Akro-Mils Company Timeline
1946
Louis and Isidore Myers found Akro-Mils in Akron, Ohio on October 4, 1946. Isidore is put in charge of the company.
1946
Akro-Mils is named for Akron + the brothers, Myer, Isidore, and Louis along with their original last name, Schneiderman.
1946
Some of the first products manufactured by Akro-Mils are steel cabinets with plastic drawers for the consumer market.
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1956
By the mid '50s, Akro-Mils regularly exhibits at trade shows with our various metal cabinets.
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1960s
The 1960s sees an expansion of plastic boxes and other small parts containers manufactured from polystyrene.
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1964
We build our first new manufacturing plant on Waterloo Road in Akron on property already being leased by sister company Myers Tire Supply.
1970
By 1970 the company adopts a new logo design that signifies organization and stacked plastic boxes.
1972
The introduction of our flagship product — the AkroBin®. AkroBins continue to be the industry-leading hanging and stacking bin.
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1974
Akro-Mils moves in to our Wadsworth, Ohio plant.
1977
A-M Sport is introduced, a line of putters, bags, gloves, golf umbrellas and club covers.
1986
Akro-Mils enters the Lawn & Garden market, manufacturing PlasTerra flower pots.
1996
The Akro-Mils website celebrates our 50th Anniversary.
1999
We design and introduce the ProCart™, a structural foam utility cart. Patented side gates on the upper and lower shelves flip down to convert this cart from a box-top to a flat-top.
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2000
Akro-Mils purchases RB/Dura Manufacturing in Sandusky, Ohio, a maker of material handling carts.
2003
A modern powder-coating finishing operation is added in the Sandusky plant.
2005
Akro-Mils moves it's corporate headquarters to Myers Industries' L.S. Myers Training Center in Akron.
2010
Akro-Mils leads innovation of Kanban inventory management systems with the introduction of the bi-color Indicator® Bin.
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2014
Akro-Mils advances AS/RS tote technology with the introduction of Multi-Load Tote.
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2015
Akro-Mils builds a new warehouse facility across the street from our Wadsworth plant.
2016
Akro-Mils celebrates its 70th anniversary.