Lundell Plastics Corporation

On the family farm one night in 1981, agricultural engineer Vance Lundell had a fantastic idea. While carrying out one of those unpleasant tasks which hog owners must, he thought of how nice it would be to move more materials by auger. Knowing that manure would quickly corrode traditional steel augers, his next idea would forever change the agriculture industry: What if augers could be made of plastic? Vance spent the next several years researching, developing, and testing what would become the first ever poly auger. As Vance had predicted, the corrosion resistance and light weight proved useful in many other applications such as seed handling and industrial production. Poly Straight flighting went into production in the Quad Cities and gained success despite the prevailing farm crisis. After 2 years, the business needed room to grow, so Vance decided to move Lundell Plastics back to the family farm where it all began.