ACTCO Tool & Manufacturing Company was a precision manufacturer serving customers for nearly 60 years, beginning in 1966. The company has permanently closed after serving aerospace, automotive, medical, and industrial communities.
Xact Spec Industries, LLCFor more than 50 years, Xact Spec Industries has made complex, tight-tolerance machined parts for manufacturers across North America, with deep-hole drilling as its signature specialty. The Chagrin Falls company supports work from prototypes through production and is certified to ISO 9001 and AS9100, with DDTC registration for ITAR-restricted defense programs. Xact Spec has announced that it will cease operations effective March 31, 2026.CHAGRIN FALLS, OH
Conti Tool, IncFounded in Akron in 1961 by Donald L. Conti, Conti Tool is a privately owned Ohio corporation known for precision work shaped by the space program. NASA once represented 85% to 90% of its business, and the company made parts for the Voyager I and Voyager II missions. Today, it supplies complex components and assemblies to aerospace and other industrial customers.AKRON, OH
Kraus CompanyAfter 50 years serving tooling manufacturers and manufacturing customers, Kraus Company is retiring and closing its business. The company supplied specialized press brake dies to metal-fabrication operations and stopped taking orders after announcing its closure in 2024.FAIRFIELD, OH
AFC Tool CompanyFounded in Dayton in 1972 by Frank and Lila Casella, AFC Tool Company remains a family-owned manufacturer now in the hands of the Casella family’s second generation. The company is known for building custom industrial equipment and precision tooling for demanding customers in aerospace, automotive, defense, and related industries. Its 300,000-plus-square-foot operation is AS9100D with ISO 9001:2015 certified and ITAR registered.DAYTON, OH