Twin Disc, Inc. designs, manufactures, and distributes power transmission equipment for a wide range of applications, including marine, off-road vehicle, and industrial.

In 1915, veteran of the American railroad and manufacturing sector, Percy Haight Batten arrived in Racine, Wisconsin to assist in the running of the newly created Wallis Tractor Company.

Fawick, who had relocated to southeastern Wisconsin from Sioux Falls, South Dakota and recently designed a revolutionary "twin-disc" clutch for use in tractors and other heavy farm equipment.

[4] The early years of Twin Disc's existence were defined by intense fluctuations in the American agricultural sector, nearly destroying the company in the process.

By the late 1930s, Twin Disc clutches had become a staple of oil fields across America, their profitability playing a strong role in the company's ability to survive the Great Depression.

[13] Internationally, Twin Disc provided torque converters for rail equipment in Belgium, Hong Kong, and the United Kingdom.