10/24/2025
Celebrating 50 Years of Putsch® USA! 🎉
On October 24, 1975, our doors officially opened in Western North Carolina, marking the start of an incredible journey.
For five decades, our U.S. location has served as Putsch® Group’s North American technical, manufacturing, and service center — supporting innovation across industries from sugar and filtration technology to glass and panel processing.
Before the digital age — driven by the goal of improving service, support, and delivery on the Eastern Seaboard, and a commitment to catering to the unique needs of the North American market — we set our sights Westward.
Our founding in North Carolina was inspired by a shared vision of progress — a result of the combined efforts of the Asheville Chamber of Commerce’s Economic Development Department, the N.C. Department of Natural and Economic Resources, and Governor James E. Holshouser.
This spirit — which our founder, Henry C. Radinger, recognized as North Carolina’s “State of Mind,” a sense of optimism, industriousness, and cooperation — guided the decision to establish our first U.S. facility in Western North Carolina.
🏗️ Milestones of Innovation
Over the past 50 years, we’ve proudly contributed to technological progress in North America, including:
🔹 1985: 1st Membrane Filter Press (Putsch®PKF) for carbonation mud juice concentrate at Minn-Dak factory, Wahpeton, ND
🔹1991: 1st Modern Drum Slicer (Putsch® TSM 2200) at American Crystal Sugar, Hillsboro, ND factory
🔹1991: 1st Membrane Filter Press (Putsch PKF) worldwide for usage in a diatomaceous earth cane refinery Domino Sugar (nowadays American Sugar Refining), Baltimore, MD refinery.
🔹1992: 1st Richter Tubes in U.S.A
🔹1999: 1st TSA Rock Catcher – Closed Version at American Crystal Sugar, Hillsboro, ND factory
🔹2003: 1st JWRT Jet Wash Roller Table at Monitor Sugar (nowadays Michigan Sugar), Bay City, MI factory
🔹2023: 1st Segment Filter for 2nd Carbonation Juice at Amalgamated Sugar, Mini Cassia, ID factory
🔹2025: 1st Modern Multi-Tray Clarifier at American Crystal Sugar, Drayton, ND factory
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🚀 Looking Ahead
From a small team focused on sugar beet knives to a full-service engineering and manufacturing hub, we’ve grown — bigger, better, and bolder — with every decade.
As we celebrate this milestone, we want to thank our customers, partners, and employees who made half a century of innovation possible. Here’s to 50 more years!
📸 Below: Scenes from our 1975 opening ceremony, factory tour, and product demonstration featuring former CEO Henry C. Radinger(right) and Governor James E. Holshouser(center).
