Campbell Hausfeld is a manufacturer of consumer, industrial, and commercial grade, low priced

air compressor An air compressor is a machine that takes ambient air from the surroundings and discharges it at a higher pressure. It is an application of a gas compressor and a Pneumatics, pneumatic device that energy conversion, converts mechanical power (from ...

s and related products, based in

Harrison, Ohio Harrison is a city in western Hamilton County, Ohio, United States. The population was 12,563 at the 2020 census. It is part of the Cincinnati metropolitan area. History Harrison was laid out in 1810, named in honor of William Henry Harrison ...

. It is a major subsidiary of the

Marmon Group Marmon Group is an American industrial holding company headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. Founded by Jay Pritzker and Robert Pritzker in 1953 (as Colson Corporation), it has been held by the Berkshire Hathaway group since 2013. Marmon Group ...

which in turn is part of

Berkshire Hathaway Berkshire Hathaway Inc. () is an American multinational conglomerate holding company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska. Originally a textile manufacturer, the company transitioned into a conglomerate starting in 1965 under the management of c ...

.The Warren Buffett CEO: Secrets from the Berkshire Hathaway Managers
Author Robert P. Miles , John Wiley and Sons, 2003 432 pages p.276 It is one of the oldest companies in Ohio.

History

The company was founded in 1836 and manufactured

farm equipment Agricultural machinery relates to the mechanical structures and devices used in farming or other agriculture. There are many types of such equipment, from hand tools and power tools to tractors and the farm implements that they tow or operate. M ...

. In 1940 it acquired Joseph Hausfeld's company which was the manufacturer of an air-compressor called ''Pressure King'' and was renamed ''Campbell-Hausfeld''. In 1971 Campbell Hausfeld was acquired by Scott Fetzer. In 2015 the company was acquired by The Marmon Group. The company also manufactures air tools, painting systems,

winch A winch is a mechanical device that is used to pull in (wind up) or let out (wind out) or otherwise adjust the tension (physics), tension of a rope or wire rope (also called "cable" or "wire cable"). In its simplest form, it consists of a Bobb ...

es, generators,

pressure washer Pressure washing or power washing is the use of high-pressure water spray to remove loose paint, mold, grime, dust, mud, and dirt from surfaces and objects such as buildings, vehicles and concrete surfaces. The volume of a mechanical pressure w ...

s, and spray guns. Spray Finishing and Other Techniques
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timeless principles for the new economy Author Robert G. Hagstrom Publisher John Wiley and Sons, 2001 , 9780471389798 p.38 283 pages

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