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MIRA INFORM REPORT

 

 

Report No. :

500228

Report Date :

27.03.2018

 

 

 

IDENTIFICATION DETAILS

 

Name :

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED

 

 

Registered Office :

Registered Agent:        

Thomas E Valentyn, 1328 Racine St Racine, WI 53403, USA

 

 

Country :

United States

 

 

Financials (as on) :

30.06.2017

 

 

Date of Incorporation :

12.09.1918

 

 

Legal Form :

Corporation

 

 

Line of Business :

Subject is an international manufacturer and worldwide distributor of heavy-duty off-highway and marine power transmission equipment and related products.

 

 

No. of Employees :

672

 

 

RATING & COMMENTS

(Mira Inform has adopted New Rating mechanism w.e.f. 23rd January 2017)

 

MIRA’s Rating :

B

 

Credit Rating

 

Explanation

Rating Comments

B

Medium Risk

Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

 

Status :

Moderate

 

 

Payment Behaviour :

Slow but correct

 

 

Litigation :

Exist

 

NOTES :

Any query related to this report can be made on e-mail : infodept@mirainform.com while quoting report number, name and date.

 

 

ECGC Country Risk Classification List

 

Country Name

Previous Rating

(30.09.2017)

Current Rating

(31.12.2017)

United States

A1

A1

 

Risk Category

 

ECGC Classification

Insignificant

 

A1

Low Risk

 

A2

Moderately Low Risk

 

B1

Moderate Risk

 

B2

Moderately High Risk

 

C1

High Risk

 

C2

Very High Risk

 

D

 


 

UNITED STATES - ECONOMIC OVERVIEW

 

The US has the most technologically powerful economy in the world, with a per capita GDP of $57,300. US firms are at or near the forefront in technological advances, especially in computers, pharmaceuticals, and medical, aerospace, and military equipment; however, their advantage has narrowed since the end of World War II. Based on a comparison of GDP measured at purchasing power parity conversion rates, the US economy in 2014, having stood as the largest in the world for more than a century, slipped into second place behind China, which has more than tripled the US growth rate for each year of the past four decades.

In the US, private individuals and business firms make most of the decisions, and the federal and state governments buy needed goods and services predominantly in the private marketplace. US business firms enjoy greater flexibility than their counterparts in Western Europe and Japan in decisions to expand capital plant, to lay off surplus workers, and to develop new products. At the same time, businesses face higher barriers to enter their rivals' home markets than foreign firms face entering US markets.

Long-term problems for the US include stagnation of wages for lower-income families, inadequate investment in deteriorating infrastructure, rapidly rising medical and pension costs of an aging population, energy shortages, and sizable current account and budget deficits.

The onrush of technology has been a driving factor in the gradual development of a "two-tier" labor market in which those at the bottom lack the education and the professional/technical skills of those at the top and, more and more, fail to get comparable pay raises, health insurance coverage, and other benefits. But the globalization of trade, and especially the rise of low-wage producers such as China, has put additional downward pressure on wages and upward pressure on the return to capital. Since 1975, practically all the gains in household income have gone to the top 20% of households. Since 1996, dividends and capital gains have grown faster than wages or any other category of after-tax income.

Imported oil accounts for nearly 55% of US consumption and oil has a major impact on the overall health of the economy. Crude oil prices doubled between 2001 and 2006, the year home prices peaked; higher gasoline prices ate into consumers' budgets and many individuals fell behind in their mortgage payments. Oil prices climbed another 50% between 2006 and 2008, and bank foreclosures more than doubled in the same period. Besides dampening the housing market, soaring oil prices caused a drop in the value of the dollar and a deterioration in the US merchandise trade deficit, which peaked at $840 billion in 2008. Because the US economy is energy-intensive, falling oil prices since 2013 have alleviated many of the problems the earlier increases had created.

The sub-prime mortgage crisis, falling home prices, investment bank failures, tight credit, and the global economic downturn pushed the US into a recession by mid-2008. GDP contracted until the third quarter of 2009, making this the deepest and longest downturn since the Great Depression. To help stabilize financial markets, the US Congress established a $700 billion Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP) in October 2008. The government used some of these funds to purchase equity in US banks and industrial corporations, much of which had been returned to the government by early 2011. In January 2009, Congress passed and President Barack OBAMA signed a bill providing an additional $787 billion fiscal stimulus to be used over 10 years - two-thirds on additional spending and one-third on tax cuts - to create jobs and to help the economy recover. In 2010 and 2011, the federal budget deficit reached nearly 9% of GDP. In 2012, the Federal Government reduced the growth of spending and the deficit shrank to 7.6% of GDP. US revenues from taxes and other sources are lower, as a percentage of GDP, than those of most other countries.

Wars in Iraq and Afghanistan required major shifts in national resources from civilian to military purposes and contributed to the growth of the budget deficit and public debt. Through 2014, the direct costs of the wars totaled more than $1.5 trillion, according to US Government figures.

In March 2010, President OBAMA signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, a health insurance reform that was designed to extend coverage to an additional 32 million Americans by 2016, through private health insurance for the general population and Medicaid for the impoverished. Total spending on healthcare - public plus private - rose from 9.0% of GDP in 1980 to 17.9% in 2010.

In July 2010, the president signed the DODD-FRANK Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act, a law designed to promote financial stability by protecting consumers from financial abuses, ending taxpayer bailouts of financial firms, dealing with troubled banks that are "too big to fail," and improving accountability and transparency in the financial system - in particular, by requiring certain financial derivatives to be traded in markets that are subject to government regulation and oversight.

In December 2012, the Federal Reserve Board (Fed) announced plans to purchase $85 billion per month of mortgage-backed and Treasury securities in an effort to hold down long-term interest rates, and to keep short-term rates near zero until unemployment dropped below 6.5% or inflation rose above 2.5%. In late 2013, the Fed announced that it would begin scaling back long-term bond purchases to $75 billion per month in January 2014 and further reduce them as conditions warranted; the Fed ended the purchases during the summer of 2014. In 2014, the unemployment rate dropped to 6.2%, and continued to fall to 5.5% by mid-2015, the lowest rate of joblessness since before the global recession began; inflation stood at 1.7%, and public debt as a share of GDP continued to decline, following several years of increases. In December 2015, the Fed raised its target for the benchmark federal funds rate by 0.25%, the first increase since the recession began. With US GDP growth below 2%, the Fed opted to raise rates three times since then, and in mid-June 2017, the range for the target rate stood at 1% to 1.25%.

 

Source : CIA

 

 


 

STATUTORY INFORMATION

 

Address in the order:

4600 21st Street Racine WI 53405-3698 USA  United States

 

The address in the order corresponds to the manufacturing headquarters of the company.

 

Legal Name:

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED

Trade Name:

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED

ID:

1T00778

Date Created:

1918

Date Incorporated:

September 12, 1918

Legal Address:

Registered Agent:        

Thomas E Valentyn

1328 Racine St

Racine, WI 53403

USA

Operative Address:

1328 Racine Street

Racine, Wisconsin 53403

United States of America

Telephone:

262-638-4000

Fax:

262-638-4481

Legal Form:

Corporation

Email:

info@twindisc.com

marketing@twindisc.com

becerra.elias@twindisc.com

Registered in:

Wisconsin (WI)

Website:

www.ir.twindisc.com

Contact:

John H. Batten, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Jeffrey S. Knutson, Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary

Malcolm F. Moore, Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

Staff:

672

Activity:

SIC 2 Description: Industrial And Commercial Machinery And Computer Equipment

SIC 4 Description: Power Transmission Equipment, Nec

 

BANKS

 

Credit Agreement Between Twin Disc, Incorporated and Bank of Montreal, dated April 22, 2016 (Incorporated

by reference to Exhibit 10.1 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2016). File No. 001-07635.

 

Security Agreement Between Twin Disc, Incorporated, Mill-Log Equipment Co., Inc., and Bank of Montreal,

dated April 22, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.2 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26,

2016). File No. 001-07635.

 

IP Security Agreement Between Twin Disc, Incorporated and Bank of Montreal, dated April 22, 2016

(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.3 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2016).

File No. 001-07635.

 

Pledge Agreement Between Twin Disc, Incorporated, Mill-Log Equipment Co., Inc. and Bank of Montreal,

dated April 22, 2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.4 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26,

2016). File No. 001-07635.

 

Guaranty Agreement Between Mill-Log Equipment Co., Inc. and Bank of Montreal, dated April 22, 2016

(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.5 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2016).

File No. 001-07635.

 

Guarantor Security Agreement Between Mill-Log Equipment Co., Inc. and Bank of Montreal, dated April 22,

2016 (Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.6 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2016).

File No. 001-07635.

 

Negative Pledge Agreement Between Twin Disc, Incorporated and Bank of Montreal, dated April 22, 2016

(Incorporated by reference to Exhibit 10.7 of the Company’s Form 8-K dated April 26, 2016).

File No. 001-07635

HISTORY

 

 

The company was founded in 1918

Key Developments:

1918: P.H. Batten and partners introduce the first “twin disc” clutch for farm tractors and, soon after, construction equipment. In ensuing years the company develops marine transmissions, industrial torque converters and other products.

1948: John H. Batten takes the reins and leads development of drivelines and power-shift transmissions.

1960s and 1970s: Twin Disc grows significantly as construction booms. John H. Batten leads international expansion in both manufacturing and distribution.

1983: Michael Batten is elected president and CEO. In the depths of recession, he refocuses Twin Disc’s product and market strategies and restructures manufacturing.

1990s: Twin Disc leads or is a major player in each of its market segments. The product mix grows with new technologies such as electronic controls and propulsion products.

2008: John Batten is named president and chief operating officer, the fourth generation of Batten leadership. He succeeds Michael Batten as president and CEO in 2013.

2015: In the face of global economic extremes and increasing competition, John Batten leads diversification of the Twin Disc portfolio with aggressive growth initiatives in new and emerging industrial product markets, strategic acquisitions, and a “think global, act local” restructuring.

 

Twin Disc, Inc. Reports Unaudited Consolidated Earnings Results for the Second Quarter and First Half Ended December 30, 2017; Provides Capital Expenditures Guidance for the Fiscal Year 2018

Feb 2 18

Twin Disc Inc. reported unaudited consolidated earnings results for the second quarter and first half ended December 30, 2017. For the quarter, the company's sales were $56,546,000, compared to $33,672,000 for the same period last year. Income from operations was $2,027,000, compared to loss of $4,427,000 for the same period last year. Net loss attributable to the company was $4,113,000, compared to $2,912,000 for the same period last year. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to the company was $0.36 compared to $0.26 for the same period last year. For the six months, the company's sales were $101,611,000, compared to $69,507,000 for the fiscal 2016 first half. Income from operations was $1,036,000, compared to loss of $7,987,000 for the same period last year. Net loss attributable to company was $722,000, compared to $5,608,000 for the same period last year. Basic and diluted loss per share attributable to the company was $0.06 compared to $0.50 for the same period last year. Net cash provided by operating activities was $3,812,000, compared to net cash used in operating activities of $2,439,000 for the same period last year. Acquisitions of fixed assets were $3,013,000 compared with $1,094,000 a year ago. Effective tax rate was 204.0%, compared to the fiscal 2017 first half rate of 28.8%. The company expects to invest approximately $7,000,000 to $9,000,000 in total fiscal 2018.

 

Twin Disc, Incorporated to Report Q2, 2018 Results on Feb 02, 2018

Jan 26 18

Twin Disc, Incorporated announced that they will report Q2, 2018 results at 9:00 AM, Eastern Standard Time on Feb 02, 2018

 

Twin Disc, Incorporated, Q2 2018 Earnings Call, Feb 02, 2018

Jan 26 18

Twin Disc, Incorporated, Q2 2018 Earnings Call, Feb 02, 2018

 

 

PRINCIPAL ACTIVITY

 

Twin Disc, Incorporated is an international manufacturer and worldwide distributor of heavy-duty off-highway and marine power transmission equipment and related products.

Products/Services description:

Twin Disc, Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells marine and heavy duty off-highway power transmission equipment worldwide. The company operates through two segments, Manufacturing and Distribution. It offers marine transmissions, surface drives, propellers, and boat management systems; and power-shift transmissions, hydraulic torque converters, power take-offs, industrial clutches, and controls systems. The company also provides non-twin disc manufactured products. It serves customers primarily in the commercial, pleasure craft, and military marine markets, as well as in the energy and natural resources, government, and industrial markets through a direct sales force and distributor network.

MARINE PRODUCTS

Veth Thrusters

Transmissions

Propulsion Control Systems

Steering Systems

Trim Tabs

Propulsion

Marine Control Drives

Pump Drives

Power Take-Offs

 

LAND-BASED PRODUCTS

Power-Shift Transmissions

Power Take-Offs

Pump Drives

Clutches

Gear Boxes

Electronic Control System

Torque Converters

Universal Control Drives

 

ENGINEERING SOLUTIONS

Brands:

QuickShift

Express

Arneson

Rolla

Power Commander

Sales are:

Wholesale and Retail

Clients:

Principal markets are: construction equipment, industrial equipment, government, marine, energy and natural resources and agriculture.

 

TRANSMISIONES DIESEL S.A.S. TRANSMIDIESEL SAS

Colombia

 

Merex Diesel Power Partes Internacionales sa De Cv

Mexico

 

EMPRESAS MATCO SA CV

Mexico

 

Ramos Toscano Javier Patricio

Ecuador

Suppliers:

WARENPARS

India

 

Ackura Machining Solutions

India

 

Twin Disc Nico Co Ltd

Japan

 

Skf Sealing Solutions S.A. De C.V.

Mexico

Operations area:

National and International

The company imports from

India, Japan and Mexico

The company exports to

Worldwide

The subject employs

672 employees

Payments:

Slow but correct

 

LOCATION

 

Headquarters :

1328 Racine Street

Racine, Wisconsin 53403

United States of America

Comments:

NA

Branches:

MANUFACTURING HEADQUARTERS

4600 21st Street

Racine, Wisconsin, 53405

United States of America

Phone 262) 554-0640

Main Competitors

Federal-Mogul LLC

Company Information

27300 W 11 Mile Rd Ste 101

Southfield, MI, 48034 United States

(248) 354-7700

http://www.federalmogul.com

 

ZF Friedrichshafen AG

Company Information

Löwentaler Str. 20

Friedrichshafen, Baden-Württemberg, 88046 Germany

+49-754-1770

Related Companies:

Sales Offices

MILL LOG WILSON EQUIPMENT LTD

3804 – 53rd Avenue

Edmonton, Alberta T6B 3N7

Canada

Phone: (780) 434-9578

Telefax: (780) 438-3133

E-mail: sales@milllog.com

 

MILL LOG MARINE

6741 Cariboo Rd., Unit 205

Burnaby, British Columbia V3N 4A3

Canada

Phone: (604) 879-6731

Telefax: (604) 879-6744

E-mail: sales@milllog.com

 

MILL LOG MARINE, INC. (SEATTLE)

18547 E. Valley Highway

Kent, WA 98032

United States of America

Phone: (425) 251-3434

Telefax: (425) 251-3430

E-mail: sales@milllog.com

GROUP STRUCTURE AND SUBSIDIARY COMPANIES

 

Listed at the stock exchange:

YES: (TWIN) NasdaqGS

Market Capital:

(All numbers in USD)

 

263.904M

Shares:

(All numbers in USD)

Average Basic Shares Outstanding: 11,239,474

Average Diluted Shares Outstanding: 11,239,474

 

At August 24, 2017, the registrant had 11,572,523 shares of its common stock outstanding

SHAREHOLDERS

Direct Holders:

(All numbers in USD)

Direct Holders

Name

Shares

Date Reported

BATTEN JOHN H

188,927

Nov 20, 2017

MOORE MALCOLM F

52,688

Aug 1, 2017

KNUTSON JEFFREY SCOTT

52,207

Nov 27, 2017

BRATEL DEAN

44,697

Aug 1, 2017

RAYBURN DAVID B

42,592

Oct 25, 2017

NELSON DONALD J

39,615

Dec 11, 2017

DOAR MICHAEL

35,618

Oct 25, 2017

STRATTON HAROLD M II

35,318

Oct 25, 2017

WILCOX DENISE

33,513

Dec 4, 2017

ZIMMER DAVID R

31,868

Nov 6, 2017

SHAREHOLDERS

Top Institutional and Top Mutual Fund Holders:

(All numbers in USD)

Top Institutional Holders

Holder

Shares

Date Reported

Value

Gamco Investors Inc

1,240,851

Dec 30, 2017

33,565,018

Dimensional Fund Advisors LP

622,001

Dec 30, 2017

16,825,126

Blackrock Inc.

596,314

Dec 30, 2017

16,130,293

Neuberger Berman Group, LLC

544,946

Dec 30, 2017

14,740,788

Vanguard Group, Inc. (The)

370,227

Dec 30, 2017

10,014,640

Teton Advisors, Inc

348,069

Dec 30, 2017

9,415,266

Gabelli Funds, LLC

312,100

Dec 30, 2017

8,442,304

Pacific Ridge Capital Partners, LLC

300,575

Dec 30, 2017

8,130,553

Grace & White Inc /ny

165,457

Dec 30, 2017

4,475,611

State Street Corporation

119,693

Dec 30, 2017

3,237,695

Top Mutual Fund Holders

Holder

Shares

Date Reported

Value

Teton Westwood Mighty Mites Fd

348,069

Dec 30, 2017

9,415,266

Vanguard Total Stock Market Index Fund

222,915

Jun 29, 2017

3,441,807

Gabelli Small Cap Growth Fund

188,000

Dec 30, 2017

5,085,399

Neuberger & Berman Intrinsic Value Fd

175,657

Dec 30, 2017

4,751,521

EQ Advisors Trust-1290 VT Gamco Small Company Value Port

175,462

Jun 29, 2017

2,709,133

iShares Russell 2000 ETF

168,900

Dec 30, 2017

4,568,744

Vanguard Extended Market Index Fund

113,855

Jun 29, 2017

1,757,921

Gabelli Utilities Fund

105,600

Dec 30, 2017

2,856,479

DFA U.S. Small Cap Value Series

94,703

Jul 30, 2017

1,596,692

DFA U.S. Small Cap Series

91,764

Jul 30, 2017

1,547,141

Subsidiaries:

1. Twin Disc International, S.P.R.L. (a Belgian corporation)

2. Twin Disc Srl (an Italian corporation)

3. Rolla Sp Propellers SA (a Swiss corporation)

4. Twin Disc (Pacific) Pty. Ltd. (an Australian corporation)

5. Twin Disc (Far East) Ltd. (a Delaware corporation operating in Singapore and Hong Kong)

6. Twin Disc (Far East) Pte. Ltd. (a Singapore corporation)

7. MillLog Equipment Co., Inc. (an Oregon corporation)

8. Mill-Log Wilson Equipment Ltd. (a Canadian corporation)

9. Twin Disc Japan (a Japanese corporation)

10. Twin Disc Power Transmission Private, Ltd. (an Indian limited liability corporation)

11. Twin Disc Power Transmission (Shanghai) Co. Ltd. (a Chinese corporation)

12. Twin Disc Netherlands Holdings, BV (a Netherlands corporation)

Twin Disc, Incorporated also owns 66% of Twin Disc Nico Co. LTD. (a Japanese corporation)

Management:

John H. Batten, President, Chief Executive Officer & Director

Jeffrey S. Knutson, Vice President of Finance, Chief Financial Officer, Treasurer & Secretary

Malcolm F. Moore, Executive Vice President & Chief Operations Officer

Denise L. Wilcox, Vice President of Human Resources

Dean J. Bratel, Vice President of Sales & Applied Technology

Michael Doar, Director

Janet P. Giesselman, Director

David W. Johnson, Director

David B. Rayburn, Director

Michael C. Smiley, Director

Harold M. Stratton II, Director

 

FINANCIAL INFORMATION

 

 

We attach the latest financial statements of the company.

 

 

LEGAL FILINGS

 

 

 

Patents:

Multi-plate clutch having means to prevent plate flutter

Patent number: 4068747

Abstract: Means to prevent flutter of the interleaved clutch plates of a clutch including clutch plates having their peripheries formed as non-circular members. The outer periphery of the clutch plates are formed with flat portions or spots which act as cams when the adjacent discs rotate relative to each other and whereby they resist the tendency to flutter. The clutch plates are formed so that a continuous circular surface no longer exists on the periphery of the plates and in effect a series of cams are provided which tend to drive the clutch plate to a neutral or no-force position.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 23, 1976

Date of Patent: January 17, 1978

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Joseph B. Snoy

 

Internally-actuating and self-adjusting PTO clutch assembly

Patent number: 5533603

Abstract: A PTO clutch assembly includes coaxial primary and secondary clutches and in use is initially externally actuated but primarily internally-actuating so as to require relatively low manual or other external actuating forces to engage the clutch assembly--the major portion of the actuating forces being imposed internally by the engine flywheel or the like after imposition of the external forces. The resulting clutch assembly, utilizing the engine flywheel for the major portion of engagement forces, requires only a fraction of the external actuating forces required by conventional over-center clutch assemblies of comparable capacity. The clutch assembly is also partially self-adjusting, with wear of the primary clutch disc stack being compensated through increased axial movement of the actuator for the primary clutch.

Type: Grant

Filed: March 8, 1995

Date of Patent: July 9, 1996

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventors: Joseph C. Terranova, Daniel J. Nemecek

 

Automatic self-adjusting plate type clutch

Patent number: 4189043

Abstract: A friction plate-type clutch of the over-center type and having automatic adjusting means which is designed to sense cluth engaging force and make incremental clutch adjustments when the engaging force drops below a predetermined value.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 17, 1978

Date of Patent: February 19, 1980

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Horst G. Steinhagen

 

Vibration resistant mechanical clutch

Patent number: 4016962

Abstract: A friction plate clutch for attachment to an internal combustion engine is protected against vibration induced wear of loosely interfitted parts thereof by spring devices which keep the parts yieldingly in firm contact with each other.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 3, 1975

Date of Patent: April 12, 1977

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: James B. Black

 

Friction clutch having a centrifugally actuated hydraulic control valve

Patent number: 4249647

Abstract: A hydraulically actuated friction plate type clutch having a centrifugally actuated valve for controlling the amount of modulation or engagement of the friction clutch, and apparatus such as a counterweight for counteracting the centrifugal force characteristics of the shiftable valve parts so that the capacity of the clutch remains substantially the same at all centrifugal speeds.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 1, 1979

Date of Patent: February 10, 1981

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventors: Joseph B. Snoy, Richard D. Preston

 

Trunnion seal and cross venting system for a cardan-type universal joint

Patent number: 4419086

Abstract: A mechanical, metal face type seal, lubrication and venting system for a universal joint of the type having a cross-shaped trunnion body with cylindrical bushings located at the outer ends of each of the trunnions. The seals consist of a metal face type seal having a pair of face seals with a bias that provides seal sealing of internal pressure. An elastomeric seal is provided and functions as a static seal.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 11, 1981

Date of Patent: December 6, 1983

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: William T. Condon

 

Interleaved friction plate clutch having means to prevent plate wobble

Patent number: 4372434

Abstract: A multiple, interleaved friction plate clutch in which the clutch plates have a fluid seal between them to permit fluid pressure to be built up in the space between the plates when they are in the clutch released, separated position, the plate sets are counter-rotating, and the head of oil built up between the plates positively holds both sets of clutch plates normal to the axis of rotation of the clutch and thereby prevents the plates from fluttering, wobbling or having other gyroscopic instabilities.

Type: Grant

Filed: January 28, 1981

Date of Patent: February 8, 1983

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: George R. Aschauer

 

Ship propulsion transmission having a torque converter for driving a fixed pitch propeller in reverse

Patent number: 4305710

Abstract: A propulsion transmission for driving a fixed pitch propeller of a ship, the transmission including a prime mover, that is a power source, such as a gas turbine engine, or a diesel engine for example, and also having a disengageable clutch between the prime mover and the propeller and for transmitting power to the propeller for driving it in a forward direction. The transmission also includes a hydraulic torque converter of the single stage, fixed housing type and which is connected between the prime mover and the propeller for driving the propeller in the reverse direction when the disengageable clutch is inoperative.

Type: Grant

Filed: June 13, 1979

Date of Patent: December 15, 1981

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Raymond C. Schneider

 

Vehicle transmission system and a single lever control device therefor

Patent number: 4442730

Abstract: A transmission system for a vehicle such as a farm tractor comprises a solenoid-operated reversible multispeed transmission (twelve speeds forward and four reverse); an electronic control circuit for operating solenoids in the transmission to effect shifting; and a single lever control device including a manually operable control lever movable from neutral to forward or reverse positions and between upshift and downshift directions when in each position to operate electric switches which are connected to the electronic control circuit to effect desired shifting of the transmission.

Type: Grant

Filed: August 31, 1981

Date of Patent: April 17, 1984

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Joseph B. Snoy

 

Multi-speed reversible transmission of countershaft construction

Patent number: 4549443

Abstract: A power transmission utilizing only eleven gears and four shafts to obtain six forward speeds, three reverse speeds, and an 19-inch drop from input to output shafts. Optionally, there may be provided an inbuilt power-take-off and brake uniquely located with an 8-inch drop from the input shaft. A power transmission further expanded to obtain twelve forward speeds and six reverse speeds with addition of (1) a low-range planetary system, and (2) a direct clutch, each connectable between a journalled output gear to the output shaft.

Type: Grant

Filed: December 7, 1983

Date of Patent: October 29, 1985

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Basil White

 

Shaft brake for marine propulsion system

Patent number: 4451238

Abstract: A marine propulsion system for a water craft comprises a relatively large engine or power plant and a power transmission including an output shaft for driving the propeller. The power transmission includes forward and reverse shafts, gear trains between these shafts and the output shaft, and clutches for the forward and reverse shafts. A shaft brake is provided to stop rotation of the output shaft for the propeller which minimizes damaging shocks to the propulsion system which sometimes occur during maneuvering operations. The brake is located concentrically with the forward shaft of the power transmission and is effective to brake the propeller shaft through interconnecting gears when both clutches are disengaged.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 7, 1982

Date of Patent: May 29, 1984

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Bruce C. Arnold

 

Interleaved friction plate type clutch having clutch cooling passage means including a reservoir, weir and slot

Patent number: 4313533

Abstract: An interleaved friction plate clutch in which the interleaved clutch plates can be clampingly engaged to transmit power between the clutch elements. Passage means are provided for cooling and lubricating the surfaces of the clutch plates, which includes a series of circumferentially spaced and axially extending reservoirs located in the clutch hub and radially inwardly of the clutch plates and also including a radially extending slot which extends axially along the length of the reservoir and at one side of the reservoir so as to form a weir therewith in which cooling fluid can accumulate and from which a layer of fluid can then flow over the weir along the entire length of the clutch assembly to thoroughly cool all of the clutch plates.

Type: Grant

Filed: May 12, 1980

Date of Patent: February 2, 1982

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: George R. Aschauer

 

Hydraulic retarder for multi-speed power transmissions

Patent number: 4262781

Abstract: A hydraulic retarder in conjunction with a multi-speed power transmission that finds particular utility for off-highway trucks. The hydraulic retarder is continuously filled with oil and is positioned in series with a hydraulically actuated friction type clutch. The retarder remains filled at all times and consequently there is no loss of time in filling or dumping the retarder when it is desired to utilize its retarding action by engaging its clutch.This "instantaneous" reaction to engagement and disengagement of the retarder makes it possible to use this retarder in certain automatic modes where conventional dump and fill hydrodynamic retardation devices are so slow to react as to be difficult to apply. This retarder has clutched engagement and disengagement. The torque capacity versus speed is varied through cavity pressure control.

Type: Grant

Filed: July 17, 1979

Date of Patent: April 21, 1981

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Raymond C. Schneider

 

Universal joint slip spline connection having concentric one-way valves

Patent number: 4308729

Abstract: A slip spline connection including a pair of concentric telescoping members for connecting two universal joints for rotation together. The members and their joints move axially toward and away from one another in operation, and define a chamber therebetween which is subjected to a pumping action as the internal volume of the chamber increases or decreases. A lubricant, such as oil is provided in the chamber for lubricating the slideable spline connection between the telescoping members. Two concentric one-way valves are provided as a single unit, with a provision for air filtration, and is located along the axis of rotation where it is not influenced by centrifugal force. As the slip spline connection is compressed, air is expelled through one of the valves, and as the slip spline connection is extended, the other valve acts to permit air to enter the chamber.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 2, 1980

Date of Patent: January 5, 1982

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: William T. Condon

 

Hydraulically controlled power transmission having friction plate clutches for selectively engaging a plurality of change speed gears

Patent number: 4326433

Abstract: A hydraulically controlled transmission for vehicles such as heavy-duty, high horsepower, off-highway trucks, the transmission having a plurality of selectively engagable change speed gears and hydraulically actuated friction type clutches for selectively engaging the gears to provide various speed ratios for the vehicle. The transmission includes a hydraulic control circuit in communication with the clutches and a rotary range selector valve is located in the circuit and driven in step-by-step increments by a geneva wheel drive means. The arrangement insures that the transmission can be shifted at only one speed range at a time and that an engaged speed range will be released before another speed range is engaged.

Type: Grant

Filed: September 7, 1979

Date of Patent: April 27, 1982

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventors: James B. Black, Darwin D. Behlke, Horst G. Steinhagen

 

Synchronized clutch

Patent number: 5333712

Abstract: A synchronized clutch for coupling a driven element to a drive element includes an externally activated nonpositive coupling, and a positive coupling which engages automatically when the driven element achieves a designated operational state. The nonpositive coupling, preferably comprising at least one friction element permitting some slippage between the drive and driven elements, accelerates the driven element to a velocity which at least approaches synchronization of the drive and driven elements. The positive coupling preferably comprises a sliding drive ring which is responsive to centrifugal weights to positively couple the drive and driven elements at a designated velocity. The external forces actuating the nonpositive coupling are preferably applied manually through a lever. Provision is preferably made for the automatic disengagement of the clutch when the velocity of the driven element decreases below a designated velocity.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 14, 1993

Date of Patent: August 2, 1994

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventors: Janet M. Sabee, Joseph C. Terranova

 

Power takeoff straddle bearing

Patent number: 5400862

Abstract: A straddle bearing incorporates a U-shaped frame receiving bearings which support an output shaft of a PTO assembly. The bearings flank or straddle a sheave or other drive member which is fixed to the output shaft. Radial loads imposed on the drive member are transmitted to the U-frame as opposed to the clutch and flywheel. The sheave and U-frame are dimensioned to permit replacement of belts or other torque transfer elements without disassembling the U-frame. In addition to being supported on the clutch housing, the U-frame can be supported on a beam and/or a bracket connected to the prime mover frame or a frame of the driven device. The configuration of the U-frame permits adjustment of the orientation of the U-frame with respect to the clutch housing, and also permits the mounting of an auxiliary drive member on the output shaft.

Type: Grant

Filed: April 21, 1993

Date of Patent: March 28, 1995

Assignee: Twin Disc Incorporated

Inventors: Darwin D. Behlke, Joseph C. Terranova, Alvin G. Ziegler

 

Hydraulically operated friction clutch with shift shock prevention and method of using same

Patent number: 5651288

Abstract: A transmission gear train has a clutch designed to minimize shift shock upon engagement while still exhibiting relatively rapid initial engagement. To this end, a face cavity is formed in the clutch actuating piston which acts as an accumulator into which hydraulic fluid flows for a period of time after initial clutch engagement. This fluid flow causes clutch pressure to be lower than system main pressure while the accumulator is filling, thereby providing a cushioning effect which reduces shift shock. Use of the accumulator or face cavity eliminates the need for a stepped piston and the additional seals and flow passages normally required for a stepped piston, thus simplifying clutch manufacture and operation.

Type: Grant

Filed: October 2, 1995

Date of Patent: July 29, 1997

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: Glenn Eric Meeusen

 

Modulatable power transmission clutch

Patent number: 4186829

Abstract: A modulatable power transmission clutch has a rotatable driving member, a rotatable driven member, and slippingly engagable clutch plates between said members which are movable into engagement by a fluid-applied spring-released movable piston having two separate fluid application areas thereon, with one area being larger than the other. Fluid is supplied directly to the smaller piston area by an operator-controlled proportional solenoid valve to regulate clutch modulation. Fluid flow to the larger piston area is controlled by a spring-biased trigger valve which pops open when fluid pressure to the smaller piston area reaches a predetermined level, to thereby effect maximum clutch engagement. The trigger valve operates a dump valve which opens to relieve fluid pressure on the larger piston area when the trigger valve recloses in response to reduction of fluid pressure from the solenoid valve.

Type: Grant

Filed: November 14, 1977

Date of Patent: February 5, 1980

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventors: Raymond C. Schneider, Paul A. Pelligrino

 

Marine propulsion system

Patent number: 4459873

Abstract: A propulsion transmission for a ship having a reversibly driven propeller shaft with a fixed pitch propeller and a torque converter of the single stage and fixed housing type for driving the propeller in the reverse direction. A planetary gear system is provided for driving the ship in a forward direction and a disengageable friction plate type brake is connected between the transmission housing and the planetary gear system and for forward drive. The brake is engaged to anchor a portion of the planetary gear system to drive said propeller shaft in a forward direction. The brake is disengaged when the torque converter is driving the propeller shaft in the reverse direction.One embodiment of the invention also includes a friction plate type clutch connected between the planetary gear system and the propeller shaft for transmitting power to the propeller shaft in a forward direction when the brake is disengaged.

Type: Grant

Filed: February 22, 1982

Date of Patent: July 17, 1984

Assignee: Twin Disc, Incorporated

Inventor: James B. Black

 

 

Trademarks:

TWIN DISC - Trademark Details

Status: 800 - Registered And Renewed

Image for trademark with serial number 72311086

Serial Number72311086

Registration Number0876913

Word Mark TWIN DISC

Status800 - Registered And Renewed

Status Date2009-09-04

Filing Date1968-11-01

Registration Number0876913

Registration Date1969-09-16

Mark Drawing1000 - Typeset: Word(s)/letter(s)/number(s) Typeset

Attorney Name Patrick M. Bergin

 

HEC - Trademark Details

Status: 601 - Abandoned - Express

Image for trademark with serial number 77118606

Serial Number77118606

Word Mark HEC

Status601 - Abandoned - Express

Status Date2007-12-14

Filing Date2007-02-28

Mark Drawing4000 - Standard character mark Typeset

Attorney Name Thaddeus Stankowski

Law Office Assigned Location CodeL40

Employee Name MUNSON OTT, MARY DEIRD

 

TWIN DISC - Trademark Details

Status: 900 - Expired

Image for trademark with serial number 71532408

Serial Number71532408

Registration Number0515274

Word Mark TWIN DISC

Status900 - Expired

Status Date2010-04-24

Filing Date1947-08-16

Registration Number0515274

Registration Date1949-09-20

Mark Drawing3U09 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s) 37.5% Reduction

Design Searches181125, 260313, 260316, 260321 - Other parts of land vehicles, water vehicles or air vehicles, including license plates. Two ovals. Ovals touching or intersecting. Ovals that are completely or partially shaded.

Attorney Name JAMES E. NILLES & MICHAEL J. NILLES

 

OMEGA DRIVES - Trademark Details

Status: 900 - Expired

Image for trademark with serial number 72323486

Serial Number72323486

Registration Number0888620

Word Mark OMEGA DRIVES

Status900 - Expired

Status Date2001-04-28

Filing Date1969-04-02

Registration Number0888620

Registration Date1970-03-31

Mark Drawing3T19 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s) 50% Reduction

Design Searches280105 - Inscriptions in Greek characters, including the following: Α α Β β Γ γ Δ δ Ε ε Ζ ζ Η η Θ θ Ι ι Κ κ Λ λ Μ μ Ν ν Ξ ξ Ο ο Π π Ρ ρ ς Σ σ Τ τ Υ υ Φ φ Χ χ Ψ ψ Ω ω.

Attorney Name JAMES E. NILLES

 

TRANS-TARDER TWIN DISC POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT - Trademark Details

Status: 710 - Cancelled - Section 8

Image for trademark with serial number 73477560

Serial Number73477560

Registration Number1348915

Word Mark TRANS-TARDER TWIN DISC POWER TRANSMISSION EQUIPMENT

Status710 - Cancelled - Section 8

Status Date1992-01-07

Filing Date1984-04-27

Registration Number1348915

Registration Date1985-07-16

Mark Drawing3T09 - Illustration: Drawing or design which also includes word(s)/ letter(s)/number(s) 50% Reduction

Design Searches260321 - Ovals that are completely or partially shaded.

Published for Opposition Date1985-05-07

Attorney Name MICHAEL J. NILES

Law Office Assigned Location Code580

 

 

Lawsuits:

Twin Disc, Inc. v. Big Bud Tractor, Inc., 582 F. Supp. 208 (E.D. Wis. 1984)

U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Wisconsin - 582 F. Supp. 208 (E.D. Wis. 1984)

March 16, 1984

582 F. Supp. 208 (1984)

TWIN DISC, INCORPORATED, a Wisconsin corporation of Racine, Wisconsin, Plaintiff,

v.

BIG BUD TRACTOR, INCORPORATED, a Montana corporation of Havre, Montana, Defendant and Third-Party Plaintiff,

v.

GRAD-LINE, INCORPORATED, a Washington corporation of Woodenville, Washington, Third-Party Defendant.

Civ. A. No. 80-C-643.

United States District Court, E.D. Wisconsin.

March 16, 1984.

*209 William J. French, Gibbs, Roper, Loots & Williams, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff.

Michael H. Schaalman, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant and third-party plaintiff.

L. William Staudenmaier, Cook & Franke S.C., Milwaukee, Wis., for third-party defendant.

 

Frank Lowell, Plaintiff-appellant, v. Twin Disc, Incorporated, Defendant-appellee, 527 F.2d 767 (2d Cir. 1975)

Annotate this Case

US Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit - 527 F.2d 767 (2d Cir. 1975)

Argued Oct. 17, 1975. Decided Nov. 18, 1975

Joseph M. Weitzman, New York City, for plaintiff-appellant.

Mark F. Hughes, New York City (Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, Robert J. Kheel and Richard L. Feller, New York City, of counsel), for defendant-appellee.

Before MANSFIELD, TIMBERS and GURFEIN, Circuit Judges.

GURFEIN, Circuit Judge

 

Twin Disc, Incorporated, Plaintiff-appellee, Cross-appellant, v. Big Bud Tractor, Inc., Defendant and Third-partyplaintiff-appellant, Cross- Appellee, v. Grad-line, Incorporated, Third-party Defendant-appellee, 772 F.2d 1329 (7th Cir. 1985)

Annotate this Case

US Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit - 772 F.2d 1329 (7th Cir. 1985)

Argued Feb. 14, 1985. Decided Sept. 5, 1985

Stuart Parson, Quarles & Brady, Milwaukee, Wis., for plaintiff-appellee, cross-appellant.

Clay R. Williams, Gibbs, Roper, Loots & Williams, L. William Staudenmaier, Brian C. Tyndale, Cook & Franke, S.C., Milwaukee, Wis., for defendant and third-party plaintiff-appellant, cross-appellee.

Before WOOD and FLAUM, Circuit Judges, and PELL, Senior Circuit judge.

FLAUM, Circuit Judge.

 

 

UCC:

No records found

 

 

OFAC

Sanctions List Search:

 

The company is not listed in the OFAC list.

SUMMARY

 

 

Founded in 1918, Twin Disc, Incorporated is an international manufacturer and worldwide distributor of heavy-duty off-highway and marine power transmission equipment and related products.

 

The company has 672 full-time employees.

 

The company imports from India, Japan and Mexico, and exports worldwide, operating within national and international markets.

 

This has been an ACTIVE company incorporated in WISCONSIN in 1918; with negative profitability in its last financial figures.

 

 

RISK INFORMATION

 

 

 

DEBTS

Controlled

PAYMENTS

Slow but correct

CASH FLOW

Normal

STATUS

ACTIVE

 

 

INTERVIEW

 

NAME

NA

POSITION

NA

COMMENTS

Despite we called the company several times, we could not contact it.

 

 

 


 

FOREIGN EXCHANGE RATES

 

Currency

Unit

Indian Rupees

US Dollar

1

INR 64.90

UK Pound

1

INR 91.87

Euro

1

INR 80.25

US Dollar

1

INR 64.98

 

Note : Above are approximate rates obtained from sources believed to be correct

 

 

INFORMATION DETAILS

 

Analysis Done by :

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Report Prepared by :

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RATING EXPLANATIONS

 

Credit Rating

 

Explanation

Rating Comments

A++

Minimum Risk

Business dealings permissible with minimum risk of default

A+

Low Risk

Business dealings permissible with low risk of default

A

Acceptable Risk

Business dealings permissible with moderate risk of default

B

Medium Risk

Business dealings permissible on a regular monitoring basis

C

Medium High Risk

Business dealings permissible preferably on secured basis

D

High Risk

Business dealing not recommended or on secured terms only

NB

New Business

No recommendation can be done due to business in infancy stage

NT

No Trace

No recommendation can be done as the business is not traceable

 

NB is stated where there is insufficient information to facilitate rating. However, it is not to be considered as unfavourable.

 

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·         Financial condition covering various ratios

·         Company background and operations size

·         Promoters / Management background

·         Payment record

·         Litigation against the subject

·         Industry scenario / competitor analysis

·         Supplier / Customer / Banker review (wherever available)

 

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