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Urschel history
Urschel company history timeline
Beginning in 1923, Urschel's company began development of a mechanical green bean harvester, with backing from the Scott Viner company in Columbus, Ohio.
In 1925, Urschel began working on a red beet harvester and topper.
By 1929, the company had been renamed Urschel Laboratories.
Urschel's red beet harvester and topper – manufactured by the Scott Viner company and known as a Scott-Urschel product – was released in 1930, and was a success.
By November 1936, Urschel Laboratories had manufactured several canning machines for Chivers and Sons, which was in negotiations to purchase a red beet harvester.
In June 1946, William Urschel announced his latest invention, an eight-legged machine that had been in development for two years and which he referred to as Frankenstein's Horse.
In 1947, William Urschel announced a small, portable cement-laying machine that was still in the experimental stage.
Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on March 8, 1951.
In June 1951, the company announced plans for a new processing machine that would result in juicier hamburgers that would be more digestible.
In April 1953, the company announced an expansion at its South Napoleon plant that would consist of a new one-story 4,000 sq ft (370 m) building, to be completed in 60 days, with the purpose of housing additional industrial machinery.
The plant grew from about 19,000 square feet in 1956 to 90,000 square feet today.
Foundation work for the new one-story plant was underway in June 1957.
Construction was to begin that spring, with Joe Urschel hoping to have it completed by August 1957.
Urschel Laboratories began occupying the building at the end of September 1957.
In May 1959, construction began on a 10,000 square feet (930 m) addition, scheduled for completion within 60 days.
Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on October 3, 1960.
The company celebrated its 50th anniversary on October 6, 1960, with an open house attended by 3,000 people.
The addition of a 1,000 sq ft (93 m) tool room was announced in November 1960, due to an increase in business.
Tagged: 1960, Urschel, Valparaiso, Center Township
Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on April 19, 1961.
In April 1961, construction began on a larger, $125,000 expansion that would increase the company's plant by 110 percent.
In January, 1967, Indiana Information Controls, Inc., opened its doors for business.
In 1969 Urschel Development Corporation was established for this purpose.
1972 >> Urschel International, Ltd. (UI) is created in England.
In January 1973, Urschel Laboratories began operating its own stainless steel casting foundry, the first to be constructed in Porter County, Indiana.
Originally published in The Vidette-Messenger of Porter County on March 6, 1976.
In 1976, Urschel Laboratories manufactured a time capsule that was buried that year at Valparaiso's Bicentennial Park, with the intention of unburying it 100 years later.
Profits for the company's fiscal year of 1992 totaled $43 million.
By May 1993, Joe Urschel served as the company's chairman, while his son, Robert Urschel, was the company's president.
2004 >> Urschel Asia Pacific Pte Ltd. (UAP) is formed in Singapore.
By 2004, after a period of two years, a new $3.5 million foundry had been constructed for the manufacture of stainless steel parts for the company's machines.
In January 2012, the company publicly announced its plans to begin construction on a new facility the following year, with a location to be determined.
December 2012 >> Under the leadership of Bob Urschel, Chairman of the Board, and Rick Urschel, President/CEO, Urschel announces plans to construct a new campus at Coffee Creek Center in Chesterton, Indiana, on a 160-acre (64 hectares) parcel.
The new facility opened on August 31, 2015.
In November 2015, the company announced that it would demolish its old headquarters on Calumet Avenue, rather than trying to sell or lease the buildings, which sat on 14.8 acres.
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