| B.P. Edelman and A. Ward Thornton formed Alton Manufacturing Company in Dallas, TX in 1945. The “Air Champ”, Alton’s first manufactured product, introduced many innovations to evaporative cooling, including Turbo-spray water distribution, galvanized metal construction, and double sets of cooling pads. Early installations targeted churches, department stores, grocery stores, and movie theaters.
Acquired by Mestek in 1986, Alton today manufactures heavy duty, high quality air conditioning and air cooling systems for medium and large industrial and retail establishments nationwide. The company has earned a reputation for durable, dependable systems in three major product lines: roof-mounted self-contained air conditioning equipment, combination air-cooling make-up heating units, and heavy duty industrial “Air Washer” evaporative cooling systems. Alton’s evaporative cooling systems minimize or eliminate the need for ozone-depleting chlorofluorocarbons (CFC’s). |
