Editing InSinkErator

{{Short description|American producer of kitchen plumbing equipment}}

{{Infobox company
| name = InSinkErator
| image = InSinkErator_Headquarters.jpg
| image_caption = InSinkErator Headquarters: Racine, WI
| foundation = 1938
| location_city = [[Racine, Wisconsin]]
| location_country = USA
| founder = John W. Hammes
| owner = {{ubl|[[Emerson Electric]] {{smaller|(1968–2022)}}|[[Whirlpool Corporation]] {{smaller|(2022–present)}}}}
| website = {{URL|http://www.insinkerator.com/}}
}}

'''InSinkErator''' is an American company and brand name known for producing instant hot water dispensers and [[food waste]] disposal systems, generally called "[[garbage disposal]]s" or "garbage disposers".

==History==
[[Architect]] John W. Hammes founded the company in [[Racine, Wisconsin]], where it remains headquartered. Hammes is credited with inventing the "in-sink" food waste disposal in 1927 for his wife. It works by grinding and shredding solid food waste, using [[centrifugal force]].<ref>{{cite news| url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/08/22/AR2007082200724.html| title=Grist for the Daily Grind| newspaper=[[The Washington Post]]| first=Denise| last=DiFulco| date=August 23, 2007| access-date=2009-10-22}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=How a food waste disposer works |url=https://insinkerator.emerson.com/en-gb/support/how-food-waste-disposer-works |website=Insinkerator |access-date=May 28, 2020}}</ref> He spent ten years improving the design and went into business selling the appliance. His company was called the In-Sink-Erator Manufacturing Company.<ref>"[https://archive.today/20130628091239/http://inventors.about.com/od/kstartinventions/a/kitchen.htm Kitchen appliance inventions]." About.com</ref> The name is a play on the word "[[incinerator]]" and refers to the fact that the mouth of the disposal unit is located "in" the "[[sink]]".

The company was purchased by [[Emerson Electric]] in 1968. In 2006, In-Sink-Erator removed the hyphens from its name, becoming InSinkErator. It also redesigned the company logo and released a re-engineered line of high technology disposers branded as the Evolution Series.{{citation needed|date=August 2021}}

On November 1, 2022, InSinkErator was acquired by [[Whirlpool Corporation]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.whirlpoolcorp.com/completes-acquisition-of-insinkerator/4/|title=Whirlpool Corporation completes acquisition of InSinkErator|work=Whirlpool Corporation|access-date=2022-12-20|language=en-US}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|author=Staff|title=Whirlpool acquires major garbage disposal maker InSinkErator|url=https://www.heraldpalladium.com/communities/benton_harbor/whirlpool-acquires-major-garbage-disposal-maker-insinkerator/article_3bb79ac8-453e-5a34-b599-fbedaf43acc5.html|url-access=subscription|work=[[The Herald-Palladium]]|date=August 9, 2022|access-date=August 10, 2022}}</ref>

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.insinkerator.com/ InSinkErator]
* [http://www.facebook.com/insinkerator InSinkErator] at Facebook
* [https://twitter.com/insinkerator InSinkErator] on X
* [https://www.instagram.com/insinkerator/ InSinkErator] on Instagram
* [https://www.youtube.com/c/insinkerator InSinkErator] YouTube channel
* [https://www.pinterest.com/insinkerator/ InSinkErator] on Pinterest

[[Category:2022 mergers and acquisitions]]
[[Category:1927 establishments in Wisconsin]]
[[Category:Home appliance brands]]
[[Category:Home appliance manufacturers of the United States]]
[[Category:Companies based in Racine, Wisconsin]]


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