Since 1945, Nidec Vamco has built its identity around high-speed pressroom equipment for metal stamping, carrying forward the exacting standard expressed by founder Patrick J. Gentile: “If it’s almost right, it’s wrong.” The Pittsburgh company is best known for servo feeding systems shaped by its Quantum motion-control technology, serving manufacturers that depend on demanding, high-speed stamping operations.
Nidec VamcoNidec Vamco designs and manufactures high-speed servo feeding equipment and other pressroom equipment for the metal stamping industry. Founded in 1945 as Vamco International, the company describes manufacturing craftsmanship and CNC production equipment as central to its work, and is known for its high-speed servo feeding systems and proprietary Quantum motion-control technology.PITTSBURGH, PA
Press Room Equipment CompanyFor more than 40 years, Press Room Equipment Company has designed and built press-feeding and coil-handling equipment in Southwest Missouri for metal-stamping operations. The Bradbury Group company carries its manufacturing work through its own facilities, from CAD design and machining to wiring and assembly, while continuing to make replacement components for equipment built four decades ago. Its Norwalk Innovation and Waddington Electronics divisions add a long-running specialty in coil uncoiling and custom roll-feed solutions, including Waddington’s heritage dating to 1956.MEDINA, OH
Nidec Press & AutomationBased in Minster, Ohio, Nidec Press & Automation brings together several metal-forming manufacturers to build presses, automation equipment and integrated pressroom systems. Its scope runs from high-speed presses and servo feeds to turnkey lines, with engineering, field service and remanufacturing handled through a global network. Nidec’s remanufacturing heritage is anchored by Nidec Minster, which has more than 125 years of manufacturing experience and over 70 years rebuilding presses and components.MINSTER, OH
Pax Products, IncEstablished in 1980 by its sister company, metal stamper Pax Machine Works, Pax Products manufactures ancillary pressroom equipment for metal stamping operations. The Celina company is known for pioneering in-die lubrication—the original system was designed in 1975 by tool-and-die craftsmen and tested in its own stamping facility—and for developing equipment used daily on Pax Machine Works’ 27-plus presses. Pax also provides metal fabrication services and builds conveyors and press safety barriers under the fitting slogan “Designed for Stampers by Stampers.”CELINA, OH