Our Team
The Ludman Industries Team is comprised of cross-functional members of operations, engineering, sales, manufacturing, and support. Our mission is to provide high quality and great value to our customer via: standard or custom designed products, dedicated service, and personal support.

  • President/CEO, James Lenahan
  • VP Sales, Richard Horsfield
  • Sales Engineer, James Q. Adams
  • Assistant to the President, Mary Matusik
  • Operation Manager, Walter Schaeffer
  • Engineering Manager, Glenn Heimbruch 
  • Engineering, Joe Elmergreen and Assistants
  • Manufacturing Manager, Bill Hengel
    o Master Machinists
    o Assembly Technicians

Philosophy
At Ludman Industries, we pride ourselves on being genuinely involved with meeting our customer's goals and a "relentless" pursuit of safe and successful outcomes. Our people possess the necessary skills, experience, and leadership to be engaged throughout the client relationship: Conception – Design – Development – Support

History
Ludman Machine Company, founded in 1968, has a rich heritage in the manufacture of roll compaction, granulating, flaking, shredding, and crushing machinery. Based upon the established product lines from the 1950's of the Allis-Chalmers Manufacturing Company-Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Ludman has continued to expand the lines with new technology for increased production. 

  • 1974 Ludman starts manufacturing machines for Allis-Chalmers on subcontract basis.
  • 1986 Ludman purchases Compactor, Flaking Mill, and Granulating Mill Product Lines from Allis-Chalmers.
  • 1990 to 2010 Forty-Three (43) Roll Compactors supplied to fertilizer industry alone.
    (i.e. Potash, Ammonium Sulphate, Potassium Nitrate)
     
  • 1994 Flaking Mill produced with automatic roll gap positioning.
  • 1996 First Forty Inch (40 inch) diameter Compactor supplied with hydraulic drive.
  • 2010 Ninety-Two (92) Ludman/Allis-Chalmers Compactors operating in Potash Mines worldwide.

Quality
Ludman maintains detailed inspection procedures to insure machine reliability. Major components have material certifications and welds undergo ultrasonic testing and X-ray analysis.