First Index Manufacturer Directory \ Tool Making \ Pressing Tools

Description: Whether you need a prototype, small quantities, large quantities, or a long-term supply with scheduled deliveries, Advanced Machine will work with you in any situation to provide the highest-quality product on time. Advanced Machine is organized to act quickly and accurately from the preliminary stages through production and delivery.

Work area: National

Description: At Class A Tooling our team offers you and your company a team of highly skilled machine operators and toolmakers with the most to update continuing education. We provide our clients with the highest quality aerospace parts, molds, dies, & fixtures. We are a leading supplier for the regional division of Dassault Falcon Jet. And our customer list includes BEI Precision Systems and Space, Kohler, and Laser Tools. We realize that meeting time schedules is extremely important to our customers in order to bring new products to market quickly and to meet ever changing consumer demands. We operate with the highest level of ethical standards all while meeting or exceeding delivery schedules.

Work area: Eastern and Mid-West United States of America

Description: Contract Industrial Tooling, Inc. was founded in 1987 on the basic principle to provide a quality product at competitive pricing. Our services include CNC machining, surface grinding, complete welding, and CMM inspection. We continually update our equipment and our dedicated staff is updated monthly on the latest techniques. We are a company large enough to manufacture your production needs, yet small enough to sit down one on one with you. For more information about Contract Industrial Tooling, give us a call today, and remember our motto: "Quality is our contract with you."

Work area: National

Description: Cramer's Grinding & Tooling, Inc. Started in 1984 with a focus on quality and on time delivery. We specialize in making precision parts with close tolerances, but are not limited to this in the scope of our manufacturing expertise. Consulting with engineers and new product development designers is another aspect of the services we provide. Our facility and equipment are vigorously maintained and we are constantly updating to stay up to date with current technology. We also stock a variety of materials for short lead times.

Work area: National and International

Description: Creative Technologies, Inc is a Midwest based company. We have the ability to Wire EDM most anything to customer specifications. We do complete designing and reverse engineering to the customer specs also. Among the services we provide to our customers are: High tolerance tooling & machining, Prototyping, Production machining, Carbide grinding with diamond wheels. With the quality measuring equipment they utilize in the facility, accuracy can be measured up to +/-.0001”.

Work area: NATIONALLY

Description: DACO PRECISION-TOOL (ISO 9001-2008 CERTIFIED) STAMPING TOOLING, DIE-CAST, PLASTIC MOLDS, STAMPING PRODUCTION, CNC MACHINING, INCLUDING SHORT RUNS (TOOLING) DACO designs and builds all different types of tooling for a variety of different customers and different markets, METAL STAMPING TOOLS (including Progressive, Compound, and secondary), all types of ALUMINUM DIE-CAST TOOLING, PLASTIC INJECTION MOLDS, OVER-MOLDS, THERMOSET PLASTIC, MUD UNITS, and RUBBER MOLDS. DACO has highly experienced TOOL DESIGNERS and highly experienced card carrying JOURNEY MEN TOOL MAKERS that provide help and support to their people and their customers. DACO will DESIGN and build very simple low cost efficient tooling or they design and build very complicated, high volume production tooling, depending on the customer, the need, or the application. If you’re looking for great tooling support, service, and problem free tooling, you should be talking to DACO, no matter what type of tooling, or how simple or complex your project might be. (PRODUCTION STAMPINGS and OTHER SERVICES ): Because DACO designs, builds, and runs all of their own tooling in house, they have direct control over the total cost of each project, so DACO can reduce your initial start-up costs and if needed will help and work together with you to win new business. All short-run and production parts including simple or complex parts are produced in DACO’s fully automated Press Department on one of DACO’s many CNC auto-feed Press’s. Don’t forget to come to DACO for all Metal Stamped and Laser Cut parts, including easy or less complicated Stampings, like: L-Brackets, Flat/Formed Washers, Levers, Plates, Shims, Clamps, Supports, Handles, Arms, Gussets, Discs, Caps, Plugs, etc. Production parts including progressive, secondary, press brake bending, forming, automatic (in-die or secondary part threading-tapping), light assemblies including threaded and blind inserts, spot welding, etc. DACO produces millions of different stampings for Distributor and OEM customers, all types of industries including medical, computer, lawn & garden, military, railroad, construction, heavy/light truck, trailer, automotive, marine etc. low, medium, and high volume production (MACHINING, SHORT RUN, (1-50 PIECES) ARE WELCOME) DACO has several (late model) medium and large machining centers all with tool changers, (2) large horizontal boring bars with tool changers (for the big jobs). Many customers supply part prints with their Material and Machining requirements or many will supply the Tool Steel, or Blocks, Weldments, Steam chests, Cores, Castings, Die/Molds, etc. for DACO to machine and finish. Special threads, contours, EDM configurations and final polishing and heat treating are all done easily and to exact specifications, equipment lists are available on DACO’s Web sight. DACO PRECISION – TOOL 8565 Hwy 45, P.O. Box 435 Kewaskum WI 53040 Contact E-mail Address: randy@daco-precision.com Phone: 262-626-6591 FAX: 262-626-2602 http: www.daco-tool.com http: www.daco-precision.com

Work area: All of USA and Canada

Description: DCG was started in 1943 and has a long history of providing high quality products and superior customer service. DCG Precision is located in Bethel CT. We are a privately owned, 50 person, world-class machining center, with over 60 years of experience. DCG is certified to the latest ISO standard, 9001:2000 and is AS 9100 Certified as of (August 13th 09) DCG is a veteran owned company. Please Visit Our Web Site at www.DCG Precision.com for more information about us. Thanks Steve Kneebusch Sales/Mgr

Work area: National

Description: Delta Tech is the place to call for Precision Die Components in the Stamping, Rollforming and Plastic Extrusion Industries . Our quality will keep you coming back again and again. We know that down time is lost money and we will get you back running. We also keep your jobs in our CAD files, so that reordering and making changes is quick and easy. Let us take some of the pressure off of you with our expertise in special dies, retainers, die sections, details, headed or ball-lock punches, and buttons. You will have Peace-of-Mind when Delta Tech is producing your Die Components.

Work area: United States and Canada

Description: Founded in 1937 by Willis Ehrhardt, Ehrhardt Tool & Machine Company, Inc., is a precision, contract, tool, die and special machine builder. The company is now employee-owned and is one of Alco Industries, Inc.'s operating companies. Ehrhardt designs and builds customized tools, dies, special machines and automated equipment to customer specifications. Ehrhardt also designs and builds tooling and produces specialized metal stampings for the vending machine and nuclear fuels industries. Ehrhardt provides products and services to our customers in many industries, including: • Electrical Installation Hardware Manufacturers • HVAC Equipment Manufacturers • Appliance Manufacturers • Nuclear Fuels • Vending Machines • Automotive • Medical Equipment Manufacturers The modern, fully air-conditioned 82,000 square feet facility is located on five acres in an industrial park setting. Operating on two shifts, Ehrhardt currently employees over sixty Tool and Die Makers, Machinists and Machine Operators, as well as seven Design Engineers, four Sales Estimators and a full office support staff. Ehrhardt boasts a weekly labor hour throughput in excess of 3,200 hours. We are conveniently located in Granite City, Illinois, just fifteen minutes from downtown St. Louis, Missouri, and only thirty minutes from Lambert St. Louis International Airport. The southwestern Illinois location also provides easy access to the Interstate Highway System and the Mississippi River Waterway

Work area: global

Description: Esterle Mold & Machine Company, Inc. was founded in 1976. While we specialize in injection molds for pipe-fittings, we also offer a wide range of expertise in the design, engineering, and building of all types of molds using all types of mold building steels. Esterle Mold & Machine Company, Inc., a modern 62,000 square foot production complex, is located near the major transportation terminals of Akron, Ohio. Plant lifting capacity features three, five, ten, fifteen, and twenty-five ton overhead cranes, plus internal handling equipment. We encourage you to visit our plant, so you can inspect the equipment and production lines first-hand...and especially to consult with our engineering staff on your next mold or machining need.

Work area: Worldwide

Description: Custom machine shop, specializing in small to med size production runs. very quick turn around on prototypes.

Work area: Nationwide

Description: We at Fulton Technology Corporation have been in business for over nine years as a precision machine and job shop. We are located in an easily accessible location just one hour away from Charlotte, North Carolina, and just three hours from Atlanta, Georgia. As a growing company, we are always seeking to expand capabilities to meet our customer's needs.

Work area: Eastern United States

Description: Gromax Precision Die and Mfg., Inc. is a tool and die shop specializing in design, build and/or run of metal stamping dies, Bihler and four-slide tooling, special machines, gauges and fixtures. Founded in 1979, we have served many, many industries - automotive, aerospace, medical, electronics, chemical treatment, small engines, water treatment, locks, munitions, aviation... We also provide services such as design, routine die maintenance and repair, reverse engineering, general machining, wire EDM, grinding, packaging, etc. Many of our tools incorporate in-die assembly, tapping, welding, inspection or other value-added features.

Work area: Mostly US. Some Canada, Puerto Rico, Mexico

Description: We would like to take this opportunity to introduce ourselves to you as a prospective vendor and friend. We have very good professional relationships with the majority of our customers. Our company is run as a very professional and family oriented establishment. We offer prompt service with the highest precision and quality in every part we manufacture. We have been inbusiness since 2004. We currently have twelve employee's, and thirty five pieces of machinery. Our machinery ranges from small to somewhat large. We serve mostly the oil and gas industry with some other fields mixed in. We have over fifty years of expirience in our facility that incompasses a very wide variety of fields and services. Some of these are mechanical seals, valves and valve parts, work over rig parts, drilling rig parts, drill bit design and manufacture, natural gas compressors, pumping unit, various types of machine repair and design and hydraulic parts to name a few. We can handle small runs of parts to moderately large quantities. We offer in house AUTO-CAD drafting and are always looking at ways, and equipment to improve our service capabilities to our customers. We are currently looking at some endorsements such as ISO, API and some others that apply to our field of expertise. Thank you for taking the time to look at our company and we hope that we may be of service to you and look forward to meeting your needs.

Work area: Texas, Oaklahoma and New Mexico

Description: Harris 3D Engineering Inc. has 12+ years Mechanical Design and Machining Experience. Experience in Automation Mechanical Machinery Design and Build. Powder Metal Tool Design and Build. Gear Manufacturing Design and Build. Fixture Design and Build.

Work area: Southern Indiana / Midwest Kentucky / Southwestern Illinois

Description: We specializes in highly precision machined parts, precision assembly components and precision fixtures and prototype development.

Work area: United States

Description: The history, capabilities and people it takes to excel... Manchester Tool and Die has been in business since 1960 and is the world wide leader in the tube end forming industry. Since the 1960’s Manchester Tool & Die has been a leading provider of end forming, grooving and crimping machines. We now occupy a 65,000 square foot facility and maintain an ISO 9001-2008 certification to insure you get the quality product you demand. Robust machines for long term operation. Our standard and custom machines feature heavy duty components so you get long term, cost efficient operation in even the most demanding industrial environments. You can expect day-in, day-out production from your MTD machine. In fact, you can expect year-in, year-out production. Our machines are built to last. The heart of our line is tube end forming machines from 3/16” OD to 3” OD. Grooving and crimping machines too. Find out why so many return to MTD project after project, year after year.

Work area: World wide

Description: Tool and Die Shop Specializing in: Special Machines Fixtures Progressize Dies Wire EDM Hole Popping CNC Machining 3D CAD Design - Pro Engineer, Solidworks, Inventor

Work area: United States and Puerto Rico

Description: Mears Tool & Die, Inc. is a privately owned job shop located in Northwest Pennsylvania. Since 1975, we have been providing precision tooling, dies, molds, fixtures, and spare parts for the food, medical, electronics, and science industries. We do everything possible to ensure your product is delivered when you need it, even if you require a quick turnaround. We guarantee your product will be precision machined to print, holding tight tolerances. We have the capability to machine the most miniscule parts or larger pieces. We look forward to quoting your next requirement.

Work area: National

Description: Founded in 2002, Métosak is the proven expert in designing and manufacturing value-added parts. Our machining, laser cutting, sheet Bending and tube bending services can supply the innovative, custom-made parts and assemblies you need, in steel, stainless steel or aluminum, no matter what sector you are in: - Airport - Industrial - Banking - Hydraulics - Agricultural - HVAC The success of our business is based on listening to our clients and responding to their needs with custom-tailored solutions. Plus, we make sure that every person in our organization is committed to: Optimizing quality Meeting your deadlines Reducing your costs Outsourcing your procurement and inventory Sustainable development

Work area: National and Canada