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Historical Summary

The history of Turner in Salem stretches back to the early 1960’s when a local man, Mr. Doug Turner, founded the company as Doug Turner & Associates in South Lincoln Ave. From humble beginning Mr. Turner built up the company to be a strong and innovative engineering company.

In these early days, the company produced mining machinery, sub assemblies and carried out general machining work for local industry. Many well-known local names appeared in the order registers, including E. W. Bliss, a major mill building company.

On November 3rd 1972 Mr. George Baillie bought the company after the death of Mr. Doug Turner. He reorganized the company to pursue the custom built machinery market and the company was renamed Turner Machine Company.

The relationship with the Bliss company peaked in the early 1980’s when Turner Machine became a significant subcontractor in the making of the Bliss “Mackintosh Hemphill” brand of tube straightening machinery. In 1985, Turner purchased the Mackintosh Hemphill tube straightening product line from E.W. Bliss.

The Mackintosh Hemphill range of machines had, itself, a long history and takes its name from the Pennsylvania company who first started making straightening machines in the 1940’s. Turner continues to give service and support with rolls & spare parts to this brand with about 1,500 operational machines which are still in use with metal tube making companies.

In 1985 Turner was acquired by the Electric Furnace Company (EFCO) and was relocated to the EFCO industrial complex bounded by the West Wilson and Prospect Streets.

With a desire to add further types of straightening machinery to its range, Turner, in 1995 purchased the product lines of Wyko Equipments Ltd. England. With this acquisition Turner was able to offer bar straightening machines and computer controlled 10 roll precision tube machinery.

In 2003, the assets of Turner were purchased from EFCO by a management team.

In 2006 the company relocated to the Salem Industrial Park. The management of Turner are pleased to be able to maintain strong relationships with the Salem community and surrounding industry. Today Turner is a world leader in straightening technology.

Historical Milestones

2009

Turner introduces straightening head core exchange scheme for 900 series tube straightening machines. -- Click the link to see the video.

2008

Turner designs and puts into service the worlds’ smallest 10 roll precision computer driven straightening machine. -- Click the link to see the video.

2006

Turner relocates to 1433 Salem Parkway, Salem, Ohio 44460 USA

2004

Turner introduces 10 roll versions of the 900 series tube straighteners.

2003

Turner Management buys Turner assets from EFCO.

1997

Turner rewrites CASAM system to run on MS Windows

1996

Turner produces first US built CASAM straightener.

1995

Turner purchases the Wyko product line from Wyko Equipments, Ltd. England. Engineers previously with Wyko continue working with Turner up to today.

1990

Wyko installs the worlds first taper tube straightening machine driven by the CASAM system.

1988

Wyko introduces CASAM the worlds’ first computer setting system.

1985

Turner purchases the Mackintosh Hemphill product line from E W Bliss

1972

Doug Turner & Associates bought by Mr George Baille. Name changed to Turner Machine Company.

1971

Wyko Equipments Ltd England introduces the first 10 roll precision cross roll straightening machine. This new development also embodied a Roll Pressure Sensing System based on the use of hydrostatic load cells.

1960

Doug Turner founds Doug Turner & Associates an engineering company in Salem, Ohio. [Turner Machine Company]

1959

Mackintosh Hemphill introduce the "900" series of cross roll tube straighteners.

1955

Mackintosh Hemphill product line purchased by E.W Bliss who started building rotary straightening machines in Salem Ohio.

1946

Mackintosh Hemphill introduce the "A" series of cross roll tube straighteners.

1934

In October 1934 the renowned Pittsburgh, PA engineer Mr. Abramsen patented the rotary straightening machine. The worlds first production rotary tube straightening machine was built carrying the brand name Mackintosh Abramsen. Turner Machine Company traces its lineage and has engineering archives all the way back to this first machine.

Through the early years Mackintosh Hemphill built a range of “6-Pillar” machines. A testament to the quality of engineering is that a few of these very early 6 roll machines continue in service into the 20th century.