For more than 60 years, Penco Tool has grown from Lee Pendleton’s 1963 Ashtabula Harbor machine shop into an 18,000-square-foot Ohio manufacturer shaped by hands-on experience and promotion from within. Today, longtime employees Nathan Blood, Justin Blood and Justin Howe own the company, whose team helps molders and OEMs develop and maintain large tooling through prototype work, production support and same-day repairs. Penco Tool is ISO 9001:2015 certified.
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Abbott Tool IncFounded in 1973 with two Bridgeport machines, Toledo’s Abbott Tool Inc. makes precision machined parts and provides specialized machining, welding, and prototype work for industrial and commercial customers. Now led by Owner/President Karle Stange, the company pairs an apprenticeship-trained workforce with full-time inspection and a broad in-house equipment base, including 4- and 5-axis CNC capability. Abbott Tool has served the local area for more than 50 years.TOLEDO, OH
S.T. Tool & Design IncFamily-owned since its founding in 1994, S.T. Tool & Design has built its reputation in Mentor, Ohio, on careful workmanship and lasting customer relationships. The company operates from a 17,000-square-foot facility, where its team produces precision-machined parts for businesses with complex manufacturing needs.MENTOR, OH
Gentzler Tool & Die, IncFounded by Paul Gentzler in 1953, Gentzler Tool & Die makes precision tooling, dies, and stamped metal parts for manufacturers from its Uniontown, Ohio operation. The company can run simple to complex progressive dies up to 72 inches long and operates a 20,000-square-foot facility alongside a 14,000-square-foot warehouse. Gentzler is ISO 9001:2015 certified and serves production needs ranging from short runs to long-run manufacturing.GREEN, 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