MWI is an acronym for Mor-Wear Industries. The company, Mor-Wear Industries, was started in 1968 as an Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) consumables business. Carbon and graphite, consumables in the EDM process, represented a significant portion of Mor-Wear Industries distribution business. Over the next few decades Mor-Wear Industries focused on producing highly valued added products for both EDM and high temperature applications and ultimately consolidated machine shops and distribution centers into one entity, MWI, Inc.
1970 – Mor-Wear Industries, with warehouses nationwide, establishes itself as the premier distributor of EDM consumables.
1975 – Mor-Wear Industries invests in machining capabilities for EDM electrodes.
1983 – Mor-Wear Industries and Southern Graphite UK, started a 50/50 joint venture called Southern Graphite USA, which enhanced domestic machining capabilities and provided additional opportunities in high temperature graphite markets.
1984-1989 – Through the 80s Mor-Wear Industries and its distribution centers were consolidated into one entity which became MWI, Inc.
1990 – MWI, Inc. and Tokai Carbon formed an equity partnership and MWI became the sales, distribution and manufacturing arm for Tokai Carbon in North and South America. The unique nature of the relationship gives advantages in the marketplace:
- Tokai manufactures quality materials that are well-received in many different markets and applications.
- MWI acts as an independent machine shop, buying graphite from all the major manufacturers.
- MWI utilizes Tokai Carbon’s technical and manufacturing resources. Such resources, which are not readily available to other independent machine shops, and our continual exchange of information have yielded cost-effective solutions and technical support to several customers.
- MWI can react very quickly to customer requirements. Our prompt responsiveness is recognized within the industry.
1993 – Southern Graphite USA merges with MWI, Inc.
1998 – MWI, Inc. expands its machine shops across North America.
2003 – MWI, Inc. installs additional purification capacity in Rochester, NY.
2013 – MWI, Inc. restructures to adopt Customer Experience Teams (CETs) to provide comprehensive carbon and graphite solutions.
2023 – Investment in new Rochester, NY plant to meet growing demand.