Powermatic first emerged in 1921, when Leonard F. Smith, Sr., a McMinnville, Tennessee, vendor of timber and tough-lower lumber, got down to improve his product by constructing a planing machine within the workshop of the household farm. He designed and constructed a planer that cleanly lower flat boards of even thickness from tough lumber higher than another instrument of the day. As phrase unfold shortly concerning the progressive planer, Smith crammed orders to construct 4 extra of them for native woodworkers. Not lengthy afterward, he determined to enter the manufacturing enterprise full-time.
In 1928, Smith moved his store to bigger quarters on the town and named the quick-rising enterprise Powermatic Machinery Company. He launched a number of new merchandise, and shortly the model turned often known as “The Gold Standard.” By 1954, the enterprise was managed by Smith’s sons who constructed a 38,000-sq.-ft. manufacturing unit on the outskirts of McMinnville. Then in 1958, the corporate took the daring step of constructing its personal 50,000-sq.-ft. foundry to make sure the precision and high quality of its castings.
Fast-forwarding to the current, Powermatic has joined forces with JET Tools, Wilton Tool Company and Edwards Manufacturing to type JPW Industries, which is owned by Gamut Capital Management. The firm operates out of its innovation and sturdiness will stay paramount. Woodworking professionals and hobbyists throughout America rely on Powermatic, and it’s that stage of reliability and assist they count on from ‘The Gold Standard.’
Learn extra about Powermatic’s full line of woodworking equipment by visiting powermatic.com.
