Staber Industries, Inc. is a

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of residential laundry

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, with headquarters in

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. The products they currently manufacture include a

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, a clothes dryer, and a clothes

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History

Staber Industries, Inc. was founded in 1976 by James E. Staber. For the first two decades, the company's specialization was the remanufacturing of washing machine transmissions for such companies as

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, and Speed Queen.

Appliance manufacturing

In the 1990s, Staber Industries began to shift its resources to the development of its own line of residential laundry appliances. The current product line includes a high efficiency top-loading horizontal-axis washing machine, a clothes dryer, and a clothes drying cabinet.

Washing machine

The Staber washing machine is the only top loaded horizontal-axis washing machine to be manufactured in the United States. The horizontal-axis configuration uses approximately 60% less water for a wash cycle than a traditional top loading washer. Because of this, the Staber washing machine has earned an

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rating for high efficiency. The wash tub is hexagonal and constructed of laser-perforated stainless steel, spinning above a half-octagonal stainless steel base. Because the distance between the spinning tub and the base is in constant flux, water is force-injected through the perforations into the clothes. Staber Industries received a patent for this wash tub configuration in 1994.

Distribution

Staber appliances are available domestically and internationally to consumers by way of their

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, and also through a network of hundreds of authorized dealers throughout the United States and Canada.Melville, Bill (November 2003) "Capitalizing on

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Notes

References

* Williams, Brian (September 4, 1999) "New Plant Cleans Away Rusty Image: Staber Industries’ Specialty Washers Add Modern Technology to a Staple Appliance". ''

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'', p. 1G * Clark, M.J. (September 23, 2005
"Family-Owned Firm is Ohio's Best Kept Secret in Washing Machines"
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of Columbus'' * MacLaren, Mary Ann (January/February 2005) "Top Loading Front Loader Looking for Niche Market". ''Great Lakes & Ohio Valley Retail News'', p. 1. * Brehm, Jeff (November 1994) "Washing Clothes: A Whole New Angle". ''

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'', p. 8 * Hodl, James J. (July 2005) "When the Old Washer is Dead, Sell the Replacement". ''Marcone World'', p. 11

External links

Official website

Produkttests von Waschmaschinen (unter anderem dieses Herstellers)
(in German) Companies based in the Columbus, Ohio metropolitan area Home appliance manufacturers of the United States Franklin County, Ohio