BEGINNINGS
BEGINNINGS
Robert Alcide Lombard set out to control his family’s own destiny in 1957. Born in 1925 and drafted into the US Navy in 1943, he graduated from MIT (Massachusetts Institute of Technology) in 1947. In 1957, while he was working for Atlantic Steel Products, Acorn® Industrial Products was acquired for distributing metal working power tools. Bob embraced the importance of hands-on demonstration, collaboration as a sales tool, and engineering expertise.
After substantial growth in the first decade of business, Acorn® Industrial Products moved from Bala Cynwyd to Conshohocken, PA in 1970. Acorn incorporated in 1973. Bob’s daughter and current President, Margie Finley, entered the family business that same year. Later, in the 1980s, Acorn® acquired J.H. Baker,
to expand industrial distribution of casters & wheels.
Acorn® Industrial Products expanded over the next
two decades. In 2000, an opportunity arose to move
the entire operation to home of the 2nd largest shopping mall in America, King of Prussia, PA. 520 Hertzog Blvd became Acorn®’s corporate headquarters. Acorn® established in-house manufacturing.
Custom Is The New Standard. Many people often look for a through-line when taking in a story spanning decades – we draw inspiration every day from Bob’s tireless & enterprising spirit. Acorn® prides itself on capabilities to provide custom solutions and take your project through design, engineering, fabrication, machining, and remanufacturing.
We are ready to help make the great things you do easier, cleaner, quieter, more efficient, and/or less costly.
Acorn® enters our 70th year, bringing the mobility, stability, and reliability needed by a plethora of industries.
Bob’s legacy lives on, as the next generations continue into the future. Let Us Find New Ways To Move You does not just refer to casters and wheels.
Acorn® develops long-lasting relationships, built on trust, mutual admiration, collaboration, and doing our best for you every time – working to have what moves us, move you.
