Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.
Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc., founded in 1907,[1] is one of the largest heavy-capacity industrial machinery engineering, manufacturing and remanufacturing centers in the United States. The firm also designs and repairs industrial compressed air systems compressors and related equipment, and offers full compressor rebuilding and rental engineering capabilities. The company had 210 employees as of January 2015. The headquarters are located in Louisville, Kentucky, highlighted by a 100,000 sq. ft. facility.[2] Additional plants and repair centers are located in Cincinnati, Ohio, Columbus, Ohio and in Evansville, Indiana. In 2014 Atlas opened its fifth location, in Indianapolis, Indiana.
Also in 2014 Richard Gimmel III became the fourth generation of his family to lead the company as president, as Richard Gimmel Jr. became chairman.
Atlas began operations manufacturing elevators at a small shop in downtown Louisville, and gradually expanded its machine shop and industrial engineering capabilities. Atlas became a Gardner Denver compressor distributor in the 1940s.
In 2011, Atlas launched a field machining division that mirrors its machine shop capabilities for customers with on-site repair needs.[3]
Atlas added a new Laser Tracking metrology service in 2012 which allows for completing large-scale machining jobs on-site. [4]
The company has been a beneficiary of the movement by U.S. manufacturers toward outsourcing functions that used to be performed internally, i.e., plant equipment maintenance, engineering, and machinery modification, as well as the recent groundswell in reshoring efforts in U.S. manufacturing.
In 2012, Atlas Machine had more than 3,000 industrial customers throughout North America, but concentrated in the Midwest and the Ohio Valley.
Atlas is in its fourth generation of ownership by the Gimmel family, which immigrated from Switzerland to Louisville in the 1870s.
The company's manufacturing facilities focus on the repair, design, and remanufacturing of heavy industrial machinery.
References
- ↑ "Atlas Machine and Supply History". Archived from the original on 9 January 2013. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Atlas Machine and Supply to break ground on plant". Business First. 20 May 1999. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Atlas Machine invests $1 million in new division". Business First. 23 August 2011. Retrieved 5 December 2012.
- ↑ "Atlas Machine and Supply adds new laser tracking service". Business First. 22 June 2012. Retrieved 5 December 2012.