킹슬리 머신에 대하여 (About the Kingsley hot stamping machines)

KINGSLEY

In April of 1932, Lewis Kingsley patented his clever new invention: imprinting the round surface of a fountain pen. His invention, a hot-stamping machine, employed curved face type which corresponded to the profile of the pen barrel. The machines produced flawless results and were easily adapted to an endless variety of uses. Lewis formed the Kingsley Machine Company and set about the business of putting a Kingsley machine in every Stationery, Drug and Department Store in America.

Nine years later the Navy conceived the idea of using a Kingsley Machine to imprint identification codes on aircraft wire. With war on the horizon, aircraft manufacturers were desperately looking for ways to increase production efficiencies. Lewis responded with every resource he could rally. Within weeks, hundreds of Kingsley Machines were retooled for wire marking. It was estimated that over the course of the war, Kingsley machines had saved the country several hundred-million dollars in manufacturing, while contributing significantly to aviation safety.

In the sixty years since Lewis founded his company, Kingsley has grown to become the world leader in high performance marking systems. In 1995 Kingsley was acquired by Norwood. Today, Kingsley provides diverse marking solutions to over 7,000 aerospace, electronics, transportation, medical device, and military customers around the world.