henry harnischfeger

founder / harnischfeger corporation / 1855 - 1930 / inducted 1993

in 1884, two young men, a pattern maker and a machinist, joined forces and opened a small machine shop in milwaukee. three years later henry harnischfeger and alonzo pawling would introduce the first three-motor electric traveling crane. in 1913, the company, headed by harnischfeger, introduced gas-driven excavating machinery, and later the first gasoline-powered dragline.

prior to 1913, excavating machinery was built much like agricultural machinery. a visionary, harnischfeger saw the value of a mechanical means of digging and refilling trenches. he believed excavators should be built like any other heavy-duty machinery, and that the contractor would pay for high-grade design and 2022世界杯亚洲区赛程表时间 , if it meant greater machine life and more profit to its user. the impact of harnischfeger's vision extends worldwide.