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Company History
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Three Generations in the Specialized Wiping Cloth Business! |
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The John R. Lyman Company was incorporated in Springfield, Massachusetts in l906 taking the founder's name. The new company was in the wiping material business. In 1937, the new owner, Mr. "Shep" Wright moved the company to it's permanent location in Chicopee, Massachusetts, a building previously housing a cotton mill. Today, we are a 231,000 square foot facility. We are one of the largest and most advanced in-house facilities in the industry. We provide a multitude of superior products for the control of contamination in a broad range of industries, including wafer fabrication, electronics, nuclear-related, aerospace, medical/pharmaceutical, semi-conductor manufacturing and a growing list of new innovative technologies. |
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When Do Rags Become Wipers?
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Wipers made from new mill ends, which are sanitized in our modern laundry, offer a number of performance advantages over reclaimed rags. When considering rags as a wiping tool for specific application, we believe washed wipers are your best alternative. The John R. Lyman Company is proud of the 98 year tradition established in the field of washed wipers. In our modern laundry with the combination of heat, detergents, resin breakers and time, we are capable of achieving unparalleled high quality and consistently absorbent wipers. By using only select textile products and new mill ends, we ensure that our products are totally free of foreign objects. As raw material moves through our production facility, wipers are sorted according to weight, weave, fiber content, color, surface characteristics and size to ensure consistent quality to correspond to the features required in specific wiping applications. In the laundering phase, we adjust formulations to achieve the desired instantaneous absorbency and "feel" of all wipers. Proper laundering and sanitizing at high temperatures is also critical in eliminating infectious material, which potentially poses a health and liability risk to users of introducing contaminants to your manufacturing process resulting from fabric finishes dissolved by solvents.
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Along with minimizing liability, washed wipers also offer direct economic benefit. Our washed wipers are pressure packed into 45lb. and 50lb. boxes resulting in cost savings by reducing inventory space approximately 50%! As you consider any specialized wiping applications, consider The John R. Lyman Company. With over 98 years in the wiping cloth business, we are confident we can provide the proper wiping tool to meet your specific requirements.
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