Tomcat
Tomcat is the brand name of commercial cleaning equipment built by R.P.S. Corporation, a Wisconsin corporation established in 1986.
At present, Tomcat manufactures about thirty models, including several sizes of walk behind & rider scrubbers, sweepers & burnishers. Their goal is an all-star line of machines, so they make fewer models than some of the firms they compete with, but they put more effort into each of them.
The products fit a niche that they pretty much invented: high-performance, compact, yet tough, units for commercial cleaning. Historically, each of their models had come to enjoy a position of No. 1 or No. 2 in most of the markets they serve within a year of introduction to the marketplace.
On the design front, they take extra pains to remove non-essential parts, so that their machines are mechanically simpler than others. This simplicity permits them to use better materials throughout, while often offering better prices than competition can achieve. At the same time, state-of-the-art control systems and the use of servos make their machines more automatic and perform better than others.
On the manufacturing front, they cut and bend fabricated parts using latest-generation numerically -controlled machinery. Their fit and finish standards set the pace for the industry. They enjoy economies of scale, relative to their industry, by making fewer models, and selling more examples of each of them than is the norm. They also are better than others at using common parts and platforms across their line.
Tomcat machines are all manufactured at their plant in Racine, Wisconsin, USA. They do not "private label" machines from other manufacturers. Their machines are sold through some two-hundred North American dealer locations.
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