Farrel Pomini history

In 1857, following Almon Farrel's death, it became the Farrel Foundry & Machine Co., under the leadership of Almon's son, Franklin Farrel, who would remain as president for some decades.

Pomini was founded in 1886, originally manufacturing and reconditioning equipment used in cotton manufacturing.

In 1926, Farrel Foundry merged with Birmingham Iron Foundry of Derby, Connecticut.

In 1941, the Navy contracted with Farrel-Birmingham and General Motors to begin manufacturing a rapid reversal gear system that would allow vessels to reverse engines without first slowing down.

In 1949, Pomini began manufacturing equipment for the rubber and plastics industries.

Since introducing the FCM™, Farrel Continuous Mixer in 1963, Farrel has remained at the forefront of new developments and innovations in the polymer processing industry.

Became a division of United Shoe Machinery and was part of the merger of that company with Emhart Corporation in 1976.

In 1986, a group of private equity investors including Rolf Liebergesell, Charles S. Jones and Alberto Shaio, acquired the company from Emhart Corporation (which later merged with Black & Decker) for $1.0 million plus assumption of debt.

The company went through a series of mergers and acquisitions, culminating in a 1989 absorption by Black & Decker Corp.

By 1991, under the leadership of Al Shaio, head of sales, revenue doubled to $105 million, with $5.4 million in operating income.

In 2009, Farrel was acquired by the HF Machinery Group division of L. Possehl & Co., of Lübeck, Germany.

Harburg-Freudenberger Maschinenbau GmbH, Farrel Corporation, and Pomini Rubber & Plastics Srl integrated to form HF MIXING GROUP in 2010.