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War Years

By Tara September 9, 1942 September 30th, 2024 No Comments

During the war years, the plant takes on new war-effort contracts, producing parts for the Bofors gun mounts, water-tight gun mounts for submarines, and radar units.

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Riester & Thesmacher Co.
Harry Overly and Edward Hautz meet and work together at Riester & Thesmacher Co., a sheet metal fabrication company in Cleveland, Ohio.
Overly Sheet Metal Company
In May, during the Depression, Harry Overly started the Overly Sheet Metal Company on Memphis Avenue in Cleveland
Overly-Hautz Company Created
Edward Hautz joined Harry Overly’s enterprise and The Overly-Hautz Company is founded. The company is a sheet-metal job shop with contracted work based on customer’s demand.
New Larger Facility
The Company moves in December to a larger 3,300 square-foot facility in Cleveland at 11500 Madison Avenue.
Growth
The Overly-Hautz Company, becoming a strong sheet-metal fabrication competitor in the Cleveland area, grows to occupy all 24,000 square feet of the building on Madison Ave.
War Years
During the war years, the plant takes on new war-effort contracts, producing parts for the Bofors gun mounts, water-tight gun mounts for submarines, and radar units.
fabricated steel motor mount
Overly-Hautz creates a fabricated steel motor mount for Reliance Electric. This fabrication job develops into a highly successful proprietary product line.
Motor Rails
Overly-Hautz introduces motor rails with an adjustable feature.
Adapt-O-Mount
Adapt-O-Mount product is first designed and fabricated by Overly-Hautz. It provides a simple method of adapting a new re-rated motor to the old mountings.
Edward Hautz Passes Away
Edward Hautz, an original founder of Overly Hautz passes away in December at 55 years of age.

1953-1983

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Adjustable Motor Base Patent
Overly-Hautz awarded patent on the Adjustable Motor Base.
Harry Overly Passes Away
Harry Overly, an original founder of Overly-Hautz passes away in April at 71 years of age.
Expansion
The Overly-Hautz Company acquires a property, builds an addition, and moves to 8617 Clinton Road in Cleveland.
Shorewall
Shorewall of Grosse Ile, Michigan is acquired and becomes a division of Overly-Hautz. They create versatile wall systems for waterways, erosion control, and truck loading docks from light weight steel.
Industrial Agricultural Product Business
Overly-Hautz buys a business with locations in Meridian and Jackson, Mississippi that makes industrial agricultural products and implements.
Restructuring
The Overly-Hautz motor base division restructures and becomes The Overly Hautz Motor Base Company.

1984-Present

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Relocation
The Overly Hautz Motor Base Company is relocated across state to a new site just north of Cincinnati, at 215 S. West St., Lebanon, OH.
Automatic Motor Base
The Overly Hautz Motor Base Co acquires the product rights for the Automatic Motor Base invented and patented by Jerome J. Sloyan, the owner of the Automatic Motor Base Co,...
Pivoted Motor Base
The Overly Hautz Motor Base Co. purchases the product rights of the Murray Pivoted Motor Base from the Murray Equipment Co.
Expansion
The Overly Hautz Motor Base Co. expands shipping, assembly and inventory into the adjoining property in Lebanon site.
Tenso-Set Quick Release Patent
Overly Hautz Motor Base Co. jointly develops the Tenso-Set Quick Release patent for Browning.
Automatic Motor Base Patent
Overly Hautz Motor Base Co. receives patent for modifications and improvement to the front of the Automatic Motor Base.
Newly Renovated Property
The front end office moves to the newly renovated adjoining property at 285 S. West St. The additional facility also provides for expansion of finished goods inventory, a vast shipping...
Automatic^® Motor Base Certification
LEBANON, OHIO (December 11, 2016) The Automatic Motor Base is certified as an energy saving device by Advanced Energy, a certified motors and drives testing laboratory, of Raleigh, NC after...
Overly Hautz Company
Overly Hautz Motor Base Co. starts doing business as Overly Hautz Company.
Screw Mechanism Patent
The patent covers the invention of a screw mechanism which is used to adjust the position of a motor. The mechanism provides enhanced pulling power and a reduced likelihood of...
US Patent Awarded
US Patent awarded for new Adjusting Screw Mechanism that increases lifecycle of motor bases by 5-10x.