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About Us

Peerless Saws began in the early 1900s when Charlie and Andy Rasmussen founded the Wisconsin Machine Company to manufacture power hacksaw machines which were sold and distributed by Peerless Machine Company. Brothers Charlie and Andy thought that they had an idea for a better metal-cutting saw than those on the market at that time. They were confident that their ideas were significantly revolutionary to justify the increased cost of their machines on the American Industry by the value of their innovations. Charlie and Andy built and sold the first power-driven, high speed, wet cutting saw on the market. Their innovations revolutionized metal sawing. Before that time, all metal-cutting power saws cut metal dry, necessitating slower speeds to keep friction heat to a minimum.

In 1961, Peerless moved from Racine, Wisconsin, to newer and more extensive facilities in Oshkosh, Wisconsin. The Rasmussens no longer owned the company, and it merged with Medalist Industries. In 1992, Wisconsin Automated Machinery Company purchased Peerless.

In 2002, Peerless was acquired by its current principles and renamed Peerless Industrial Equipment Corporation. Today, Peerless continues our proud tradition of providing the finest in heavy duty industrial saws, custom designed machines and complete systems. We have expanded our product line to include Diato structural drills, saws, and structural processing equipment. We also supply high-quality band saw blades and cutting fluids.