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Whirlpool Corporation is an American multinational manufacturer and marketer of home appliances headquartered in Benton Charter Township, Michigan, United States. [2] In 2023, the Fortune 500 company had an annual revenue of approximately $19 billion in sales, around 59,000 employees, and more than 55 manufacturing and technology research centers globally.
In 1997, the company was purchased by Goodman Global (now part of Daikin North America), a heating-and-cooling manufacturer which sold it to Maytag (now part of Whirlpool) in 2002. [2] Goodman still owns Amana's air conditioner and furnace division, and Amana home appliances are now owned and manufactured by the Whirlpool Corporation. [3]
This facility manufactured Maytag's first automatic washers, the "AMP", introduced that year. This was the start of a new age in washing machines for Maytag. 1951: The Korean War was underway, and Maytag built parts for tanks and other military equipment alongside the washing machines. 1953: Maytag introduced its first automatic dryer. 1954
The company was founded in 1908 by Joe Barlow and John Seelig as Barlow & Seelig Manufacturing. They got their start by taking existing machine designs and improving them. [citation needed] In 1922, Speed Queen was the first company to introduce washers with nickel-copper tubs. The brand name "Speed Queen" was created in 1928.
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The brand first appeared on a four-drawer drop feed sewing machine sold from 1913 to 1919. [5] The first Kenmore washing machine was introduced in 1927. [6] The first Kenmore vacuum cleaners were introduced in 1932.
GE Appliances was originally a part of General Electric, a company which began marketing a full roster of heating and cooking products in 1907. [11] In January 2004, it became part of GE Consumer & Industrial when GE Consumer Products (founded in 1905) merged with GE Industrial Systems (founded in 1930) to form GE Consumer & Industrial.
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