Company History

The history of Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc. begins more than 100 years ago, in the early 1870s when a flour milling business was started on the banks of the Willow River in New Richmond in western Wisconsin. A water wheel was put to work harnessing the power of the quick flowing river. This mill went through assorted owners, expansions and challenges over the next 30 years.  In 1899 it was incorporated by O.H. Mosher and W.F. McNally and M.H. McNally as the New Richmond Roller Mills Co.  Over the next several decades it diversified into assorted grain related ventures. 

In the late 1930s it began producing and selling  puffed wheat and rice cereal. The cellophane bags of cereal were sealed with heated flat irons but the seals were of poor quality.  Ed Cashman, president of the company, now called Doughboy Industries and later Doboy, presented the challenge to two of his millwrights who put their ideas together and designed a rotary sealer.  Word quickly spread in the industry about how effective these machines were for sealing cellophane and soon calls were coming into Doughboy inquiring about them.   They started to manufacture and market the sealer in the early 1940s and in 1946 produced their first band sealer, a success that springboarded Doboy firmly into the packaging machinery business. 

The horizontal wrapper line was introduced in the early 1970’s, and the cartoner line came aboard in 1991.  During 2001, the robotic automation product line was introduced.  On July 1, 2004, Doboy Inc. was purchased by Bosch and in 2007 the Bosch vertical bagger line was moved to the New Richmond facility.  In 2009 Doboy Inc. changed its name to Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc.  Our packaging machines have won several awards over the years for innovation and safety. Today, Bosch Packaging Technology, Inc. is an active member of PMMI, along with several other packaging organizations.