Company history
The company was founded in 1897 by Oakley S. Walker. The end of the 19th century was the period of the industrial revolution and the Walker concept was likewise revolutionary – to use magnetism in steel grinding. The company became the pioneer in the development of magnetic clamping systems which have been taken up all over the world since that early beginning.
over 100 years of magnetic experience
1896 - Oakley Sullivan Walker invented the electromagnetic chuck
1897 - O.S.Walker (USA) was founded
1943 - Walker developed the first permanent chuck
1955 - Acquisition of Hagou Magnetics (Netherlands)
1956 - Walker developed the Ceramax chuck
1959 - Acquisition of Buck Manufacturing Company & F.W.Shrader Company
1960 - Walker introduced the Elektroperm chuck
1963 - Walker introduced the first Electronic Integrating Fluxmeters and Auto-Plotting Hysteresis graphs
1972 - Formation of Walker Scientific Inc.
1974 - Walker Magnetics Group Inc. was formed
1985 - Braillon Magnetique (France) was acquired
1988 - National in Columbus, Ohio a Burlington Ontario became part of the Walker Group
1991 - Venture formed in Czech Republic, Walker Pilana Magnetics
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