Minster Machine Company
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| Wholly owned subsidiary[1] | |
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Founded | Minister, Ohio (1896) |
| Founder | Anton Herkenhoff and Joseph Dues |
| Headquarters | Minster, Ohio, United States |
Area served | Worldwide |
Key people | John Winch (President & CEO) |
| Products | Industrial metalworking machinery and related services |
| Revenue |
 US$ 118 million (FY 2011)[2] |
Number of employees | Approx. 500 [3] |
| Parent | Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation |
| Divisions | Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics |
| Website |
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The Minster Machine Company (Nidec Minster as of 2012) is an American manufacturer of machine presses and other metalworking equipment, and a provider of related services.[4] The company is headquartered in Minster, Ohio. It operates as Nidec Minister Company, a subsidiary of Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nidec Corporation.[2]
Overview
The Minster Machine Company is headquartered in Minster, Ohio, United States.[4] Minster manufactures mechanical machine presses, reels, coil cars, die transfer tables, and press controls for domestic and international markets. It provides consumer services including training programs, inspections, preventive maintenance, remanufacturing, technical consulting, and press relocation.[5]
History
In 1896, Anton Herkenhoff and Joseph Dues founded the Dues and Herkenhoff Machine Works, a blacksmith shop. Soon, Dues sold his share of the business, and Herkenhoff renamed the enterprise The Minster Machine Company.[5][6]
Oil drilling in the western Ohio area helped the company grow during its early years. One of its first products was the Fields Pumping Power, which allowed for drilling up to 30 wells simultaneously. The company then focused on building drill clutches.[5]
Minster entered the metal stamping industry in 1926, and that became the company's main focus.[5]
Minster expanded its facilities in the 1950s and around that time it introduced its die P2 Piece-Maker press. The product was refined over the years, and Minister introduced the quick die change Die-Namic Process in 1965, and the world’s first totally automated “Stamping Center” in 1970.
In the mid 1970s, Minister opened a 75,000 square foot facility, just north of Minster’s main plant.
Growth continued into the 1980s, and Minster opened a 40,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in Beaufort, South Carolina for the production of material handling equipment. Minster also introduced its ultra high speed Pulsar press line in 1980, with speeds of up to 2,000 strokes per minute.
In April of 2012, The Minster Machine Company was purchased by the Nidec-Shimpo Corporation, which is part of the global network of the Nidec Corporation, headquartered in Kyoto, Japan.
In April 2012, the company was sold to Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation, a subsidiary of Nidec Corporation of Kyoto, Japan,[1] and changed its name to Nidec Minster.[7]
Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics
Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics is a division of Nidec Minster Corporation, that provides contract manufacturing services. They specialize in large precision component manufacturing. They serve customers in the machine tool, air compression, energy, HVAC, mining, diesel engine, material handling, and automotive industries in 82 countries around the world.[8]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Henderson, Christine (6 March 2012). "Minster Machine Company sold". The Daily Standard.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Nidec Shimpo to Acquire Minster Machine Company, U.S.A.". GlobeNewswire.
- ↑ "Minster Machine Company sold". The Daily Standard.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "SDRC Receives I-DEAS Order in Excess of $2 Million from Minster Machine Company". Business Wire, 30 Oct 1998
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3 Minster corporate website
- ↑ “Minster Machine used lean mfg to cut costs”. Toledo Business Journal, 1 March 2007
- ↑ "Corporate Information". Nidec Minster. Retrieved 17 April 2014.
- ↑ "Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics". Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics.