Founded in the early 1920s and acquired by Edwin P. Stenger in 1924, Cincinnati Mine Machinery Company makes cutting and conveying equipment for underground mining. The Cincinnati manufacturer built its early reputation on forged cutter chains and patented the Duplex Chain in 1938, while later innovations included the dual-sprocket conveyor chain introduced in 2000. From its Cincinnati base, the company serves coal, salt, potash, gypsum and trona operations through a network that includes 15 strategically located warehouses.