Hermance Machine Company History

Hermance Machine Company was started in 1902 by Albert D. Hermance at the pinnacle of the lumber boom that gave Williamsport PA its nickname, "Lumber Capital of the World".  While today Williamsport is better known as the "Little League Capital of the World", Hermance Machine is still known by the same name, and still provides the same high quality machines that we once mass produced for almost 100 years since the start of the 20th century.

The Monks family then took over Hermance Machine in the 1920's after Albert D. Hermance passed away.  The Monks family owned and operated the facility until 1987 when Joseph G. Strouse, a Williamsport native, bought the business.  Joe Strouse had previously been employed in Pittsburgh, PA as an executive for Joy Manufacturing.  It was a stroke of luck that the opportunity was presented to Joe to buy the company, and having a strong interest in woodworking, it was a natural fit.

Manufacturing Heritage

While Hermance Machine no longer manufactures mass quantities of woodworking machines, we still have a fully functional machine shop with updated CNC milling capabilities that enable us to continue with our manufacturing heritage.  We currently manufacture our internally designed cutterhead along with a preset stand for measuring moulder heads that keep our machinists striving hard to meet the demand.

 

 

‘Big Idea’ contest for business plans...

By ALISSA EATON - aeaton@sungazette.com

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ALISSA EATON/Sun-Gazette
Matthew Strouse, second from left, accepts $25,000 for his business plan from Jill Edwards of Ben Franklin Technology Partners, left; Shannon Tyson-Gallagher of the LHU Small Business Development Center, second from right; and Lock Haven University President Keith Miller, far right.


Strouse Industrial reaps the benefits of the fourth annual Big Idea Business Plan Competition.

Matthew Strouse, owner of Strouse Industrial LLC, won the $25,000 prize for his business plan. The award was sponsored by Lock Haven University, Ben Franklin Technology Partners, and the state Department of Community and Economic Development.

It was presented by Jill Edwards, from the Ben Franklin Technology Partners, Shannon Tyson-Gallagher a consultant at the Lock Haven University Small Business Development Center and Keith Miller, president of Lock Haven University.