Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company has long been one of the world's leading suppliers of metal removal tooling. Since its first cutting tool patent in 1889, the company has strived to provide the most innovative and productive metal removal solutions on the market. Ingersoll pioneered the development of indexable carbide end mills. It was one of the first to introduce the On-Edge insert configuration. It received the first patent for an indexable ball nose end mill and quickly followed with the first two-effective ball nose. Today, Ingersoll Cutting Tools offers a wide range of milling products and, with its close ties to the many various resources of the IMC Group of companies, it stands poised to bring forth even more exciting innovations to the metal removal process. Ingersoll Cutting Tool Company maintains a location 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 1976, Rockford Toolcraft specializes in the design and building of heavy gauge stamping dies and running production metal stampings and assemblies. It has tooling, stamping and engineering departments. It features a variety of tooling equipment, such as hydraulic shop presses, bridge cranes, cutoff saws, surface grinders, optical comparators, engine lathes and drill presses. Rockford Toolcraft also features several stamping and engineering departments. The company employs more than 240 individuals and offers a variety of employment opportunities. Rockford Toolcraft is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company. It is located in Rockford, Ill.
