| Company type | Public company |
|---|---|
| Industry | Manufacturing |
| Predecessors |
|
| Founded | 1898 in West Homestead, Pennsylvania |
| Founder | George Mesta |
| Defunct | February 1983 |
| Fate | Bankrupted |
| Headquarters | West Homestead , Pennsylvania |
| Products | industrial machinery |
| Footnotes / references [1] | |
Mesta Machinery was a leading industrial machinery manufacturer based in the Pittsburgh area town of West Homestead, Pennsylvania. It was founded in 1898 by George Mesta when he merged his machine shop with another.[2] Mesta "machines" can be found in factories throughout the world and as of 1984 had equipment in 500 steel mills.[3] Mesta was the 488th largest American company in 1958[4] and the 414th largest in 1959.[5]