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The History of Gorman Machine |
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In 1950 Ken Gorman of Watertown MA worked
for a small parts manufacturer out of a
small 3 bay garage A company named
Holtzer-Cabot of Roxbury MA needed some
coils to be wound for them, Ken took on the
job when his employer did not express
interest in the job. He designed a winding
machine and wound coils for them as a
subcontractor.
In 1951 he worked for
General Electric of Lynn MA as a contractor
where he contracted to design a coil winding
machine for them given his previous
experience in winding coils. He was paid
$6000.00 for that first machine.
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1952 Ken left GE and decided to go on his
own and bid on a job where he was awarded
the contract to wind coils for
Holtzer-Cabot
at 50 cents per coil out of a garage of a
friend of his. Soon he had a check for
$25,000 for his first major job and he had
the funds to expand his business. |
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Ken in 1952
in front of the 1st Gorman garage |
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Although Gorman Machine Corp has its roots
as a coil winding contracting business it
evolved into being a dedicated manufacturer
of coil winding machines. The machines were
improved upon due to the original needs of
the business to have a quality machine which
could provide consistent results. |
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Randolph
facility in 1955 |
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Ken opened his first major manufacturing
facility in Randolph MA in 1953. |
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Randolph facility in 1962 |
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Randolph
facility in 1962 |
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Ken
in Fullerton, CA in 1969 |
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In the late 60’s he made a move to
California but the economy went into
recession so he moved his operations back to
MA. |
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In 1979 Ken had a
new facility built in the Industrial Park in Brockton MA.
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Ken in 2009 at the Brockton Facility |
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Middleboro facility |
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