From 1908 thru 1925 the corporation was located in the states of Ohio, Pennsylvania and Illinois with a consolidation of all operations in Mishawaka, Indiana in 1926. The operations continued to grow in Indiana including the addition of a Foundry, and Abrasive Manufacturing plant/warehouse and an R&D Center.
In 1974 a 2nd Abrasive Manufacturing Plant was built in Bedford, Virginia and a larger foundry was needed for our growing business which was built in Walterboro, South Carolina in 1982. The abrasive plant was a "green field" operation and the foundry was "built" in an existing building that had previously been a forge shop (unrelated to Wheelabrator) that had closed. The Mishawaka Abrasive Plant and Foundry were eventually closed due to a decline in the market for their products and the lower cost operation of the newer facilities in Virginia and South Carolina.
Mishawaka, Indiana remained the Home Office for Wheelblast Equipment Sales, Engineering, Manufacturing, Research & Development from 1926 until operations move to Georgia in 1987.
The Air Pollution Control Division (Dust Collectors) moved to Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in 1972 from Mishawaka.
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Jack Champaigne of Electronics Inc. is editor of this historical perspective of Wheelabrator. Please contact Jack with any questions or contributions.