Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co. is a family-owned company that designs and manufactures industrial electric heaters, sensors, and controllers. Founded in 1922, it has nine factories and three technology centers in the United States, Mexico, Europe and Asia, and has sales offices in 16 countries. Watlow serves numerous industries, including semiconductor processing, environmental chambers, energy process, diesel emissions, along with medical and foodservice equipment. [2]
In 1922, Louis Desloge Sr. of the Desloge family founded Watlow in a rented corner space on the second floor of a machine shop in St. Louis, Missouri, and began manufacturing electric heating elements for the shoe industry. The name Watlow refers to the “low-watt” heaters that replaced steam heat.[3]
During the 1930s and 1940s, Watlow began selling products outside the United States. Louis' sons Louis Jr. and George Desloge joined the company. A few years later, George invented the FIREROD cartridge heater. The first swaged cartridge heater, the patented device greatly increased heat transfer efficiency.[4] Together, the Desloges expanded Watlow’s headquarters and St. Louis manufacturing facility to 185,000 square feet. During the mid-1970s, the company introduced the industry's first thermocouple product. Shortly after this time, Watlow grew exponentially both globally and domestically, adding facilities in Kronau, Germany, and Columbia, Missouri; and acquiring the Claud S. Gordon Company of Richmond, Illinois, the nation’s leading manufacturer of temperature measurement devices.[5] In 1997, Watlow celebrated its 75th anniversary in the thermal products industry.
In 2000, Watlow Batavia Inc., then a subsidiary of Watlow, settled a lawsuit brought by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the company's English-only policy.[6] The company had fired eight Spanish-speaking workers. The EEOC alleged that the firings amounted to unlawful discrimination based on national origin, and that Watlow Batavia Inc.'s workplace lacked the safety-related conditions that make an English-only policy permissible. Watlow Batavia Inc. paid $192,500, the largest settlement in the four years since the EEOC had started keeping track. Officials denied any company wrongdoing and said they were settling the suit only to avoid litigation.[7][8] In 2010, the company sold Watlow Batavia to LV2 Equity Partners of Midland, Michigan.[9]
In 2014, the company said it would turn its St. Louis facility into an "advanced technology center" by adding 30,000 square feet of new construction and renovating 56,000 square feet of the existing facility.[10] In 2015, Watlow launched their new F4T with INTUITION, a touch-screen controller that combines the functions of several devices into one process control.[11]
In 2021, a majority stake of Watlow was acquired by private investment firm Tinicum LP. The Desloge family still has a minority share of the company.[12]
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^"Watlow Batavia Purchased by Equity Investor, Renamed | Events and News | AFS". www.afsinc.org. March 1, 2010. Retrieved February 23, 2018.
^"Watlow adding $30 million tech center in Maryland Heights". St. Louis Post Dispatch. Retrieved 2015-07-20.
^"Watlow releases F4T temperature process controller". OFweek. Retrieved 2015-07-22.
^"Watlow, one of St. Louis' biggest manufacturers, to be acquired by private investment firm". St. Louis Business Journal. Retrieved 2020-02-05.
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watlow, electric, manufacturing, family, owned, company, that, designs, manufactures, industrial, electric, heaters, sensors, controllers, founded, 1922, nine, factories, three, technology, centers, united, states, mexico, europe, asia, sales, offices, countri. Watlow Electric Manufacturing Co is a family owned company that designs and manufactures industrial electric heaters sensors and controllers Founded in 1922 it has nine factories and three technology centers in the United States Mexico Europe and Asia and has sales offices in 16 countries Watlow serves numerous industries including semiconductor processing environmental chambers energy process diesel emissions along with medical and foodservice equipment 2 Watlow Electric Manufacturing CompanyTypePrivateFounded1922HeadquartersSt Louis MissouriKey peoplePeter Desloge Chairman of the Board President and CEO Steve Desloge CFOProductsIndustrial electric heaters sensors and controllersNumber of employees2 000 1 Websitewww watlow comHistory EditIn 1922 Louis Desloge Sr of the Desloge family founded Watlow in a rented corner space on the second floor of a machine shop in St Louis Missouri and began manufacturing electric heating elements for the shoe industry The name Watlow refers to the low watt heaters that replaced steam heat 3 During the 1930s and 1940s Watlow began selling products outside the United States Louis sons Louis Jr and George Desloge joined the company A few years later George invented the FIREROD cartridge heater The first swaged cartridge heater the patented device greatly increased heat transfer efficiency 4 Together the Desloges expanded Watlow s headquarters and St Louis manufacturing facility to 185 000 square feet During the mid 1970s the company introduced the industry s first thermocouple product Shortly after this time Watlow grew exponentially both globally and domestically adding facilities in Kronau Germany and Columbia Missouri and acquiring the Claud S Gordon Company of Richmond Illinois the nation s leading manufacturer of temperature measurement devices 5 In 1997 Watlow celebrated its 75th anniversary in the thermal products industry In 2000 Watlow Batavia Inc then a subsidiary of Watlow settled a lawsuit brought by the U S Equal Employment Opportunity Commission over the company s English only policy 6 The company had fired eight Spanish speaking workers The EEOC alleged that the firings amounted to unlawful discrimination based on national origin and that Watlow Batavia Inc s workplace lacked the safety related conditions that make an English only policy permissible Watlow Batavia Inc paid 192 500 the largest settlement in the four years since the EEOC had started keeping track Officials denied any company wrongdoing and said they were settling the suit only to avoid litigation 7 8 In 2010 the company sold Watlow Batavia to LV2 Equity Partners of Midland Michigan 9 In 2014 the company said it would turn its St Louis facility into an advanced technology center by adding 30 000 square feet of new construction and renovating 56 000 square feet of the existing facility 10 In 2015 Watlow launched their new F4T with INTUITION a touch screen controller that combines the functions of several devices into one process control 11 In 2021 a majority stake of Watlow was acquired by private investment firm Tinicum LP The Desloge family still has a minority share of the company 12 References Edit Who We Are Watlow Company Overview of Watlow Electric Manufacturing Company Bloomberg L P Retrieved 2015 07 17 Our History Watlow com Retrieved 2015 07 15 George Burdeau Desloge Aeronautical Engineer and Inventor Who Led Watlow STL Beacon Retrieved 2015 07 20 Company Briefs The New York Times 16 October 1985 Retrieved 2015 07 19 Company s English Policy Settled www washingtonpost com Archived from the original on 2017 02 24 Retrieved 2018 02 23 Employer s English Only Policy Brings a Settlement of 192 500 The New York Times 2000 09 02 ISSN 0362 4331 Retrieved 2015 07 24 EEOC REACHES LANDMARK ENGLISH ONLY SETTLEMENT CHICAGO MANUFACTURER TO PAY OVER 190 000 TO HISPANIC WORKERS www eeoc gov Retrieved 2015 07 24 Watlow Batavia Purchased by Equity Investor Renamed Events and News AFS www afsinc org March 1 2010 Retrieved February 23 2018 Watlow adding 30 million tech center in Maryland Heights St Louis Post Dispatch Retrieved 2015 07 20 Watlow releases F4T temperature process controller OFweek Retrieved 2015 07 22 Watlow one of St Louis biggest manufacturers to be acquired by private investment firm St Louis Business Journal Retrieved 2020 02 05 External links Editwww watlow com Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Watlow amp oldid 1179240302, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
