2010’s
Urschel continues to amass patents. Of note from 2010 to present day: Cutting head/impeller apparatus; knife/cutting wheel apparatus; knife/slicing wheel apparatus; slicing wheel with built-in stabilizers; several apparatuses for cutting food product; several food product shapes; material reduction method for food and nonfood products; crosscut device for dicing machine; a number of dicing machines and dicing methods.
2010
Urschel celebrates 100 years of manufacturing
precision food cutting equipment.
2011
The first direct Latin American Urschel office Urschel Latinoamérica S.R.L., opens in Argentina. Urschel opens new subsidiary office in Italy.
2012
Urschel announces plans to construct a new facility. The Valparaiso plant had been expanded numerous times throughout the years, and was landlocked at its current address. The company entertains different locations that will offer ample room for future expansion. Many things were considered during the decision making process to limit disruptions. Employee average commute times were one of these factors. Extensive evaluation of part sales and production times were measured to enable ramping up production to fulfill the flow of constant orders. Research and development projects were prioritized to make sure goals were attainable during the extensive moving process.
Urschel introduces the new Affinity® large
U.S.D.A., Dairy Division accepted dicer.
2013
Rick Urschel is appointed the new president/CEO succeeding his father, Bob Urschel. Bob remains actively involved with the company as chairman of the board.
Urschel purchases a 160 acre parcel in the Coffee Creek area of Chesterton, Indiana, a neighboring town of Valparaiso. More than 300 employees take part in a groundbreaking ceremony for the new Urschel site.
Urschel opens new subsidiary office in Spain. Urschel Portugal and Urschel Germany, Urschel India, and Urschel Thailand relocate to larger offices after outgrowing their previous locations. Urschel Netherlands relocates to a new, larger facility after the previous facility sustains tornado damage
2014
New agent distributors are appointed in Colombia and Chile. Urschel maintains quality, longstanding relationships with agents and subagents around the world. They are a valued resource and add strength to the Urschel global network of sales and service.
DiversaCut 2110A® Dicer is introduced building on the strengths of the DiversaCut 2110.
Sprint 2® Dicer is unveiled. The dicer delivers the cutting advances of the DiversaCut Sprint plus additional benefits.
2015
Construction of the new manufacturing/global headquarters is completed, and moving into the new campus commences. Parts inventory has been ramped up in preparation to
allow for little disruption to Urschel customers. Departments are moved incrementally. In some cases, departments are split – with some personnel at each location.
At an investment of over $80 million, the location offers 385,000 sq ft which is 40 percent larger than the previous facility. The new state-of-the-art building at 1200 Cutting Edge Drive offers many manufacturing upgrades, will afford future expansions.
2016
Rick Urschel announces that the long-time, privately held company owned for generations by the Urschel family has been converted to a100% employee-owned company (ESOP – Employee Stock Ownership Plan). The employees proudly embrace this change. Rick Urschel, President/CEO and Bob Urschel, Chairman of the Board, retain their roles in the company.
2017
Affinity Integra® Dicer joins the Affinity® series.
2018
Urschel expands the new facility to include additional test labs, Urschel Equipment, a wellness facility, and parking areas. The building now exceeds over 400,000 square feet.
A new concept in slicing is introduced as Urschel unveils the MicroAdjustable® SL-14 head for use on the Model CC potato slicer.
E TranSlicer Bias Slicer and DiversaCut 2110A LPI (large product input) machines are both developed as niche food processing markets emerge.
2019
Another building expansion adds 7,700 square feet of office space to accommodate growing departments. Total square footage will equal 412,169.
Ongoing research, development, and introduction of new styles of MicroAdjustable heads for the Model CC.
