Since Lee and Cindy Swanson founded Island Tool & Die in Pine Island in 1996, the shop has built its reputation on the craftsmanship of its machinists and the loyalty of its manufacturing customers. Lee’s son Brad took over leadership in 2024, continuing the family-run company’s work as a contract job shop for manufacturers needing precision parts and custom production support.
Leiss Tool & DieEstablished in 1972 as a precision tool-and-die shop, Somerset’s Leiss Tool & Die has grown into a contract manufacturer building dies, molds, fixtures and specialty machines alongside machined and fabricated parts. Its 150,000-plus-square-foot facility employs more than 175 people and has supplied major corporations for over four decades, handling everything from engineered prototypes to machine building and medium production runs. Leiss is ISO 9001:2015 certified.SOMERSET, PA
Pronto ManufacturingPronto Manufacturing is a three-generation family-owned business founded in 1980 by tool-and-die maker Frank Silvestri. The Long Island company now works from a 10,000-square-foot facility, carrying its founder’s precision-minded approach into CNC machining and custom tooling for customers needing prototype or production work.RONKONKOMA, NY
K.K. Tool CoFamily-run since John and Rosemary Koehler founded it in 1972, K.K. Tool Co. has grown from a single Bridgeport machine into a 35,000-square-foot Springfield operation with more than 20 employees. Now led by their son Kevin Koehler, the company supports manufacturers with custom tooling and contract manufacturing, backed by ISO 9001:2015 and AS9100D-compliant systems.SPRINGFIELD, OH