METALWORKING FLUIDS
MALAYSIA
About TRIM
Clyde A. Sluhan
Video clip of Clyde A. Sluhan, from "Miracle at Point of Cut", "Problem solving is our value in your operation. Research to reality, applied chemistry in metal removal. At Master Chemical, this is the working idea for progress."
Humble Beginnings
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Clyde A. Sluhan was born on November 14, 1911, and was sent with his two sisters to the Lutheran's Orphan Home in Toledo, Ohio. Clyde was always grateful for the care of the Lutheran Sisters. Clyde received a deep faith in Christ, and a strong work ethic that would carry him far.
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In 1933 Clyde became the second person from the Lutheran's home to earn a college degree. After a few jobs in Toledo, Clyde took a job as a chemist for a textile sizing company in Atlanta. Clyde was soon introduced to Marian Elliott, his wife to be, and co-founder of Master Chemical.
Development of TRIM
In 1936, after the birth of their first son Elliot, Clyde and Marian moved to Connecticut where he worked for American Cyanamid and developed early cutting and grinding fluids.
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​Clyde then went to work for F.E. Anderson Oil Company promoting its products. During his travels he noticed a great need for cutting fluids and continued developing them. When the owner of F. E. Anderson changed his agreement to sell the company to Clyde, he and Marian decided to start their own company. After 3,528 separate formulations, Clyde perfected a formula, and he and Marian moved their family to Toledo, Ohio, situated in the heart of US manufacturing. Master Chemical was officially incorporated in 1951, and he and Marian began building their company.
Early Days
Master Chemical started as a true family business, in an old potato warehouse in Downtown Toledo. Clyde manufactured and sold product, Marian handled the books and orders, and their three children, Elliott, Bill, and Sally helped with it all.
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Clyde and Marian hired distributors and began concentrating on product support and education of customers and sales engineers. After years of continuous, steady growth, Master Chemical broke ground for their new headquarters in 1962, in Perrysburg, Ohio.
Growth to the Present
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In 1981, Master Chemical opened a second plant in Huntsville, Texas and this launched a period of growth that continues to this day. Master Fluid Solutions now has offices and manufacturing in China, Europe, India, Thailand, and Vietnam. Regardless of size, Master Fluid Solutions remains family owned, and is driven by "the Golden Rule".
