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STABER COMPANY HISTORY Staber Industries, Inc. is a closely held family corporation incorporated under the laws of the State of Ohio. The James E. Staber Family of Columbus, Ohio, purchased the business in 1976 that specialized in the remanufacturing of transmissions for the washing machine industry. Primary customers were parts distributors throughout the United States. In 1981, the business was expanded to include remanufacturing of entire washers and dryers for the commercial coin operated laundry industry. The component-remanufacturing portion of the business expanded to include seven (7) product lines. During the 1980's the Stabers continued to develop the component business while diversifying into service parts manufacturing, powder paint application, and health club equipment remanufacturing. In 1989 Staber acquired a sizable machine tool operation to strengthen its manufacturing capabilities. Staber Industries is presently located in Groveport, OH, in a new 55,000 sq. ft. manufacturing facility. Laundry Component and Transmission Remanufacturing: This was the only area that the company was involved with when purchased in 1976. At that time the only product lines being remanufactured were G.E., Whirlpool, and Speed Queen. Primary customers for these products are independent appliance parts wholesalers throughout the Central and Eastern regions of the U.S. This department also supports the remanufactured transmission requirements of Staber Industries' remanufactured laundry equipment division. Production capacity increased substantially in 1985 with the installation of a 3-stage vapor degreaser and parts washing system. Since that initial year, product lines being remanufactured grew to include Maytag, Norge, Westinghouse and Frigidaire. In 1988 Staber Industries became the sole source of remanufactured transmissions to the Frigidaire Corporation for warranty repairs and after-warranty service on out-of-production washers. In 1990 Staber Industries likewise became the primary vendor to Montgomery Ward of transmissions for after-warranty service requirements. Laundry Equipment Remanufacturing: As an adjunct to its existing transmission remanufacturing business, Staber Industries began to remanufacture entire commercial coin-operated washer and dryers in 1980. The primary customer base for this division is 'route operators'. A secondary smaller customer base is individual laundromat owners looking to upgrade or replace older equipment. Since 1980, brand name products remanufactured have included G.E., Whirlpool, Speed Queen, and Maytag washer and dryers as well as larger washers from Wascomat and Milnor and larger dryers from Heubsch, American, and Cissell. Batches of up to 115 washers and dryers are picked up at the primary account's warehouse and returned to the Staber manufacturing facility where they are totally disassembled, cleaned, painted, re-assembled with the addition of new 100% replacement parts, and finally returned to the customer for re-installation in the field. During the peak remanufacturing years of 1986-88 production averaged 200 machines per week. Powder Paint Application: With the installation of new state-of-the-art Nordson powder paint spray equipment and booth in March 2000, Staber Industries has actively solicited and obtained coating jobs from outside sheet metal fabricators and most recently the automotive industry. With this most resent automotive contract, Staber Industries has obtained QS 9000 certification. System 2000 Manufacturing: In 1989, after 15 years in the evolving remanufactured laundry equipment business, Staber Industries was in an ideal position to know the weaknesses of the present generation of laundry equipment. Staber Industries has seen a shift in laundry equipment durability that symbolizes planned obsolescence. With an eye to the future of environmental concerns, conservation issues, and maintenance problems, Staber began the development of its own laundry equipment in 1990 and plans to capitalize on European technology to revolutionize the efficiency of everyday laundry products. Currently, Staber is manufacturing and marketing the System 2000. This unique product is an advanced, environmentally conscious, top load horizontal-axis clothes washer for the commercial and residential markets, both foreign and domestic.
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