French Oil Mill Machinery Co
1035 W. Greene Street, Piqua, Ohio, United States

French® is an ISO-certified, 4th generation family-owned U. S. company that custom designs, manufactures and supports hydraulic press systems for molding rubber and composite materials, industrial rubber mixers, screw presses for synthetic rubber processing and for the separation of liquids from solids, and oilseed equipment used to extract vegetable oil from seeds and nuts, and to produce biofuels. For over 118 years we have partnered with our stakeholders, in over 80 countries worldwide, to provide products with superior value and superior service that improve our customers’ productivity and reduce their overall production costs. Our 225,000 square foot corporate office and manufacturing facility are located in Piqua, Ohio.  French owns the brand TMP, A Division of French, which supplies hydraulic presses to the composite, lamination and rubber industries in addition to their technically advanced composite, plastic and rubber mixing systems. French is also the parent company to FOM (Shanghai) Company, Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise in Shanghai, China, serving the domestic Chinese oilseed and polymer processing markets.

History

Alfred Willard French founded The French Oil Mill Machinery Co. on May 25, 1900. An M.I.T. graduate and veteran of the linseed oil industry, French believed engineering creativity and research would produce superior vegetable oil mill machinery.  “We have not confined ourselves to prevailing types of machines, but have adopted radical departures for the benefit of the industry,” said French in 1908.  Alfred and his team transitioned their expertise in vegetable oil hydraulic press technology to other processes such as metal forming and rubber curing. French was granted 55 patents.    He also had a vision for the future of the company. He exported to markets outside of the USA and was soon building equipment for use in Great Britain, Germany and Norway. This strong tradition of partnering across the seas continues today with installations in nearly every country on nearly every continent. In 1984 French was awarded the Presidential “E” Award for Exports and then received the “E Star” Award in 2012. The “E” Awards are the highest recognition any U.S. entity may receive for making a significant contribution to the expansion of U.S. exports.  Alfred’s wife, Grace Albers French, took over as President, ably assisted by General Manager Charles B. Upton, after her husband’s untimely death in 1925. The company remained dedicated to the same principles of creative engineering and research.  AWFrench-Sr-Founder Alfred Willard French Jr. joined the company in 1926, rising to Vice President in 1931 and President in 1962. Under his direction, the company expanded offerings to vegetable oil mills with mechanical screw presses and other products. He also pioneered the use of screw presses in the synthetic and natural rubber, wood pulp, and cane sugar industries.  In the late 1930s, French began manufacturing solvent extraction machinery for the vegetable oil industry. In 1999, French announced the licensing and sale of the latest technologies of its worldwide solvent extraction business to the DeSmet Group, S.A. of Brussels, Belgium.  AWFrench-Jr Daniel Phelps French, the younger son of Alfred Willard French Jr., serves as Chairman of the Board and Chief Executive Officer. He served as company President for 31 years, having appointed Jason P. McDaniel to succeed him as President in January 2013. Dan has continued with the company’s commitment to innovation, insisting on continuous improvements to our quality and delivery performance. In 1998, Dan spearheaded an effort to achieve ISO 9001 certification, thus reinforcing our already exceptional quality standards. Dan has persisted in his commitment to quality and our ISO certification has been continuously renewed.  DPFrench In 2009 French acquired TMP, a hydraulic press and rubber mixer manufacturer in Cleveland, Ohio. Following the acquisition, French announced a new sales structure for its French and TMP hydraulic press groups, including the name change of TMP to TMP, A Division of French to clarify their ownership structure. Moving from brand-specific sales teams to consolidated sales responsibilities within clearly segmented markets allowed French & TMP to better support our customers by leveraging our product designs within our respective markets and to strengthen our position as the technology and quality leader. TMP moved to French’s Piqua headquarters in August 2012.  FOM (Shanghai) Company, Ltd., a wholly foreign-owned enterprise of The French Oil Mill Machinery Company, in Shanghai, China, opened in October 2009. The 18,000 square foot facility allows French to provide the Chinese oilseed and polymer processing markets with Chinese-manufactured machinery or imported machinery, as desired by the customers.  In the tradition of its founder, The French Oil Mill Machinery Company continues to be an innovator. French has numerous new patents and products and is committed to an ongoing effort to improve its internal processes and maintain a close, cordial, and productive relationship with each stakeholder.

Our Mission:

• To Partner with our Stakeholders through Design, Manufacture and Service of Improved Machinery

• “Stakeholders” are our worldwide customers, our employees and our families, our shareholders, our suppliers, our communities, and our country.

   

Our Commitment to Quality

French’s “Q-100” Quality Program is shaping our future through teamwork, employee involvement, and continuous improvement. To us, quality is a satisfied customer achieved by quality people producing quality products 

Quality, ISO 9001:2015 Certified

The French Oil Mill Machinery Co. is an ISO 9001:2015 certified company and a member of the Process Equipment Manufacturers’ Association, a top management association for companies in the process equipment field.  We strive to make Best-In-Class, Ruggedly-Built Machinery that provides our customers with many years of reliable service. Many of our machines have an average life span over 50 years and operate with maximum productivity and lower processing costs per ton.  Our company-wide quality management system meets the stringent requirements of the International Organization for Standardization (ISO), and regular audits are conducted by registrar Det Norske Veritas (DNV) Certification, Inc..  ISO 9001:2015 is only part of why French is The Technology and Quality Leader in the industry. New product development, innovative equipment designs, self-managed work teams in manufacturing, and process improvement teams have all contributed to meeting our goal of increased customer satisfaction.