We trace our origin to the Webster Planing Mill, a woodworking firm operating in Appleton, WI in 1881. Over the next 40 years, Webster expanded from wooden pallets and chopping blocks to a wider product line that included spear poles and paddles for the paper industry that was growing rapidly in central Wisconsin.Shortly after World War I, the company purchased Mac-Tube located in Michigan City, IN, thereby becoming a producer of fiber tubes and cores. Wood products were still being produced for the paper industry. That portion of the business now included dewatering surfaces for the paper mills.Appleton Mfg. Division is a fully integrated engineering, design, sales, service and manufacturing firm producing custom and semi-custom material handling solutions and remains committed to its heritage of innovation and customer service. This heritage, coupled with the robust nature of our products and outstanding product support, are the very reasons why every day there are more Appleton Mfg. Division machines cutting cores throughout the world than any other manufacturer. Visit our product pages for the latest on new developments. If you have a need for core cutting and handling equipment, showering or material handling that we don't offer, or if you have a converting challenge that requires specialized machinery, send us an e-mail describing your application and we will work with you to meet that need. When you work with Appleton Mfg. Division, you are working with a fully integrated engineering — design — sales — service and manufacturing company that is responsive to your needs.