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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.   

CA Lawton, LMG, Trinks Inc Sign
1935- CA Lawton Building
1935

C.A Lawton built first press

1940- Wrapper
1940

First Tissue Wrapper developed

Trinks 1st Compression Molding Press
1945

First Compression Molding Press established

1952- Transfer Molding Press
1952

First Transfer Molding  Press built

1967- Spinning Lathe
1967

Built first Spinning Lathe

1980- Encapsulation Press developed
1980
Encapsulation Press was developed
1991- Automated Press System
1991

First Automated Press System was introduced

2000-Thermoset Plasticator
2000

Plasticator for Thermoset material was built

2001-Fuel Cell Compression Molding Press
2001

Fuel Cell Compression Molding Press developed

2007-LMG Presses
2007

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

2007- Multi-Frame Compression Press
2007

3o ton multi-frame compression press was built

2009- Thermoplastic Plasticator developed
2009

Plasticating extruder designed to support thermoplastic molding

2010- Dual Opening Vacuum Press
2010
75 Ton Dual Opening Vacuum Press
2011- Down-Acting Plunger Shuttle Transfer Press
2011

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

2012- Down-Acting Shuttle Compression Press
2012

900 Ton XL Down-Acting Shuttle Compression

2013- Preformer Press
2013

Preformer Press developed

2017-Multi-Daylight Press
2016

300 Ton Multi-Daylight Press

2017-Fully Integrated Automation Cell
2017

Fully Integrated Automation Cell

2019-Trinks Inc.
2019

LMG officially becomes Trinks Inc. 

2019- Hull Industries
2019

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.

Redstag Logo

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. 

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