"Vandy"
Trained under John Streun at Hardwick-Etter. Vice President in Charge of R&D at Lummus. President of Continental Gin Company. Vice-President of J.G. Boswell Company in charge of Ginning operations. Consultant With Consolidated Cotton Gin Company. President of Vandergriff Inc. Named one of the "Titans" of the industry just under Eli Whitney by Cotton Grower magazine in 1999. Vandergriff Pioneer Award Started by the Southern Southeastern ginners in 2013 and given annually to a individual in the cotton industry deemed worth of it for that year at a banquet at the Peabody in Memphis.
"Hands on," as Vice President in Charge of Research and Development at Lummus
in the late 1940's and 50's. Adapted the equipment to deal with the challenges of machine
picked cotton. Helped make Lummus equipment the finest in the world and the
go to company by the mills, who wanted fiber that had been through the Lummus ginning system.
in the late 1940's and 50's. Adapted the equipment to deal with the challenges of machine
picked cotton. Helped make Lummus equipment the finest in the world and the
go to company by the mills, who wanted fiber that had been through the Lummus ginning system.
President of Continental Gin Company, 1960-1963
Product line and reputation enhanced.
Significant Roller Ginning development and improvements started here.
Product line and reputation enhanced.
Significant Roller Ginning development and improvements started here.
All modern day roller ginning applications were developed by Mr. Vandergriff starting with the Rotabar
Unit he develped at Continental in 1962 to replace the failed USDA flight bar unit that had been installed
in two big customers plants. Vandy modified them to a rotabar to save a financial disaster. He developed
the 4 blade spiral rotabar in 1976. In 1988, Consolidated Cotton Gin Company asked him to develop a new
unit for them. This unit, along with the Vandy feeder design above it became highly successful and J.G. Boswell
company of Corcoran, CA still runs them and calls them the absolute best on the market still today.
Unit he develped at Continental in 1962 to replace the failed USDA flight bar unit that had been installed
in two big customers plants. Vandy modified them to a rotabar to save a financial disaster. He developed
the 4 blade spiral rotabar in 1976. In 1988, Consolidated Cotton Gin Company asked him to develop a new
unit for them. This unit, along with the Vandy feeder design above it became highly successful and J.G. Boswell
company of Corcoran, CA still runs them and calls them the absolute best on the market still today.
Consultant with Consolidated Cotton Gin Company 1980's-1990's
Developed first new gin stand in decades, the Consolidated 164.
Developed the worlds first 20 BPH gin stand, the Consolidated 198 in 1992.
His research into narrower saw spacing's led to the Consolidated 184 and 222 Saw Gin Stands.
Introduced new Roller Gin and feeder in 1988.
His name, along with key products of Vandergriff Research added to their
product line, propelled Consolidated to the top of the Cotton Gin World.
Consultant with Consolidated Cotton Gin Company 1980's-1990's
Developed first new gin stand in decades, the Consolidated 164.
Developed the worlds first 20 BPH gin stand, the Consolidated 198 in 1992.
His research into narrower saw spacing's led to the Consolidated 184 and 222 Saw Gin Stands.
Introduced new Roller Gin and feeder in 1988.
His name, along with key products of Vandergriff Research added to their
product line, propelled Consolidated to the top of the Cotton Gin World.
Vandy at Elbow Gin in Visalia, California.
This gin was his laboratory. Gin stand research and implementation of it led to the 164.
In 1996, he converted a Continental 161 to 181 Saws. This spacing was the narrowest in the industry.
It ran relatively un-noticed until the early 2000's when manufacturers finally realized its potential.
Consolidated came out the the 184 saw stand, and the 222 saw stand, both using Vandergriff 181 Saw spacings.
Today Vandy's legacy is cemented as one of the great cotton gin engineer's of all time.
This gin was his laboratory. Gin stand research and implementation of it led to the 164.
In 1996, he converted a Continental 161 to 181 Saws. This spacing was the narrowest in the industry.
It ran relatively un-noticed until the early 2000's when manufacturers finally realized its potential.
Consolidated came out the the 184 saw stand, and the 222 saw stand, both using Vandergriff 181 Saw spacings.
Today Vandy's legacy is cemented as one of the great cotton gin engineer's of all time.
Loyd Vandergriff Receiving Vandergriff Pioneer Award from the Southern Southeastern
ginner's assocation in Memphis, March 2013. Enscribed on it is the following:
"There is not a cotton gin plant in the entire world that doesn't have some
Vandergriff in it"