Sweed Machinery Acquires Profile Grinding

MEDFORD, Ore. - May 22, 2014 - PRLog -- Gold Hill, OR – Sweed Machinery, Inc., located in Gold Hill, OR, a leading manufacturer in dryer support equipment for the panel and veneer industry, has recently announced its acquisition of Profile Grinding (formerly located in Medford, OR).

About Sweed Machinery

Sweed Machinery has been designing and manufacturing panel processing equipment for almost 60 years. Sweed® dryer support and material handling systems aim to achieve higher production goals with less downtime to provide solid processing value year after year. Tyler Casebeer, C.O.O. of Sweed Machinery, is enthusiastic about the acquisition, saying “We serve a lot of the same customers as Profile Grinding, and we believe this is a perfect combination of product lines and core strengths to create a trusted source (for these products) within the industry.”

About Profile Grinding

Profile Grinding & Machine, Inc., served the machining and plywood industries for over 45 years. They were well-known in the industry for; providing quality replacement parts for Raimann and other leading name brand plywood patchers; specializing in manufacturing new dies; die sharpening and repair; and manufacturing hot melt adhesive applicator parts and systems, and automatic strip feeders.Sweed’s staff of engineers and fully equipped machine shop will provide customers the same level of service as Profile Grinding did in the design and development of new products, custom parts, and the modification and improvement of existing pieces. Jim Williams, former Sales Representative of Profile Grinding has joined Sweed’s team through the acquisition. “I am excited to be a part of Sweed Machinery. Sweed’s dedication to growing, changing, and adapting to meet the needs of the industries is why I am confident that (former) Profile Grinding customers will continue receiving the same quality craftsmanship and service they’ve grown to trust throughout the years.

Contact

Parts and service formerly received from Profile Grinding can now be obtained through Sweed Machinery. Contact Jim Williams: TF 1-800-888-1352, PH: 541-855-1512, FX: 541-855-1165
EM: JimW@sweed.com, WEB: www.sweed.com