Since Raymond Wilkof began sharpening and selling precision cutting tools in Canton in 1959, Stark Industrial has grown into a three-generation, family-owned contract manufacturer of precision metal parts, specialty cutting tools and measuring equipment. Its North Canton operation combines a 25,000-square-foot temperature-controlled facility with a 40-member workforce, including machinists who have spent decades with the company. Stark also produces its own dead centers and maintains an ISO 9001:2000-certified quality program serving markets from aerospace and medical equipment to food processing and steelmaking.
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Stafford Gage & Tool, IncSince 1947, family-owned and family-operated Stafford Gage & Tool has made precision-machined parts for customers from its Dayton, Ohio shop. What began as Jean Carol Stafford’s work in a home shed now spans four generations of Stafford leadership, with an experienced team whose average tenure exceeds 15 years. The company serves demanding fields including motorsports, aerospace, medical and military-specification manufacturing while continuing to invest in automated CNC production.DAYTON, OH
STADCO PrecisionFor more than 70 years, STADCO Precision has produced precision-machined components in Fairborn, serving OEMs and their suppliers with production runs ranging from hundreds to hundreds of thousands. The employee-owned shop is best known for delivering single-spindle precision on multiple-spindle machines, backed by extensive in-house tooling expertise and an ISO 9001:2015-certified quality system. Its machinists also produce small, complex parts on Escomatic Swiss machines, with diameters from 1/16 inch to 1-5/16 inches.FAIRBORN, OH
Die-Matic CorporationSince 1958, third-generation family-owned Die-Matic Corporation has produced precision metal stampings, tooling and finished assemblies for manufacturers from its Ohio facility. Its in-house team carries projects from progressive die design and prototyping through welding and assembly, supporting production volumes from 5,000 to 10 million pieces. Die-Matic is also an employee-owned company, with ISO 9001 and IATF 16949-certified quality systems.BROOKLYN HEIGHTS, OH
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