Pneumatic Scale Angelus

Pneumatic Scale Angelus is an industry leader in the design and manufacture of packaging machinery for wet and dry filling, capping, can seaming, labeling, and centrifugation applications across the globe. Headquartered in Stow, Ohio, and with 7 manufacturing locations and more than 700 team members worldwide, we design innovative equipment, using the most advanced technologies, to the unique specifications of our customers.

Culture

As a member of the Barry-Wehmiller family of companies, Pneumatic Scale Angelus strives to be the kind of company that enables its associates to return home each day with a true sense of fulfillment. Our goal is to be a company that people enjoy working for, doing business with, investing in, and having as part of their communities.

History

Founded in 1895 in Quincy, MA, Pneumatic Scale Corporation was born when retail merchant William H. Doble realized a device he had developed for sealing and weighing dried currants could be applied to other products. Originally the Electric Scale Company, the firm was renamed to Pneumatic Scale Corporation upon switching technologies from electricity to compressed air. Originally handling only dry goods, the purchase of the Standard Automatic Machine Company led to patents in bottle filling and capping. As early as 1922, Pneumatic Scale Corporation had offices in Chicago, New York, London, Paris, and Tokyo.  (Credit to the Thomas Crane Library for historical references.)

Meanwhile, in 1910, the Angelus Sanitary Can Machine Company was founded in Los Angeles, CA by inventor Henry L. Guenther, who designed and patented machinery for producing double seams on cans. It was his vision to build a company that would produce the finest machines of its kind, anywhere in the world. His legacy lives on today as the Angelus name is considered the gold standard for seaming.