Founded in 1970, EXACTO Inc. is a small woman owned business (SWOB) specializing in precision machining. Based in South Bend, Ind., the company produces parts of varying complexity, utilizing its lathes, mills, I.D. and O.D. grinders, hones, as well as single and double-sided lapping equipment. It is ISO/TS 16949:2002 Certified and specializes in small, medium and large production runs. EXACTO Inc. is a Silver Sponsor to the 2008 Salute to Business and received the Small Business of the Year Award from the Chamber of Commerce of St. Joseph County, Ind.
Founded in 1919, Lock Joint Tube specialises in manufacturing of mechanical and structural grade steel tubing. The company is a privately owned business and member of the Lerman Enterprise network of related-industry companies. It services fabricators, distributors, as well as original equipment manufacturers with different sized and shaped steel tubing used in such diverse industries as automotive, office furniture, health care, exercise and display fixtures, to name a few. The Department of Technical Services at Lock Joint Tube provides its customers with a service for testing and evaluation of steel and steel tubular products. The company also offers any customer direct access to metallurgical support.
Based in South Bend, Ind., Mack Tool and Engineering specializes in providing medical instruments, orthopedic implants and aerospace components. The company offers four-axis Computer Numerical Control (CNC) wire electronic discharge machines, CNC lathes with bar feeders, CNC coordinate measuring machines, Advanced palleting robotics, etc. In addition, it provides a variety of services, such as deburring, brazing, welding, heat treating, chemical coatings, product assembly, custom packaging, in-house inspection, vendor managed inventory and many more. Mack Tool and Engineering maintains ISO9001 and AS9100 certification for aerospace manufacturing. The company caters to the needs of customers in medical, orthopedic and aerospace industries.
