Founded in Dayton on January 27, 1942, Northwestern Tools makes American-made machine-tooling and work-holding components, including its own RE-NU thread-repair inserts. Still owned and actively managed by the Thomeczek family, the company has grown from four products to more than 2,000 domestic components and moved into a larger Dayton facility in 2018. Northwestern serves markets ranging from aerospace to medical manufacturing, with a third of its employees having more than 20 years with the company.
Ohio Drill & Tool CompanyOhio Drill & Tool Company has been manufacturing precision-ground drills and cutting tools in the same Homeworth location since 1948. Founded by George and Helen Sanor as a basement maker of ballpoint-pen drill bits, the family-owned business now spans three generations and continues to make its tools in the USA. Its work is built around precise workmanship, personal service, and dependable order fulfillment.HOMEWORTH, OH
Himes Machine IncFounded in 1989 by brothers Mike and Tim Himes, Himes Machine is a family-owned Northwestern Pennsylvania shop making precision tooling, parts, and components for demanding manufacturing applications. The company’s work ranges from tiny micro-machined pieces to larger jobs, supported by in-house machining and metrology capabilities and more than three decades of experience. Its second generation now works alongside the founders, and every part is made in the U.S.A.ESPYVILLE, PA
Northwood Industries, IncStarted by Jim Miller in a Northwood, Ohio garage in 1968, Northwood Industries is a family-owned precision machining company that makes component parts and mechanical assemblies for manufacturers. Now led by second-generation owner Kurt Miller, the Perrysburg shop pairs experienced toolmakers with in-house engineering and operates from a 23,500-square-foot facility serving customers across North America, Europe and Asia. Long-standing customer relationships—including one dating to 1970—reflect a shop known for helping engineers refine designs as well as producing the finished parts.PERRYSBURG, OH
N.T.M., IncStarted by Ron Weller as a one-man shop in 1972, Newport Tool & Machine now produces precision CNC-machined components in a 50,000-square-foot Newport, Pennsylvania facility. The family-owned company remains in Weller hands three generations later, with prototype-to-production work kept on one floor and customers speaking directly with the machinists building their parts. NTM’s experience ranges from Patriot Missile components and surgical eye parts to marine stabilization systems and stage hardware, and its documented quality system is ISO 9001:2015 certified.NEWPORT, PA