Wholly owned subsidiary | |
Industry | Manufacturing |
Founded | Minister, Ohio (1896) |
Founder | Anton Herkenhoff and Joseph Dues |
Headquarters | Minster, Ohio, United States |
Area served
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Worldwide |
Key people
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John Winch (President & CEO) |
Products | Industrial metalworking machinery and related services |
Revenue | US$ 118 million (FY 2011) |
Number of employees
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Approx. 500 |
Parent | Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation |
Divisions | Midwest Manufacturing and Logistics |
Website | www |
The Minster Machine Company (Nidec Minster as of 2012) is an American manufacturer of machine presses and other metalworking equipment, and a provider of related services. The company is headquartered in Minster, Ohio. It operates as Nidec Minister Company, a subsidiary of Nidec-Shimpo America Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Nidec Corporation.
The Nidec Minster Corporation is a supplier of equipment and services for the material forming industry. Through its sister company -- Midwest Manufacturing -- Nidec Minster also offers contract manufacturing, including metal casting; pattern construction; welding and fabrication; precision and large-scale machining; assembly; logistics; and more. Minster currently has machinery operating in more than 81 countries of the world as well as having sales and regional service locations across the globe.
World Headquarters and manufacturing facilities for The Nidec Minster Corporation have been located in Minster, Ohio since the company's founding in 1896. Repair parts, service, and manufacturing support facilities are located in Ningbo, China and Halblech, Germany. Minster staffs Sales Offices in Japan, Belgium, Mexico, Spain, India, China and Brazil. Minster-employed and trained field service personnel are located strategically throughout the U.S.A. and the world.
In 1896, Anton Herkenhoff and Joseph Dues founded the Dues and Herkenhoff Machine Works, a blacksmith shop. Soon, Dues sold his share of the business, and Herkenhoff renamed the enterprise The Minster Machine Company.
Oil drilling in the western Ohio area helped the company grow during its early years. One of its first products was the Fields Pumping Power, which allowed for drilling up to 30 wells simultaneously. The company then focused on building drill clutches.
Minster entered the metal stamping industry in 1926, and that became the company's main focus.
Minster expanded its facilities in the 1950s and around that time it introduced its die P2 Piece-Maker press. The product was refined over the years, and Minister introduced the quick die change Die-Namic Process in 1965, and the world’s first totally automated “Stamping Center” in 1970.
In the mid 1970s, Minister opened a 75,000 square foot facility, just north of Minster’s main plant.