Manufacturing Showcase
Cincinnati, Inc. By: Russ Willcutt
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riginally known as the Cincinnati Shaper Company, it was founded in 1898 by Perrin March in Harrison, Ohio. The company was eventually renamed Cincinnati, Inc. (CI), and it remains a privately held company by the March family. The initial product line consisted of metalworking shapers, gear cutting machined, hobbing machines, cutter grinders, and gear burnishing machines as the primary focus. Today’s product line has shifted and grown substantially to include cutting-edge laser technology, press brakes, automation, shears, PM presses, additive
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manufacturing, and software. Its products are manufactured at its Harrison plant and distributed throughout the world. CI goes to market via strategically located sales engineers and service technicians throughout the U.S. and Canada, as well as distribution in Mexico, Australia, and the UK. More than 57,000 machines have been sold worldwide. According to Nikki Stenzel, marketing specialist, “We’ve also addressed the growing trend of IIoT by creating CIberDash, which is a revolutionary new software technology that allows users to
