Company Information

EMI was started as a division of Edwards Manufacturing Inc., a Northwest company started in 1926. The distribution, repair and packaging division came into its own under Jim Pentz as President, from 1988 to 2000. During this time the company focused on the semiconductor business and became the leading independent high purity pump repair company in the United States.

In 2000 Edwards was sold to Hypro Corporation. Hypro was sold to Pentair Corporation in 2004 and the divisions of Edwards (Fire Services and Semiconductor) were split, with Fire Services going to Pentair and Semiconductor returning to private ownership.

The EMI acronym, which is how the Semiconductor Division was known, was changed to “Engineered Machinery Inc.” The phone, fax and email addresses have changed, but the people and
location remain the same.

EMI has the same Clean Room, test equipment, fabrication equipment and machine shop (less the large automated machinery for making gear pumps) that it’s always had. The Technicians are the same people who helped grow Edwards’ business and are skilled in all areas of pump assembly, test and repair, from Edwards gear pumps to High Purity repairs.