Founded in California in 1972 by former Ford engineer Phillip Aurbach, Production Turning Co. is a machine-tool manufacturer whose long-term employees took ownership after his death. The company remains known for casting its aluminum blanks in-house and for handling unusual orders, serving machine shops with soft chuck jaws made from steel or aluminum.
Turning Point ToolRochester-based Turning Point Tool has been building its reputation on engineering-driven craftsmanship since 2006. The company works with manufacturers that depend on dependable production tooling, bringing decades of hands-on moldmaking and machining experience to projects from early design through production support.ROCHESTER, NY
Tiros Machine & Tool CoNamed for the RCA weather satellite that inspired founder Bill Tuerk, Tiros Machine & Tool Co. has been CNC-turning and CNC-milling parts since 1968. The Trevose, Pennsylvania job shop operates from a 13,000-square-foot climate-controlled facility, handling work from prototypes through production and supporting inspection and assembly needs. Jason Bauldree, who joined the company in 1998 and purchased it in 2022, now oversees operations.TREVOSE, PA
Fronhofer Tool Company, IncStarted in 1980 in founder Paul Fronhofer’s basement, Fronhofer Tool Company now operates three Argyle, New York shops that machine and fabricate parts ranging from small locking pins to 100,000-pound assemblies. The third-generation Fronhofer business works from a 60,000-square-foot facility with about 35 employees, and is particularly equipped for large-scale turning, milling and fabrication. Its work has included pulp-and-paper machinery, craft-brewing systems and unusual projects such as amusement-park equipment and a 150-ton steel cradle.COSSAYUNA, NY
ToolCo, IncToolco is a family-owned western Pennsylvania machine shop that grew from a two-machine home garage operation begun in the mid-1970s into a precision production and custom machining business. It began with precision tool-and-die work for electronics lead-frame stamping and now produces custom and prototype machined work for a range of industries, including medical, robotics, instrumentation, petroleum, steel, mining, and power generation.NEW KENSINGTON, PA