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You may have heard or referred to us as CA Lawton Machinery or LMG Presses in the past and now you are wondering how they are linked with Trinks Inc.? We understand this can be a bit confusing as a result of the name changes, which is why we broke it down for you below
1935
CA Lawton Company was originally founded in 1879 and formed the Plastics Machinery Division in 1935 to meet the demands of the molding industry. This is where the ingenuity and customer commitment began.
2007
In 2007, the CA Lawton Machinery Division was purchased by Trinks Inc., changing our name to LMG. The reason we chose LMG was to provide an easy transition for our customers and vendors that previously knew us as Lawton Machinery Group. We kept the name LMG presses for 11 years, and continued to enhance our product line by being a wide-ranging solutions provider.


C.A Lawton built first press

First Tissue Wrapper developed

First Compression Molding Press established

First Transfer Molding Press built

Built first Spinning Lathe


First Automated Press System was introduced

Plasticator for Thermoset material was built

Fuel Cell Compression Molding Press developed

C.A. Lawton Machinery Division was purchased by Trinks Inc. and became LMG Presses

3o ton multi-frame compression press was built

Plasticating extruder designed to support thermoplastic molding


Down- Acting Clamp with Four Down-Acting Plunger Shuttle Transfer Press

900 Ton XL Down-Acting Shuttle Compression

Preformer Press developed

300 Ton Multi-Daylight Press

Fully Integrated Automation Cell

LMG officially becomes Trinks Inc.

Trinks Inc. acquires Hull Industries
2015
In 2015, LMG acquired Red Stag Engineering and Automation Inc. Red Stag was founded in 1961 and offers a variety of products including metal forging presses, stamping presses, die carts and die splitters.
To read the official press release, click here.

2019
In 2019, we said goodbye to LMG and officially became our legal name, Trinks Inc. We kept our roots in Green Bay, WI and have continued our tradition of designing and delivering manufacturing equipment for our customers.
To view products we have to offer, click here.