Founded by Steve Van Dyke in his garage in 1991, Tool Technologies by Van Dyke makes custom-cut and stock parts from metal and plastic for customers ranging from inventors to established manufacturers. The Marysville shop is especially known for its three five-axis waterjets, proprietary calibration methods and ability to handle everything from one-off prototypes to high-volume work, while combining waterjet cutting with machining and other in-house capabilities when a part demands it. Steve remains involved in sales and daily operations, alongside project engineer Howard Van Dyke, who has worked with him since 1999.
Northern Tool & GageIncorporated in 1985, Northern Tool & Gage is a North Royalton manufacturer with a distinctive Cleveland-area history as one of the first local companies to use waterjet technology. It makes custom tooling and precision parts for manufacturers in fields ranging from automotive to aerospace, working from customer drawings or scanned files when needed.NORTH ROYALTON, OH
Sharp Tooling CompanyBorn in a 20-by-20 Buffalo garage in 1959 as Niagara Punch and Die, Sharp Tooling Company now makes customized tooling and close-tolerance machined parts for manufacturers across Western New York and around the world. The company remains a family-run machine shop, with third-generation machinist Jayson Czerniak leading the business after his grandfather founded it and his father Jay expanded it. Its in-house inspection and reverse-engineering work help customers refine existing parts as well as develop new tooling.BUFFALO, NY
Art's Custom Machine ShopSince 1989, Art’s Custom Machine Shop has turned customer designs into machined parts and tools, with work ranging from one-off prototypes to production runs of 10,000 pieces. The Kutztown shop handles materials from plastics to titanium and backs its work with first-article reports, routine in-process inspection, and a Mitutoyo CMM for dimensional checking.KUTZTOWN, PA
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