Elliott Tool Technologies traces its roots to Gustav Wiedeke’s small Dayton manufacturing business, founded in 1892 by an inventor whose work included the first tube expander. Today, the private company draws on more than 125 years of manufacturing, sales, and engineering experience to make specialty tools for industrial tube maintenance and metal finishing, with on-site training tailored to customer applications.
Reed Manufacturing CompanyFounded in 1896, Reed Manufacturing Company makes professional pipe tools and vises from its historic headquarters in Erie, Pennsylvania. Still family-owned, with five generations of Wright family involvement, the company is known for developing tools for large-diameter pipe and refining its designs through end-user feedback. REED sells through distributors in more than 100 countries.ERIE, PA
Vulcan Tool CompanyFounded in Dayton in 1916, Vulcan Tool Company is one of the region’s longest-running manufacturing operations, evolving from a small tool-and-die shop into a U.S. industrial manufacturer. Its history is closely tied to the Brehm supported-shear design, which underpins the chipless tube-cutting machines the company is known for. Since Paradigm Industrial acquired its assets in 2020, Vulcan has continued serving commercial and defense customers from Dayton as an ISO 9001:2015-certified, service-disabled veteran-owned business.DAYTON, OH
Wright Tool CompanyRooted in Barberton since C. Nelson Wright founded it in 1927, Wright Tool Company remains a privately held American manufacturer with one factory and only four presidents in nearly a century. Its employees forge professional-grade hand tools for the demanding work of industrial professionals, using U.S. steel and patented Wright Drive design.BARBERTON, OH
Stride Tool, LLC (Imperial® brand)With roots reaching back to Imperial Brass Manufacturing Company’s founding in Chicago in 1905, Stride Tool makes Imperial® specialty hand tools for professional HVAC/R technicians and other service trades. Headquartered in Glenwillow, Ohio, the company operates a centralized manufacturing facility opened in 2004 and has expanded the Imperial line through acquisitions including northeast Ohio’s Milbar and Thermal Engineering. Imperial’s history is especially visible in its long-running tube-working tools and Milbar safety wire twisters, both made for demanding professional use.GLENWILLOW, OH