W. George McClean and Archibald C. Anderson founded McClean Anderson in 1961 as a creative engineering firm located on Holton Street in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  They engaged in consulting as well as design and fabrication of composite production equipment based on a novel reinforced plastic process developed by Mr. McClean.  This process became what is now known as “filament winding”.

Filament winding consists of winding resin-impregnated composite fibers on a rotating mandrel in predetermined patterns; providing the greatest control over fiber placement and uniformity of structure.  During winding these fibers are either run through a low viscosity resin, or the resin matrix is pre-impregnated into the fiber.  After the composite layers are wound, the component is cured and removed from the mandrel.  While filament winding is traditionally used to produce pressure vessels, piping, tanks, rocket motor casings, ducting, shafts and rods, it has also expanded into non-cylindrical and asymmetrical geometry's.

The Company grew in size and relocated in 1976 to a larger facility at 10600 West Glenbrook Court.  Shortly thereafter, McClean Anderson reinforced its position as an industry pioneer by developing and introducing the first computer controlled filament winding machines.  Computer control greatly improved winding accuracy and production speeds.

In 1977, McClean Anderson became a subsidiary of Price Brothers Company of Dayton, Ohio.  In 1992, Industrial Service and Machine, Inc. purchased McClean Anderson and relocated all operations to Schofield, Wisconsin.

McClean Anderson maintains a strong commitment to its customers while actively pursuing an aggressive machine design and development course for the purpose of keeping pace with the needs of the composites industry.