Jerry F. Carpenter, who has since passed away, founded Lincoln County Fabricators in 1972. What began as a one-man welding operation in Jerry's garden has expanded into a global market leader in the production and sale of fabric inspection machines, textile tube creels, side creels, and sock creels. Our present office is a 55,000 square foot building at 513 Jason Road in Lincolnton, North Carolina. Jerry Carpenter's two sons, Kenny and David Carpenter, are in charge of the day-to-day management of the company, which is still a family-owned and -operated enterprise.

Due to inexpensive imports and unfair trade practises, the textile industry in the United States has suffered greatly over the past 15 to 20 years.