In 1992, Payam Towfigh took over the operation and a joint venture was established with RollerBlade Inc. of Minnesota to manufacture patent-pending in-line skate wheels for international markets. Virtually overnight, State Industries became a major manufacturer of wheels in North America. A fully automated factory was built in Winnipeg and several million skate wheels were produced. At the same time, the industrial division of State Industries grew rapidly and new techniques and methods were developed to produce more complex parts for many applications. When the bulk of skate wheel production moved offshore in the late 1990s, most of the employees of the wheel division of State Industries who had years of valuable casting experience, transferred to StateMix and the new company was born.
New Ownership & a Joint Venture with Rollerblade Inc.
