S. Morgan Smith

S. Morgan Smith
IndustryManufacturing
Founded1877
SuccessorAllis Chalmers, Voith Hydro
HeadquartersYork, Pennsylvania
ProductsTurbines

S. Morgan Smith was an American manufacturer of turbines, founded by Stephen Morgan Smith in York, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1877 shortly after Smith received a patent for an improved turbine. It became the country's largest manufacturer of hydroelectric turbines. The company's ability to manufacture large equipment was utilized during World War I to manufacture machines used to make large artillery guns and in World War II to make various large components. The company was purchased by Allis Chalmers and later spun-off to Voith Hydro.