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Twin City Fan
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. is a group of fan compa- er. Barry Blower was sold several times and eventually
nies that manufacture and sell a complete range of cen- merged with Penn Ventilation to form PennBarry.
trifugal and axial propeller fans, power roof ventilators, Twin City Fan got its name from its birthplace: the
and related equipment. The Minneapolis headquarters Twin Cities of Minneapolis and St. Paul. However, most
is home to all corporate, sales, engineering, accounting, of its manufacturing facilities are in South Dakota, in
marketing, and administrative functions. A state-of-the- the towns of Brookings, Elkton, Mitchell, Aberdeen, and
art air & sound test lab adjoins. Sioux Falls. In 2006, its heavy duty company Clarage
moved to Pulaski, Tennessee.
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. also owns Aerovent,
Locations a competitor to its own Twin City Fan and Blower divi-
sion. It has a major presence in Singapore through joint
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. manufactures its products venture with Azen Manufacturing Ptd Ltd. It also owns
at five South Dakota plants, located in Aberdeen, Brook- a joint venture in India and a subsidiary company in
ings, Elkton, Mitchell and Sioux Falls, as well as at plants Shanghai, China
in Pulaski, Tennessee and Covington, Ohio. It also owns a Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. is the parent of the
foundry in Davenport, Iowa called Twin City Holland In- oldest fan company Clarage (founded in 1874) in the US
dustries. Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. products cover history.
the entire fan market and are sold under the trade names
Aerovent, Clarage, Twin City Fan & Blower, and ’zen Memberships
Manufacturing Pte., Ltd The company is a member of the Air Movement and Con-
trol Association (AMCA)
History
Consolidation
The Barry family has owned and controlled Twin City Fan
Companies, Ltd. since its inception in 1973. On January 1, It is one of the few remaining fan companies after years
1996 Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. became an Employee of consolidation. Its major competitors include Chicago
Owned (ESOP) Company. Blower, New York Blower, Cincinnati Fan, Howden, Loren
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. operated exclusively Cook, PennBarry and Greenheck.
in Minneapolis until 1984, when manufacturing was re-
located to Brookings, South Dakota. The Brookings plant Product / Application History
was expanded twice and South Dakota plants were
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. manufactures a broad line
opened in Mitchell (1988), Aberdeen (1993), and Elkton
of centrifugal and axial fans, power roof ventilators, and
(1996). The Mitchell and Aberdeen plants have since been
related products. Company standards dictate precisely
expanded, and in late 1997, a new plant was constructed
engineered products designed for maximum perfor-
in Elkton adjacent to the existing plant. In early 1997,
mance, with high quality and a competitive price. Sizes
Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd. acquired Clarage Fans
range from ¼ HP exhaust fans to 2,000 hp (1,500 kW) in-
with offices and a manufacturing plant in Birmingham,
dustrial units, with related products such as motors,
Alabama. In 2007 Clarage manufacturing moved to a new
dampers, drives, air makeup units, and door heaters.
state-of-the-art facility in Pulaski, Tennessee. Twin City
Commercial and industrial markets, as well as origi-
Fan Companies, Ltd. also continues to manufacture part
nal equipment manufacturers (OEMs), purchase Twin Ci-
of its product line in Dayton, Ohio. Twin City Holland
ty Fan Companies, Ltd. products. Their applications
joined Twin City Fan Companies in 2002 with an alu-
range from general ventilation to heavy industrial uses,
minum foundry in Davenport, Iowa. Twin City Fan Com-
such as induced-draft or forced-draft systems in boiler
panies, Ltd. owns more than 600,000 square feet (56,000
and power plants. Although most fans are sold through-
m2) of office and manufacturing facilities.
out North America, international customers in locations
Trivia such as Central and South America, Europe, the Middle
East, and the Pacific Rim use a significant number of the
Ben Barry founded the Twin City Fan in 1973 as an indus- fans in hospitals and air conditioner systems.
trial fan and blower manufacturer. Before starting Twin
City Fan, Ben Barry was also the founder of Barry Blow-
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Twin City Fan
External links • Tennessee Government News Letter: Twin City Fan
Blows Into Giles County
• Twin City Fan Companies, Ltd Website
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