manufacturing founded 1911 headquarters syracuse ny united states key people marcus bevard ceo website the eraser company the eraser company is an american manufacturer of electrical products best known for its wire and tube cutting machines . it also manufactures and markets other related devices for a variety of mostly commercial industries . 1 2 the eraser company was founded by joseph k. rush in 1911 . the company is located in syracuse new york and is currently headed by ceo and president marcus bevard . 3 4 5 contents 1 history 2 product 3 external links 4 references history edit the eraser company was incorporated in 1935 6 until the 1940s the rush eraser was the only product manufactured by the eraser company . it was used for typing and drafting corrections on printed material . expansion followed the company s discovery that the product would also remove film insulation from magnet wires . 6 since then the company developed its capabilities beyond magnet wire stripping into cable wire and tube processing stripping feeding cutting twisting measuring dereeling equipment and infrared heating devices . 2 5 the company is family owned and operated and has been based in syracuse ny since its establishment . the company opened and operated a sales and distribution facility in andover england in 1974 with the purpose of sales and service to europe . because of the global nature of business by the 21st century this operation was consolidated to the company s syracuse headquarters in 2004 . additional export markets include latin america south america mexico western europe africa middle east asia pacific rim australia china and canada . 2 in may 2009 the manufacturers association of central new york posthumously honored eraser company s past president ralph bevard sr. with its 2009 wall of fame award for his contributions to the economic vitality of that region . 3 4 product edit the eraser company develops manufactures and sells a variety of wire tube and cable cutting machines for many industries including the electric motor automotive wire harness medical device telecommunications and aerospace avionics industries . the machines include wire and cable processing and handling products such as reeler dereelers winders straighteners cutters twisters and strippers . 1 other products include infrared heating equipment fiberglass brushes and erasers and measuring equipment . 1 branding and corporate divisions include the rush eraser power brush wire wheels glo ring infrared tools lux therm infrared lamps remarcable coaxial cable stripping tools and wybar component lead forming now obsolete . external links edit the eraser company references edit a b c eraser products the eraser company inc. a b c the eraser co. inc. company information thomasnet.com a b macny celebrates 2009 wall of fame inductees vlex a b morelli marie new turbine can pull electricity from winds as low as 3 mph syracuse.com retrieved 28 april 2010 a b eraser co inc. manta a b erasor history the erasor company inc. retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title the eraser company & oldid 738327701 categories companies established in 1911 navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version languages add links this page was last modified on 8 september 2016 at 07 54 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view