However, Allis-Chalmers, for many years, was synonymous with mining, mineral and food-grade machinery, producing materials that you rely on daily. For instance, Allis-Chalmers identified demand in many industries for machinery that agglomerated or crushed over- and under-sized product.

The Early Stages of Our Story

Allis-Chalmers Corporation was formed in 1901 by merging the Edward P. Allis, Fraser & Chalmers, and Gates firms. In addition, headquartered in Milwaukee, WI USA, it employed tens of thousands of people and was a massive conglomerate for industrial equipment. However, it underwent a series of divestitures in the 1980s.

Rugged, Reliable Machines

Allis-Chalmers machines that compacted material were classified as compactors and briquetters. Comparatively, crushing machines were known as roll crushers or granulators and flake breakers. Further, machines that flake grains and other material took the names flaking mills and shredding mills. These machines have maintained their names, but have evolved tremendously over the years. Moreover, Allis-Chalmers began manufacturing these simple, robust machines with counter-rotating rolls, near the beginning of the 20th Century. Rolls compress or crush material to achieve the best solution for each end-use.