New England entrepreneurs Alfred and Parley Williams, Charles Heald and Marvel White open Williams, Heald & Company and Molline Iron Works in Moline, IL.
1868
Produces the first metalworking press
1871
Williams & White incorporates under the Illinois Corporation Act of 1857, becoming Williams, White & Company
1880
Invents the “Bull-Dozer”, a machine with nearly universal manufacturing applications.
1933-1953
Becomes a pioneer and premier supplier of hydraulic and multi-opening hot plate presses.
1986 – 1990
Building Expansion increasing manufacturing operations to 150,000 sq. feet, including (2) 250 ton overhead cranes, Large press assembly pits, 8-inch boring Mill, stress relieve furnace & shot blast booth.
1998
Doerfer companies acquires Williams, White & Company
2010 & 2014
Williams White & Company acquires Quad City Dryer and Davenport Dryer, positioning itself as one of the leading suppliers of industrial Rotary dryers & coolers used in processing grains, sludge, aggregate, powders, coal and chemicals.
2024-2025
Williams, White & Company makes significant investment in its operations, manufacturing facility and equipment to support continued growth. (addition of two large CNC boring mills, a CNC vertical machining center and a high-capacity lathe. Streamlined Operations with the introduction of new ERP system.)
