Founded in Chicago in 1883, the E.H. Wachs Company has a history that dates back more than 120 years. E.H. Wachs Company is one of the leading manufacturers of onsite machining equipment throughout the world. The company combines solutions with customer service, rapid response time to customer needs, a stringent quality management program and a concentrated focus to help assures that customers achieve results within schedule and budget. The headquarters of the E.H. Wachs Company occupies two buildings in Wheeling, Ill. These facilities house the manufacturing plant for all domestic and international products as well as the general administrative and sales offices for both the domestic and international operations. In this facility, the company manufactures more than 25 product lines. Each machine manufactured in all product lines undergoes operational tests before being released to shipping. E.H. Wachs Company is a privately owned company that employs nearly 125 people.