Wimax Phils., Inc. (WPI) is a distributor of global brands in the Philippines. Some of the best air care brands in the world are under WPI's portfolio. Vornado is an American brand of fans, circulators, and accessories based in Andover, Kansas, United States. The current incarnation of the company was founded in 1989, two years after the death of Ralph K. Odor (1895–1987), who founded the firm in the 1930s with Ottis A. Sutton in Wichita. The name of the company is a combination of Vortex and Tornado.