Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc. explained

Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc.
Type:Privately held
Foundation:1907
Hq Location City:Louisville, Kentucky
Num Locations:Nine facilities
Key People:Richard Gimmel III, Chief Operating Officer
Industry:Manufacturing
Products:Engineering, Machining, Metrology, Forging, Stamping, Maintenance, Nitrogen generators, Air Compressors
Num Employees:260
Num Employees Year:2023

Atlas Machine and Supply, Inc., founded in 1907,[1] is one of the largest heavy-capacity industrial machinery engineering, manufacturing and remanufacturing centers in the United States. The company also performs field machining repairs onsite for industries located throughout the United States and around the world.

Atlas also designs and repairs industrial compressors and related equipment.

History

In 1907, the company was officially formed by the Swiss immigrant Gimmel family who immigrated to the United States roughly 30 years prior. Manufacturing began with elevators at a small shop in downtown Louisville. In the decades that followed, Atlas gradually expanded its machine shop and industrial engineering capabilities to include the repair, design, and remanufacturing of heavy industrial machinery. Atlas also became a compressor distributor in the 1940s and continues to provide compressed air solutions today.

Other expanded capabilities included the launch of a Field Machining division in 2011 that mirrors its machine shop capabilities for customers with on-site repair needs.[2] Atlas further expanded its onsite expertise with the addition of a new Laser Tracking metrology service in 2012 which allows for completing large-scale machining jobs at the customer's job site. [3]

Locations

As of August 2023, Atlas had approximately 260 employees. The company's headquarters is located in Louisville, Kentucky and consists of a machine shop totaling more than 100,000 square feet.[4] Additional facilities are located in Cincinnati, Ohio; Columbus, Ohio; Evansville, Indiana; Indianapolis, Indiana; Lexington, Kentucky; Harned, Kentucky; and Nashville, Tennessee.

Leadership

In 2014 Richard Gimmel III became the fourth generation of his family to lead the company as president. His father and former president, Richard Gimmel Jr., was chairman until his retirement in 2019. In 2023, the company reorganized its operational structure to better manage the company's accelerated growth. The changes included Atlas President Richard Gimmel lll assuming a new leadership role as Chief Executive Officer.

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Atlas Machine and Supply History . 5 December 2012 . dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130109045856/http://www.atlasmachine.com/history.php . 9 January 2013 .
  2. News: Atlas Machine invests $1 million in new division. 5 December 2012. Business First. 23 August 2011.
  3. News: Atlas Machine and Supply adds new laser tracking service. 5 December 2012. Business First. 22 June 2012.
  4. News: Atlas Machine and Supply to break ground on plant. 5 December 2012. Business First. 20 May 1999.