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| Founded | 1938 |
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| Founder | John W. Hammes |
| Headquarters | , USA |
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InSinkErator is an American company and brand name known for producing instant hot water dispensers and food waste disposal systems, generally called " garbage disposals" or "garbage disposers".
History
Architect John W. Hammes founded the company in Racine, Wisconsin, where it remains headquartered. Hammes is credited with inventing the "in-sink" food waste disposal in 1927 for his wife. It works by grinding and shredding solid food waste, using centrifugal force. [1] [2] He spent ten years improving the design and went into business selling the appliance. His company was called the In-Sink-Erator Manufacturing Company. [3] The name is a play on the word " incinerator" and refers to the fact that the mouth of the disposal unit is located "in" the " sink".
The company was purchased by Emerson Electric in 1968. In 2006, In-Sink-Erator removed the hyphens from its name, becoming InSinkErator. It also redesigned the company logo and released a re-engineered line of high technology disposers branded as the Evolution Series.[ citation needed]
On November 1, 2022, InSinkErator was acquired by Whirlpool Corporation. [4] [5]
References
- ^ DiFulco, Denise (August 23, 2007). "Grist for the Daily Grind". The Washington Post. Retrieved 2009-10-22.
- ^ "How a food waste disposer works". Insinkerator. Retrieved May 28, 2020.
- ^ " Kitchen appliance inventions." About.com
- ^ "Whirlpool Corporation completes acquisition of InSinkErator". Whirlpool Corporation. Retrieved 2022-12-20.
- ^ Staff (August 9, 2022). "Whirlpool acquires major garbage disposal maker InSinkErator". The Herald-Palladium. Retrieved August 10, 2022.
External links
- InSinkErator
- InSinkErator at Facebook
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