When he arrived in America he gained employment with Norton in Worcester, MA, which at this time only produced pottery.
He continued his experiments and in 1885 the Norton Emery Wheel Company was created with Jeppson as one of the founders.
After subsequent expansion, the company operated multiple ovens and a complex consisting of some 50 buildings in Worcester.
In 1990 Norton Abrasives was purchased by Compagnie de Saint-Gobain, a French -based multinational corporation.
[2][3] In 1916, Jeppson became a Knight First Class of the Royal Order of Vasa as appointed by the King of Sweden.