Founded in 1979, Action Tool and Manufacturing is a tool and die solution provider specializing in precision metal stamping, tool and die repair and fabricated assemblies. Action Tool s punch presses range from 45 to 600 tons with bed sizes up to 60 inches by 108 inches for various stamping applications and secondary presses are available for additional production requirements. The fabricated assemblies include welding, staking, tapping, riveting, assembly and component parts. Action Tool specializes in automotive and commercial stampings and is QS 9000 and ISO 9002 certified. Action Tool is based in Rockford, Ill.
Arrow Engineering deals in engineering, tooling and gauging services. The company specializes in hydraulic and manual work-holding fixtures and rotary cutting tools. Its capabilities include computerized numeral-control machining, modeling, assembling and grinding. The company operates more than 16,000-square-foot plant facility. It uses a variety of inspection equipment, such as surface analyzers, hardness testers, surface plates, comparators, presetters and lapping plates. The company provides various manual and hydraulic fixtures to hold machined parts. Its areas of expertise include face mills, special boring bars, end mills and slotting cutters. The company designs and manufactures parts for the automotive and aircraft industries. Arrow Engineering is located in Rockford, Ill.
Founded in 1981, Ever Ready Pin & Manufacturing is one of the leading suppliers of knock-out pins to the fastener industry. It offers a variety of pins, including straight, headed and assembled with buttons. The pins offered by the company range in size from .012 to 3 inches in diameter and up to 48 inches long. The company supplies a wide variety of pins for producing rivets and nuts. Additionally, it specializes in precision grinding of shoulders, bodies and grips on cold-headed special parts and a wide variety of screw machine parts. The company also provides a range of tooling for the medical industry. Ever Ready Pin & Manufacturing is located in Rockford, Ill., and is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company.
