CMP History
CMP was founded in 1889 as the Consolidated Car Heating Company, as it manufactured products for the railroad industry. George Westinghouse was one of the first Presidents and James Roosevelt (Franklin Roosevelt's father) was one of the original stockholders. Click HERE to see a document that shows Mr. Roosevelt's signature in what apparently forms the company.
The Albany and Schenectady, New York areas were particularly strong as a result of the commercialization of electricity during the late 1800's. General Electric world research center was founded in 1900 in nearby Schenectady where many early electric inventions were created, including: the electric toaster in 1905 and electric locomotive in 1908. The founders of the Consolidated Car Heating Company settled in Albany, New York to be in the midst of the electric revolution and to be situated near the Delaware & Hudson Railroad Company and the Metropolitain Transit Authority (MTA) who was expanding the use of heated rail cars in and around New York City.
George Westinghouse was the first President of the Consolidated Car Heating Company. Click HERE to see some documents signed by Mr. Westinghouse.
Consolidated Car Heating Company changed its name to Consolidated Metal Products sometime in the early 1900s. The company was asked to make metal products to support both World War I and World War II. Click HERE to see photos of these early years. As the company diversified into other metal products, the name was changed from Consolidated Metal Products to CMP Industries.
During this diversifcation, the company ventured into the automotive lift business which required the company to make it's own specialty high-strength alloys. This research and development work lead to the discovery of high-strength, corrosion-resistant alloys that were well suited to the dental industry. In 1934, the company began to market a partial denture alloy system known as TICONIUM. Between 1959 and 1996, CMP acquired seven manufacturing companies in the dental laboratory sector and evolved into a "100% dental" company.
Since the initial discovery of Ticonium alloy, the company supplied other products used by dental laboratories to process Ticonium alloy. The sucess of Ticonium led to company to acquire other similar businesses in the dental lab industry, including: Nobilium Company (formerly from Chicago, IL), Niranium Company (formerly from New York City, NY) and Demco Machinery (formerly from California).
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