The Whirlpool water heater product line was never independently acquired or "taken over" as a standalone corporate entity; rather, the underlying manufacturing was always handled by industrial partners like the American Water Heater Company under a brand licensing agreement. When A.O. Smith fully integrated American Water Heater into its corporate structure, its factories continued building the tanks. Once the Whirlpool licensing agreement concluded and retail partnerships shifted, manufacturing capacity was seamlessly redirected toward producing house brands like A.O. Smith Signature.
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