competitive price. Sizes range from ΒΌ HP exhaust fans to 2000 HP industrial units, with related products such as motors, dampers, drives, air makeup units, and door heaters.
Commercial and industrial markets, as well as original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), purchase Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. products. Their applications range from general ventilation to heavy industrial uses, such as induced-draft or forced-draft systems in boiler and power plants. Although most fans are sold throughout North America, international customers in locations such as Central and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and the Pacific Rim use a significant number of the fans in hospitals and air conditioner systems.
