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Aylsworth, Jonas
Bachner, Edward F.
Bacon, Clare E.
Baekeland, Leo
Baer, Eric
Bailey, James
Beall, Glen
Beetle, Carl
Belcher, Sameul L.
Bishop, Richard
Black, Otis
Blount, Clint
Boeschenstein, H
Borro, Edward
Boyer, Raymond
Bradbury, Williamry
Bradt, Rexford H.
Breskin, Charles
Brown, Gordon
Burroughs, Charles
Carothers, Wallace
Chapman, Frank
Cleworth, C. W.
Condit, Charles
Conley, Fred
Cruse, William
Deanin, Rudolph
DeBell, John
Delmonte, John
Doak, Kenneth
Dow, Willard
Doyle, Bernard
Dreyfus, Camille
Dubois, J. Harry
Eastman, George
Ehlers, Russell
Ellis, Carleton
Erikson, Erik
Estabrook, Jr., F. R.
Flory, Paul
Forger, Robert
Foster, Joseph
Fox, Daniel W.
Gatto, Charles
Gigliotti, M. F. X.
Goggin, William
Goldsworthy, W.B.
Gore, Wilbert
Grebe, John
Griffith, Henry E.
Griffith, Palmer
Gross, Sid
Grote, Sr., Walter
Haine, Walter
Hanford, William
Harding, Ralph
Heckman, Jerome
Hemming, Emile
Hendrie, George
Hobson, Edwin L.
Hoffer, Robert
Hohl, John
Holz, Harold A.
Huidekoper, P.
Humphrey, G. P.
Huntsman, Jon
Hyatt, John Wesley
Hyde, J.F.
Jennings, Garland
Karol, Frederick J.
Kavanaugh, Lionel
Keville, John
Kleiderer, C. W.
Kline, Gordon M.
Kretzschmar, J. R.
Kruder, George A.
Kwolek, S. L.
Land, Edwin H.
Lankton, Gordon
Lester, William M.
Lubin, George
Maccaferri, Mario
Maddock, Bruce H.
Mark, Herman F.
Marra, Frank S.
Marshall, Abraham
Martinelli, Guy A.
Marvel, Carl Shipp
McGrath, James E.
Morrison, Robert S.
Muehlstein, Herman
Nalle, Jr., George S.
Nissel, Frank R.
Ott, Emile
Palmer, Spencer E.
Peters, Don. L.
Pitcher, Arnold E.
Plueddemann, E.
Plunkett, Roy J.
Porter, Roger S.
Quarnstrom, Ivar
Rahm, Louis Frank
Reib, John C.
Reinhart, Frank W.
Richardson, Henry
Robertson, Harold
Rosato, Dominick V.
Rowan, Sr., Edward
Rubens, L.C. "Bud"
Rubin, Irvin I.
Schwab, Fred E.
Scribner, George K.
Seabury, R. W.
Semon, Waldo L.
Seymour, R. B.
Shaw, Frank H.
Shaw, Louis E.
Sherwood, Miller G.
Slater, John G.
Spaak, Albert
Stein, Richard S.
Stott, Lewis L.
Stoughton, T. S.
Swedlow, David A.
Thomas, Islyn
Tupper, Earl S.
Von Holdt, John
Whitlock, Carl
Willert, William H.
Wyeth, N. C.
Zimmerman, A. S.
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Walter F. Grote, Sr. - Hall of Fame Entry
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Author: Plastics Academy Staff
Added: 03/29/2004
Type: Summary
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 Walter F. Grote, Sr. - Hall of Fame Entry
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Walter F. Grote, Sr
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A pioneer and innovator in injection molding. Envisioned the future of this unique process in 1929, while many struggled with compression molding of thermosetting and thermoplastic compounds.
Beginning with the first Buckholz injection molding presses (imported from Germany in 1922 by his father William), he began pioneering in the development and manufacturing of plastics products.
Under his management, Grote Mfg. Co. was credited with major developments in early automatic and hydraulic molding machines. His initiatives in product development and marketing were significant factors in the growth of the industry during the 30s.
In the 30s, he was one of the first to perceive the important application of larger plastics reflectors for automotive applications.
Until World War II, Grote remained the nation's pioneer and most fully integrated producer of plastic lenses and reflectors, with capability for optical engineering and testing, as well as injection molding.
In 1950, he pioneered flexible extruded reflective sheeting. In 1964, he introduced the first non-metallic lamp housings, following with other innovations including "turtle-back" clearance lamps and no-splice wiring systems.
Walter F. Grote, Sr. graduated from Fordham University in 1923. He worked at an oxygen production facility in Portsmouth, OH, and then joined his father's manufacturing company, National Colortype Co.
During World War II, his company quickly converted to the production of shell and bomb casings and paravanes for mine-sweepers, winning the coveted "E" Award for Excellence.
He currently resides in Cincinnati with his wife Marianne. Between them they have 13 children and about 54 grandchildren. |
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