Founded by Gordon A. Burns in 1954, Pennsylvania Tool & Gages is a Meadville manufacturer whose identity was shaped by decades of Burns family operation before its 2020 acquisition by SJD Machining. Today, the company applies that long precision-manufacturing tradition to custom work for demanding customers in fields such as aerospace and medical manufacturing, using a 52,000-square-foot facility on 12 acres.
Starn Tool & Manufacturing CompanyFounded in 1945 by toolmaker Gleason Starn, Starn Tool & Manufacturing produces precision-machined parts in Meadville, Pennsylvania, taking projects from prototype quantities of one through production runs. The company grew from Gleason’s garage shop into Crawford County’s first job shop and now employs more than 60 people across its manufacturing operations. Still led by the Starn family, it marks 80 years in business in 2025 and holds AS9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certification.MEADVILLE, PA
Ashley Machine & Tool CompanyFounded in 1945 and purchased by the Mulhern family in 2017, Ashley Machine & Tool Company is a long-established Pennsylvania manufacturer known for precision work serving the aerospace industry. Its 43 employees operate across more than 50,000 square feet, producing parts to customer specifications for companies including Northrop Grumman and Kaman Aerospace. Ashley has maintained AS9100 certification since 2008.WEST WYOMING, PA
Pennco Tool & Die, IncFounded in Meadville in 1980, Pennco Tool & Die builds precision tooling, fixtures, automation assemblies and machined components, with capabilities spanning tool-and-die work and mill-turn fabrication. Its two nearby facilities put 15 departments and 25,000 square feet under one roof network, including in-house assembly and production support for projects ranging from low-volume parts to complete automation systems. Pennco’s quality system is modeled on AS9100D and is also ISO 9001:2015 compliant, with a Type 07 FFL and Class 2 SOT supporting its firearms manufacturing and prototyping work.MEADVILLE, PA
The Purcell CompanyFounded in a Hershey garage in 1968, The Purcell Company is a family-run Pennsylvania manufacturer providing precision machining alongside engineering, design, and assembly. The company grew from two brothers making parts for the early car-wash industry into a 43,000-square-foot, second-generation operation whose history includes building Hershey’s Kiss wrapping machines. Today, three Purcells lead the business, serving both small companies and Fortune 500 customers with work ranging from small-batch components to complete production and development projects.332710PALMYRA, PA