Twin Disc, Incorporated

About Twin Disc

Twin Disc, Inc. develops, manufactures and distributes power transmission equipment for marine, industrial and off-highway applications. The portfolio includes marine transmissions and clutches, torque converters, planetary gearboxes, power take-offs (PTO), surface drives, propellers, rudder drives as well as electric and hybrid propulsion systems, including full-electric, serial and parallel hybrid configurations. QuickShift transmission technology integrates transmission, clutch, valves, actuators and electronic control into one system. Founded in 1918 in Racine, Wisconsin, the company supplies industries such as marine, agriculture, road construction, oil and gas, mining, forestry and rail transport. Manufacturing and distribution sites exist in North America (Racine, Rockford) and Europe (Nivelles, Belgium), complemented by brands such as Arneson, Rolla, BCS, Veth Propulsion, Kobelt and Katsa. Sales and service are provided through around 250 dealer and service locations in 83 countries.

Site

Racine

Processes

Electric and hybrid drive systems, Sales and service through 250 locations in 83 countries, Original parts and service network

Materials

Power Transmission Systems, Electric and Hybrid Drives

Founded

1918

Industries

Marine, Off-highway vehicles, Industrial, Agriculture, Road construction, Oil and gas

1. 01

   Engineering and design

2. 02

   Manufacturing

3. 03

   Quality inspection

4. 04

   Distribution via distributor and service network

5. 05

   Original parts and service

Materials and Processes

Locations

Products

Inside the production

Company History

1. 1918

   Founded as Twin Disc Clutch Company in Racine, Wisconsin by Fawick, Batten and Modine to manufacture clutches for tractors

2. 1920er

   Diversification into forestry, mining, petroleum industry and road construction

3. 1930er

   Introduction of the first marine clutches

4. 1940-1945

   Production of approximately 100,000 marine transmissions for military vehicles; Army-Navy 'E' Award with four stars (1943)

5. 1952

   Partnership with Niigata Converter Co., Ltd. (today Hitachi Nico Transmission)

6. 1957

   Second site in Racine with over 90,000 square feet of production space

7. 1962

   Start of operations of Twin Disc Clutch Belgium S.A. in Nivelles, Belgium

8. 1967

   Renaming to Twin Disc, Incorporated

9. 1968

   Acquisition of Paragon Gear Works, Taunton, MA

10. 1992

    Acquisition of the rights to Arneson Surface Drives

11. 2004

    Acquisition of Rolla SP Propellers SA (Switzerland)

12. 2007

    Acquisition of BCS (Italy, boat management systems)

13. 2018

    Acquisition of Veth Propulsion (Rotterdam, Netherlands)

14. 2024

    Acquisition of Katsa Oy (Tampere, Finland)