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The Spring 2011 

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Choosing Skilled 

Trades 

Promoting the Profession 

PG 9 

Bringing Jobs Back 

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You Want Us to 

Build What? 

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Spring 2011 

UP FRONT 

7 A Message from the CTMA President 

21 The 2011 Board of Directors 

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ON THE COVER 

9 Ontario College of Trades Studies for High Grades 

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thread a steel connecting rod provided by Guhring. 

FEATURES 

13 Reshoring Initiative Bringing Jobs Back 

15 Unusual Items Produced by the Canadian 

Tooling Industry 

17 

MEMBER PROFILE 

16 Rice Tool & Manufacturing Inc. 

CTMA HEADLINES 

17 13th Annual Shotgun Golf Tournament 

17 CTMA Launches Annual Bursary Program 

24 NTMA-PMA Contract Manufacturing Purchasing 

Fair 

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20 TOOLS OF THE TRADE 

IN EVERY ISSUE 

21 CTMA Welcomes New Member Companies 

22 CTMA Chapter News 

23 2011 Calendar of Upcoming Events 

24 Upcoming SME Events 

SPECIAL SECTION: YOUR GUIDE TO 

CANADA’S TOOLING & MACHINING 

MANUFACTURERS 

25 Alphabetical Listing of CTMA Member Companies 

26 CTMA Member’s Capability Index 

28 CTMA Member’s Guide 

38 BUYER’S GUIDE 

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Canadian Tooling & Machining Association

up front 

Friends, this message is 

being written when it’s officially Spring 

but it certainly doesn’t feel like it in 

Ontario; however, we know warmer 

weather is on the way. This reality reflects 

the economic and business conditions 

during the CTMA community’s first 

quarter. “Cautiously optimistic” are the 

descriptive words—we know a true economic 

recovery is on its way but hasn’t 

arrived yet. As most indicators of business 

conditions point to a sustainable 

economic recovery in North America, we 

are susceptible to the backdrop of global 

events beyond our control. From a micro 

frame of reference based on Q1-2011 

actuals, companies in our membership 

are, on average, witnessing incremental 

improvements in overall business conditions 

and outlook. 

As you know, the CTMA is a member 

of the Canadian Manufacturing Coalition 

(CMC) and I attended one of its events in 

Ottawa which was organized by Jayson 

Myers, president of the Canadian Manufacturers 

& Exporters Association. We 

had the privilege of listening to Finance 

Minister Jim Flaherty and Industry Minister 

Tony Clement speak about the federal 

A Message from the CTMA President 

government’s support to the manufacturing 

sector. Mr. Myers recently mentioned 

that recognition and support for initiatives 

for Canadian manufacturing came 

from all political parties. This is a testament 

to the efforts by the CMC in getting 

the issue on everyone’s priority list. 

A colleague recently inquired about 

having a back-up plan for his back-up 

plan to cover all eventualities for his 

company. This was a challenging discussion 

since having a viable back-up plan 

is a significant achievement in itself, let 

alone a second back-up-plan. When I 

considered it, he was really engaging in 

scenarios planning, looking at a series of 

possible business outcomes and devising 

action plans to minimize negative 

impacts on company performance. It’s 

a valuable exercise and provides management 

with nodding acquaintance 

when dealing with unexpected events. 

CTMA member companies might try it if 

they are not already using similar tools. 

One caveat is not to get carried away in 

accounting for every possible scenario 

as you attempt to grasp outcomes in an 

ever-changing domestic and global business 

environment. 

Your CTMA team is in the process of 

arranging chapter events consisting of a 

plant tour with keynote speakers and dinner. 

CTMA Vice-President David Glover 

and Colin Docherty, Ralph Schippanoski 

and Steve Watson, chapter chairs for 

Western Ontario, Toronto and Windsor 

respectively, together with Les Payne are 

leading our initiatives for these successful 

events. Our Board of Directors also participates 

in suggestions for events. Please 

contact any CTMA team member if you 

would like to suggest a particular plant 

tour or keynote speaker. These events 

provide a unique chance to observe new 

technologies, products and processes 

which could be beneficial to your company 

as well providing you with networking 

opportunities. 

The idea of establishing a CTMA 

President’s Forum was mentioned in my 

last message. I anticipate it will provide 

valuable feedback, opinions and discussions 

on timely topics and issues. Please 

contact me at esuphal@ctma.com if you 

would like to participate. 

I would be remiss if I didn’t mention 

the events in Japan and the possible 

impact on supply chains to various 

manufacturing sectors, especially the 

automotive sector. Some of our members 

are directly affected by changes in 

Japanese North American automotive 

plant operations because of supply chain 

disruptions originating in Japan. We can 

only keep monitoring the situation with 

the view to react as quickly as possible to 

unfolding events and offer encouragement 

to the people affected by these 

tragedies. 

Finally, Spring brings fair weather and 

blossoming scenery to nature and I trust 

it will bring them to our CTMA member 

companies. Cheers! 

Emerson Suphal 

CTMA President 

Go to page 21 for a list of the 

CTMA’s Board of Directors! 

CTMA President Emerson Suphal (left) and Finance Minister Jim 

Flaherty (right). Photo courtesy of Canadian Manufacturers & 

Exporters, Derek Lothian. 

CTMA President Emerson Suphal (left) and Industry Minister Tony 

Clement (right). Photo courtesy of Canadian Manufacturers & 

Exporters, Derek Lothian. 

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On the cover 

Ontario College of Trades Studies 

for High Grades 

The Ontario College of Trades will fund itself and promote choosing a skilled 

trade as a profession but some Canadian tooling industry professionals are 

unsure of the benefits it will bring. 

By Alexandra Walld 

T 

he Ontario College of 

Trades (COT), which will 

promote the value of choosing a 

skilled trade as a profession, is in 

the process of being formed by 

the Ontario government. To date, 

trade committees have provided 

input on curriculum, apprenticeship 

programs and training standards for 

Ontario colleges through the Provincial 

Advisory Committee (PAC) under the 

Trades Qualification and Apprenticeship 

Act (TQAA), which applies to construction 

trades, and the Industry Committee 

(IC) under the Apprenticeship and Certification 

Act (ACA), which applies to the 

service, motive power and manufacturing/industrial 

sectors. 

The college will operate under a separate 

act, the Ontario COT and Apprenticeship 

Act, eliminating the PAC and 

IC and some industry professionals are 

unsure of the benefits the college will 

bring to skilled trades. 

“PACs and ICs set training standards 

and certification requirements, which are 

key to developing apprentices and are 

the requirements for accreditation in the 

trades. It’s driven by the belief the industry 

tells us what they need; any individual 

entering a trade must achieve those 

standards,” says Carol Olinski, retired 

program coordinator for the Program 

Standards Unit at the Ministry of Training, 

Colleges and Universities (MTCU). 

For nearly 20 years, Olinski was the 

coordinator for many trades, some of 

which include machinist, mould maker, 

tool and die maker, patternmaker and 

machine-tool builder and integrator. 

“For the past 12 years, there was 

one act for volunteer trades and one for 

compulsory trades; once the new college 

is running, there’ll be new regulations 

and anything under the old acts will be 

gone, encompassed under the COT and 

its new legislation,” she says. 

While the COT will be overseen by 

the minister of government affairs, it’ll 

be managed by a board of governors 

with 21 members—four from each of 

the four sectors (two employees and 

two employers); four members from the 

public with no college or trade affiliation; 

and one member from the public 

college sector. Rod Cameron, chair of 

the appointments council for the COT, 

says the board of governors should be in 

place by July. 

Once the board of governors is set, 

the appointments council will populate 

four division boards—construction, 

industrial, motive power and service— 

made of four members each. They will 

advise the board of governors regarding 

trade-related issues within their sector. 

In addition, trade boards made up of 

four to 12 members each will advise 

the divisional boards on issues relating 

to the trade or groups of trades they 

represent. The trade boards will replace 

the PAC and IC and Cameron says for 

the boards with multiple trades clustered 

together, the college will 

appoint four board members 

per trade. 

“We need to be careful 

and make sure there’s a balance 

of representatives for 

the sectors. We have to take 

the time to do it right,” says 

Cameron. “One of the main 

features of the COT, which 

is getting the most traction 

with trades people and 

employers, is the arms’ length 

operation from the government. Until 

now, the government has looked after 

many things the COT will be undertaking, 

partly dealing with standards and 

certificates of qualification.” 

Curriculum Upgrade, Fee Upgrade 

One concern in the manufacturing 

sector, Cameron says, is the currency of 

present training curriculum; there have 

been tremendous changes in industry 

technology. He says the board of 

governors and the trade boards within 

the college can consider the particular 

standards and training 

done previously 

and take action 

to keep training 

current, making 

changes 

to curriculum 

that, in some 

cases, could be 

10 years old. 

“I know in 

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manufacturing it’s been a bone of contention 

for some time; we hope to set 

up schedules of reviews that’ll allow us 

to have curriculum for training that’s 

up there with the best in North America 

and potentially the world,” says Cameron. 

“Once authority is transferred 

from the government to the COT, we’ll 

hopefully be in a position to make those 

changes.” 

With the exception of start-up money 

from the government, the COT will be 

funded through membership fees and 

license renewals paid by those in the 21 

compulsory trades, who must become 

a member of the college to obtain or 

renew certification. It will also be funded 

by fees from those in voluntary trades 

who choose to become a member. Currently, 

there are no compulsory trades in 

the industrial sector and Cameron says 

depending on input, the college may or 

may not initiate reviews to see whether 

or not a trade will become compulsory 

in the future. 

“For an occupation to become compulsory 

there needs to be a case and 

you will not find anything that is in 

self-interest for the board or the COT,” 

he says, referring to speculation that voluntary 

trades will be made compulsory 

to further fund the college. 

Current license renewal fees, according 

to Cameron, are about $60 for a 

three-year renewal. He says over the 

next three years, the licenses of the 

160,000 people working in compulsory 

trades will expire and they will have to 

join the college and pay the membership 

fee, which has yet to be determined. 

A pre-legislation consultation 

suggests $100 per year but no decisions 

have been made and fees will remain 

unknown until costs and membership 

are determined. Some people who currently 

hold their license don’t practice 

but renew it because the cost is low, says 

Cameron, adding that with an increase 

in renewal fees, some will likely let go of 

their licenses and the 160,000 in compulsory 

trades could shrink to 120,000. 

“As for voluntary trades, our hope is 

that having a membership in the college 

will hold enough benefits that it 

will be desirable to seek the certificate 

of qualification and keep it valid once 

the ministry stops issuing them,” Cameron 

says. “One of the things that isn’t 

currently done in trades is having an 

ethics board in place—similar things 

could happen in the COT and there 

could be discipline with professional 

development or license revocation if 

there is a complaint and we feel you’re 

a danger to the public. To protect the 

occupation, the college will ensure 

everyone adheres to the standards set 

by the industry, the occupation and the 

people in it; the public has reasonable 

expectations, too.” 

Cameron hopes union and nonunionized 

skilled workers and industry 

tool shop owners, who can’t increase 

rates without more companies closing 

and more people losing jobs, won’t see 

the college as “evil overseers of the work 

they do” and will support the COT. 

“We’ve committed to ourselves 

and the ministry and stakeholders we 

want to get it right, which takes time. 

We recognize seven or eight percent 

of Ontario’s workforce is involved in 

skilled trades and we recognize the 

potential impact on them,” he says. 

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“We want to enhance the occupations 

in the skilled trades sector, raise 

the level of professionalism and attract 

the right people to the occupation. 

At the end of the day, the COT is an 

instrument of its members—the trades 

people—and to have an impact, we’re 

hoping they’ll become a member and 

have a voice.” 

Olinski agrees with Cameron and says 

the intent of the college is to raise the 

profile of the professions and give recognition 

and accreditation for the occupations 

within the skilled trades. She urges 

members of the industry to get involved 

and be a part of the process. 

“The COT is there to promote trades 

and apprenticeship. The difference is 

that instead of the ministry being the 

driving force, the industry will now be 

the driving force behind increasing 

apprenticeship.” ❙❙❙ 

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FOR MORE INFORMATION: 

Any questions about this 

article can be directed to 

www.collegeoftrades.ca. 

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FEATURE 

Reshoring Initiative 

Bringing Jobs Back 

The Reshoring Initiative teaches North American companies 

the benefits of domestic sourcing and how understanding the 

true cost of offshoring can save money and bring jobs back. 

By Alexandra Walld 

W 

ith the hit our 

economy has 

taken, companies 

have been offshoring 

projects in an effort to 

cut costs. Harry Moser, 

founder of Reshoring 

Initiative, was inducted 

into Industry Week’s Hall of Fame 2010 

for the anticipated success of his work to 

counteract this trend. By helping Original 

Equipment Manufacturers (OEMS) better 

understand the total cost of ownership 

and the benefits of reshoring/backshoring, 

Moser hopes to battle the trade deficit 

and bring manufacturing jobs back home. 

The Reshoring Initiative was set in 

motion about three years ago when 

Moser proposed the idea to the 

Association for Manufacturing Technology 

and the National Tooling & Machining 

Association and told them they would 

eventually cease to exist if manufacturing 

continued to decline. Since early 2010, 

more companies are becoming aware of 

the concept and are jumping on board. 

“The goal is to bring manufacturing 

jobs back and by so doing, reduce 

the trade deficit, budget deficit and 

unemployment and strengthen the whole 

economy,” says Moser, who also serves 

as president of the Swiss Machine Tool 

Society and just retired as North American 

president of the International Special 

Tooling and Machining Association. “One 

reason companies offshore is they believe 

they’ll make more money because of 

lower salaries and other costs; it makes 

sense to them but they don’t think about 

the total cost—companies typically 

miss 20 percent or more of costs when 

offshoring and we help them see the 

missed costs.” 

The typical “offshore is cheaper” 

mindset needs to be replaced with 

“buying or manufacturing domestically 

reduces the total cost of ownership,” 

says Moser. While most companies 

consider price, duty and freight when 

offshoring, many hard costs—travel and 

the carrying cost of a product—and soft 

costs—intellectual property or quality— 

are recorded under overhead instead of 

aggregating them against the product. 

To help companies identify those costs, 

make better sourcing decisions and avoid 

commoditization, the Reshoring Initiative 

offers free Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) 

Estimator software and a library of articles 

on successful reshoring. 

The biggest challenge for bringing 

manufacturing back to North America, 

according to Moser, is getting big 

companies like tier one auto suppliers to 

change their behaviour. 

“Many of them will offshore 40 

percent of the time and ignore these 

other costs; it’s very hard to get them 

to change their mind,” says Moser. 

“I think if big companies apply the 

total cost of ownership system, maybe 

20 percent of the trade deficit would 

be fixed…if companies and suppliers 

used lean, automation and design for 

manufacturability and assembly, maybe 

we could get back another 30 percent. 

The more you want to bring back, the 

more of those things you have to do.” 

This year, the Reshoring Initiative 

is focusing on proving the process 

Harry Moser, retired Chairman Emeritus 

of GF AgieCharmilles, is teaching North 

American companies how they can 

bring jobs back by participating in the 

Reshoring Initiative. Photo courtesy of GF 

AgieCharmilles. 

works. A five-step plan has begun in 

Illinois with a coalition of 35 trade 

associations, chambers of commerce, 

economic development administrations 

and government offices promoting the 

process to big companies like Deere 

and CAT, who are then educated on 

how to use the materials and tools, 

including the TCO Estimator. Following 

that, suppliers are trained in TCO and in 

behavioural changes that will help them 

stand out against foreign competitors. 

The suppliers then “speed date” with the 

customers in hopes that a relationship 

will grow. Finally, the Initiative’s success 

is measured by the amount of work 

brought back. 

“I’ve had e-mails from people who 

said, “We were offshoring 70 percent 

but now we’re trying to bring it back,” 

says Moser. “The initiative has gotten 

enough momentum and credibility that 

companies want to try it.” ❙❙❙ 

The Reshoring Initiative is a nonprofit 

supported by AMT; Sescoi; GF 

AgieCharmilles; AME; NTMA; BIGKaiser; and 

SMTS. 

CTMA members can participate in the Reshoring Initiative by: 

• Posting links to the Initiative website, www.reshorenow.org to attract large 

customers to bring work back; 

• Mentioning the Initiative in your newsletters; 

• E-mailing successful reshoring cases to harry.moser@comcast.net or info@ 

ctma.com for publicity; 

• Using the TCO Estimator to optimize component sourcing and convince customers 

to reshore; and 

• Sponsoring the Initiative. 

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FEATURE 

Unusual Items Produced by the 

Canadian Tooling Industry 

W 

hile at his cottage one day in Meaford, 

ON, Andy McTear, president 

of Prothane Inc./Amathane Inc., was 

asked by a friend to make a replica of 

the Stanley Cup that was hollow in the 

centre. 

The friend, who spends many hours at 

the cottage, owns a funeral home in the 

Sarnia area; one might assume it was a special 

request for an urn. Anyone familiar with McTear knows his 

answer to the request was, “Sure, pal,” and he was asked 

to complete the replica as soon as possible. He originally 

considered producing the urn from an exotic wood but 

finally settled on aluminum and designed it as a five-piece 

part. 

Much of McTear’s professional life has been marked 

with making the right decision at the right time. He demonstrated 

the ability once again by turning over the project 

to his highly-skilled patternmaking son, Sean, who, along 

with staff from Halton Machining, created a solid model 

replica of the Stanley Cup using their Mastercam program. 

The lower part was made of an aluminum tube that 

was CNC-machined by the highly-skilled machinists at 

Halton Machining. Solid aluminum stock was used for the 

detailed upper portion and the interior was bored to create 

the internal volume needed for the urn. To complete 

the project, a wooden base was produced by Andy himself. 

Graham Williams of Cambridge Engravers purchased 

the top bowl from one of his trophy suppliers, manufactured 

the New Jersey Devils team logo with the latest laser 

engraving machine and applied it to the side as per the 

customer’s request. 

Following the assembly of the Stanley Cup replica urn, 

they stepped it up a notch and had it nickel-chrome plated 

by Cambridge Custom Chrome. 

As you can see, it turned out great! The final product 

stands 16 inches tall and six inches in diameter. ❙❙❙ 

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Sean McTear, Vice President 

Phone: (905) 878-7233 

E-mail: sales@prothane.ca 

Web: www.prothane.ca 

OTHER UNSUAL ITEMS PRODUCED BY THE CANADIAN 

TOOLING INDUSTRY 

• A model of the Canadarm was first made by a pattern 

shop in Toronto; 

• A prototype casing for the first BlackBerry was made by a 

Canadian pattern shop; 

• The Maple Leaf on the Dieppe monument in France and 

Windsor, ON was cut by a Canadian CNC shop; and 

• The premier cup honoring the first Canada VS Russia 

hockey tournament was produced by a Canadian foundry. 

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MEMBER PROFILE 

Rice Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. 

Since 1952, Rice Tool & Manufacturing 

has been machining aluminum, 

specializing in automotive, defence 

and alternative energy component 

manufacturing and has recently delved 

into aerospace component production. 

The company, started by Frank Rice, 

was purchased by Neil Teague and his 

business partner Ted Rosts. Since taking 

over January 1, 2011, the team has 

made significant investments in equipment 

to satisfy customers’ needs and 

the Rice family is so impressed with dayto-day-operations 

that their business 

relationship has turned into a friendship 

as well. 

As the company approaches its 

60 th anniversary, Teague is hoping to 

increase its presence at local colleges 

and help young men and women get 

into skilled trades or an accredited 

apprenticeship. He is also hoping to 

further grow and diversify Rice Tool & 

Manufacturing. 

“To a degree, automotive is the 

lifeblood of the manufacturing sector 

in Ontario—the last two or three years 

have shown it’s extremely difficult to 

survive in automotive alone and you are 

sometimes left with no choice but to 

battle the tough economic times and 

the work going offshore by diversifying 

and making your company stronger,” 

says Teague, president of Rice Tool & 

Manufacturing. 

The facility is spread out between 

two buildings and over 40,000 sq. ft. 

With 58 employees, a full engineering 

department—including CAD/CAM—a 

production supportive tool room and 

skilled tradespersons on site, Rice Tool 

& Manufacturing is TS-certified and has 

a quality control department with stateof-the-art 

measurement equipment and 

techniques in place to guarantee their 

customers are satisfied. 

“We believe that we have the 

capability to offer a technical solution to 

keep work from going overseas—work 

that should be staying in Canada,” says 

Teague. “That’s a big part of what we 

do; the ‘busier’ the part, the more our 

strengths in engineering and production 

set us apart from our competitors. 

It’s a shame to see all of this work going 

overseas and we’re doing our bit to 

keep it here.” 

While the company is both working 

through and rebuilding from a challenging 

economy, it is also continuing to 

consider the less fortunate and focusing 

on being good corporate and charitable 

citizens, says Teague. Rice Tool & Manufacturing 

is proud to announce it has 

aligned itself with McMaster Children’s 

Hospital to support significant initiatives. 

“It’s not enough to rebuild your business 

after this economy; you have to 

rebuild the community as well and we 

are well aware of that,” says Teague. 

“Our employees have helped this community 

through some difficult times and 

we are happy that we have been able 

to work in the right direction to keep 

everybody. We’re pretty excited about 

the future here.” ❙❙❙ 

WHY DOES RICE TOOL & 

MANUFACTURING VALUE ITS CTMA 

MEMBERSHIP? 

“It’s a way of staying in touch with 

the industry. We see a lot of value in what 

CTMA offers, from interacting in peer 

conversation to attending industry events 

put on through CTMA with competitors, 

where you can meet in a neutral environment 

to discuss challenges and how we 

can face them,” President of Rice Tool & 

Manufacturing, Neil Teague. 

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Head Office 

2247 Harold Road 

Burlington, ON L7P 2J7 

Tel: (905) 335-0181 

Fax: (905) 335-0395 

www.ricetool.com 

neil@ricetool.com 

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A seven-axis Twin Spindle with live tooling capability. Photo 

courtesy of Rice Tool & Manufacturing. 

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Rice Tool & Manufacturing’s head office in Burlington, ON. 

Photo courtesy of Rice Tool & Manufacturing.

ctma headlines 

13th Annual Shotgun 

Golf Tournament 

Join us for the CTMA’s 13th Annual Shotgun Golf Tournament 

on Tuesday, June 7th, 2011 at the Pine Knot Golf & Country Club in 

Dorchester, Ontario. 

Over the years, this very successful event has attracted more 

and more people from the tool, die, mould, pattern and machining 

industries since it began and we expect this year’s event to be 

a sell-out once again! 

The day will begin with a Putting Contest and Registration at 

9:00 am, followed by the shotgun tournament at 10:30 am with a 

boxed-lunch. The 19th Hole Reception on the clubhouse terrace, a 

steak dinner and an awards presentation will complete the day. 

This prestigious event is also a great opportunity for companies 

to promote their products and services by becoming an event 

sponsor. Several levels of sponsorship are available, including Evening 

Sponsorship, Hole Sponsorship or donations of gifts for the 

Prize Table. 

The tournament is limited to 124 golfers so be sure to register 

early! 

Visit www.ctma.com or contact the CTMA office at (519) 653- 

7265 or info@ctma.com for registration and sponsorship information. 

CTMA Launches Annual 

Bursary Program 

The CTMA is pleased to announce a new annual bursary 

program which will recognize and provide encouragement 

to apprentices, promote the value of apprenticeship training 

and skilled trades and contribute to an improved tooling and 

machining industry for Canada. 

The new program will replace CTMA’s long-running 

apprenticeship competition and is open to all apprentices 

employed by CTMA member companies, who may nominate 

up to two apprentices each year for consideration. Recipients 

will receive an award of at least $1,000 and a selection of 

tools and other trade-related items. 

Support apprenticeship training by making a financial 

donation to the George H. Shaffer Education Fund, which 

was established in 1994 to support and encourage apprenticeship 

training. Interest generated from the endowment 

fund will support the bursary awards. 

To become a sponsor, submit a nomination or learn more 

about this exciting new program, visit www.ctma.com or 

e-mail info@ctma.com. 

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Tools of the trade 

High Density Kurt MoveLock® Vise Setup Maximizes Machining 

Productivity in a Robot-Tended Process at Haas Automation 

Haas Automation maximizes 

productivity with the hydraulic 

actuated clamping system utilizing Kurt 

MoveLock vises. 

“We have several setups, varying from 

one to four MoveLock stations mounted 

on trunion tables,” reports Phillip 

Linscheid, machine shop manager 

for Haas Automation. “A Motoman 

Hp 165 robot provides the load/ 

unload operations. There’s no fixture 

set-up labor required once the premachined 

jaw plates are installed in the 

MoveLocks…the different setups—one 

to four clamping stations—give us the 

flexibility and efficiency needed for 

varying quantities.” 

The MoveLock vises assure rigidity, 

producing up to 2,500 lbs of clamping 

force and using 3,200 lbs of hydraulic 

pressure. With a 5/16 in. stroke, they 

can be positioned on a base plate so 

the jaw opening is limited only by the 

work envelope and produces adequate 

clamping pressure to accommodate a 

variety of part sizes. Incorporation of 

the Anglock design prevents jaw lift 

during clamping—for every pound of 

clamping force there is a half-pound of 

force exerted on the movable jaw. 

Without the MoveLock vises, Haas 

Automation couldn’t run parts in a 

robot cell to achieve two to three times 

greater output versus earlier setups. 

www.haascnc.com 

www.kurtworkholding.com 

Severance Tools of Canada appointed Canadian master distributor for 

Canela Corporation Tools’ Indexable Tool Holders 

Severance Tools of Canada is now 

the Canadian master distributor for 

Canela Corporation Tools, which 

manufactures high quality Indexable 

Tool Holders. 

With a large selection of ceramic 

turning tool holders, boring bars and 

milling cutter bodies, Severance Tools 

of Canada now also stocks cartridges 

for custom made tools, parting off 

blocks and blades, indexable insert 

drills, CAT and BT milling holders. 

Providing the ultimate in tooling 

products, the company offers tooling 

for Swiss style lathes, threading—both 

internal and external—and slot cutters. 

They also provide customers with a 

variety of options like carbide, cermet 

or ceramic indexable inserts for their 

tooling products. 

This is an exciting new venture for 

the company but with many years 

of knowledge in indexable tooling, 

Severance Tools of Canada is confident 

it can continue to help customers find 

what they are looking for in all their 

tooling needs. 

When performance counts, count 

on Severance. 

www.canelacorp.com 

www.severancecanada.com 

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CTMA Welcomes New Member 

Companies 

ANDERDON MACHINE TOOL & 

MANUFACTURING INC. 

Tom Gagnon (left), Philip 

KOMET OF CANADA TOOLING 

SOLUTIONS ULC 

David Toomey (right) of Komet of 

ULTIMATE MANUFACTURED 

SYSTEMS 

Drage Ristovski (right) and 

ACTIVE BURGESS MOULD & 

DESIGN 

David Read of Active Burgess 

Gagnon Jr. (centre) and Laurie Lafleur 

Canada Tooling Solutions ULC accepts 

Gino Longo (left) of Ultimate 

Mould & Design proudly displays 

(right) of Anderdon Machine Tool 

membership plaque from Colin 

Manufactured Systems are pleased 

their new membership plaque. 

& Manufacturing Inc. are pleased to 

Docherty, Windsor Chapter Chairman 

to accept their CTMA membership 

have their membership plaque. 

of Clinton Aluminium (left). 

plaque. 

BARTEL MACHINE 

Steve Bartel (left) and John 

Bartel (right) proudly display their 

membership plaque. 

CTMA 2011 BOARD OF DIRECTORS 

President: 

Emerson Suphal 

ESS Business 

Strategies Inc. 

Vice-President: 

David Glover 

Harbour Advanced 

Machining Ltd. 

Treasurer: 

Horst Just 

H. J. Machine & 

Pattern Ltd 

Past President: 

Robert Cattle 

Micrometric Ltd. 

Toronto Chapter 

Chair: 

Steve Watson 

Century Tools & 

Machinery Ltd. 

Western Ontario 

Chapter Chair: 

Ralph Schippanoski 

XL Tool Ltd. 

Windsor Chapter 

Chair: 

Colin Docherty 

Clinton Aluminum 

of Canada ULC 

Directors: 

Ted Callighen 

Schmolz+Bickenbach 

Canada Inc. 

Jim Gale 

Guhring 

Corporation 

Horst Schmidt 

H.S. Enterprizes 

Ron Spraggett 

Tipco Inc. 

Ryan Wozniak 

Anchor Danly 

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CTMA Chapter News 

The Windsor Chapter 

The Windsor Chapter of the 

CTMA was very pleased to host a 

plant tour & dinner meeting on 

February 22, 2011 that featured 

a visit to Nemak Canada Corporation. 

Nemak specializes in the 

production of aluminum cylinder 

heads, engine blocks and transmission 

parts, among other aluminum 

components for automotive 

applications since it was founded 

in 1979. The company was created 

as a joint venture between Alfa 

and Ford Motor Company. Today, 

with 27 manufacturing facilities 

located in 12 different countries in 

Asia, Europe and North & South 

America, it employs nearly 15,000 

employees worldwide. Nemak 

Windsor Aluminum Plant is a 

state-of-the-art aluminum foundry 

which opened in 1990. This 

casting facility is fully automated 

and was the first of its kind to 

launch production of aluminum 

engine blocks derived from the 

Cosworth casting process used in 

racecar engine technology. With 

an expansion of 110,000 sq. ft. 

launched in 2006, Nemak Windsor 

Aluminum Plant is capable of 

producing 750,000 aluminum 

cylinder blocks per year. 

Participants were very 

impressed with the technology 

being utilized by Nemak, having 

had the opportunity to see: 

• Aluminum cylinder block production 

of the 3.0L Duratec 

Engine block for Ford Motor 

Company and the HF 3.6L 

V6 Engine block for General 

Motors; 

• Sand core making process and 

core package assembly; 

• Aluminum casting process 

to produce a cylinder engine 

block; 

• Thermal Sand Removal and 

reclamation process; and 

• Initial (rough cube) machining 

of castings for final machining 

at engine assembly plants. 

Following the tour, members 

enjoyed dinner at the Ambassador 

Golf Club and a presentation by 

Lloyd Maisonville, Nemak USA/ 

Canada operations director. His 

presentation covered the history 

of Nemak Canada beginning with 

the Joint Venture between Ford 

and Alfa and he explained how 

they have been able to survive the 

past decade as well as the worst 

automotive downturn in history. 

Proceeds from the 50/50 

draw during the event were 

donated by the Windsor Chapter 

to F.W. Begley Public School for 

its Breakfast Program, which not 

only gives students very healthy, 

nutritious snacks but also supports 

other needs in the community. 

Special thanks to BRT Solutions, 

Jesse Garant & Associates 

Metrology Centre and Spartan 

Sling Mfg. Inc. for their sponsorship 

of this event! 

www.nemak.com ❙❙❙ 

Colin Docherty, CTMA Windsor Chapter Chair (centre) 

thanks Lloyd Maisonville (right) and Barb Pelat (left) for 

the fascinating tour of Nemak Canada Corporation. 

Thanks to Cliff Black (left) and Dustin Black (centre) of 

Spartan Sling Mfg. Inc. for their support of the Windsor 

Chapter’s Plant Tour & Dinner Meeting in February 

2011. 

Thanks to Wally Saadi of BRT Solutions for their support 

of the Windsor Chapter’s Plant Tour & Dinner Meeting in 

February 2011. 

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50/50 Draw Winner Glenn Byczynski of Nemak (left) is congratulated 

by David Glover, CTMA Vice President (centre) & 

Colin Docherty, Windsor Chapter Chair (right). 

www.ctma.com 

Thanks to Jesse Garant & Associates Metrology Center for their 

support of the Windsor Chapter’s Plant Tour & Dinner Meeting, 

shown here with Randy Cyr of R.J. Cyr Co. Inc.


2011 Calendar of Events 

May 16 

Carbide & High Speed Steel 

Annual Meeting 

Kitchener, Ontario 

MAY 17 

Toronto Chapter Tour & Dinner 

Meeting 

Oshawa, Ontario 

MAY 17-19 

Plant Management & Design 

Engineering Show 

Montreal, Quebec 

www.pmds.ca 

June 28-July 2 

GIFA 12th International Foundry 

Trade Fair 

Düsseldorf, Germany 

www.gifa.com 

September 6-7 

NTMA/PMA/CTMA Purchasing 

Fair 

Chicago, Illinois, USA 

September 14 

Annual General Meeting & 

Dinner 

Ingersoll, Ontario 

June 7 

13th Annual Shotgun Golf 

Tournament 

Dorchester, Ontario 

June 14-16 

Western Manufacturing 

Technology Show 

Edmonton, Alberta 

www.wmts.ca 

June 22 

Board of Directors Meeting 

Cambridge, ON 

September 19-24 

EMO Hannover 

The World of Metalworking 

Hannover, Germany 

www.emo-hannover.de 

October 17-20 

Canadian Manufacturing 

Technology Show 

Toronto, Ontario 

www.cmts.ca 

Visit www.ctma.com for 

details on all of these 

events! 

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Canada’s Leading Manufacturing Shows Set to Launch in 

Edmonton and Toronto 

Coming June 14 to 16 at the 

Edmonton Expo Centre is 

the Western Manufacturing 

Technology Show (WMTS), 

produced in partnership with Canadian 

Weld Expo. WMTS is a platform where 

manufacturing professionals, specifically 

from Western Canada, will gather to 

seek solutions, the latest technologies 

and compare equipment side-by-side, 

under one roof. Attendees can walk 

the show floor to meet face-to-face 

with distributors, watch live product 

demonstrations, compare products 

and attend conferences run by leading 

industry professionals. 

One of many show highlights includes 

a keynote session with Justin Reimer, 

assistant deputy minister of finance and 

enterprise for the government of Alberta. 

Mr. Reimer will discuss the results of 

the Alberta Competitiveness Initiative, a 

government study which measures how 

well Alberta ranks among 14 jurisdictions 

and benchmarks the competitiveness of 

Alberta’s petrochemical and chemical 

industries. In addition, WMTS will feature 

a full technical conference and multiple 

networking opportunities both on and off 

the show floor. 

The Canadian Manufacturing 

Technology Show (CMTS), Canada’s 

ultimate manufacturing event, returns 

to Toronto’s Direct Energy Centre 

October 17 to 20. Live demonstrations 

of the latest machine tools, automation 

technologies and production methods 

give manufacturers the chance to 

break through the everyday clutter of 

information to make informed purchase 

decisions. 

More than 600 exhibitors and 

distributors will feature cutting-edge 

technologies and ideas that speed 

new product development time, cut 

costs and deliver world-class quality. 

Beyond the show floor, attendees 

will experience a timely and relevant 

keynote, interactive town hall panels 

and a full technical conference. 

Premium networking opportunities, 

SME networking reception, awards 

program and VIP experience are just 

some of the new and exciting features 

for 2011. For more information, please 

visit www.cmts.ca or call Nick Samain, 

Show Manager, (888) 322-7333, ext. 

206. 

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SPECIAL SECTION: YOUR GUIDE TO CANADA’S TOOLING & MACHINING MANUFACTURERS 

Alphabetical Listing Of CTMA Member Companies 

A T S, Automation Tooling Systems Inc................ 28 

A.V. Gauge & Fixture Inc..................................... 28 

A.W. Miller Technical Sales (Canada)................... 28 

Accredited Calibration Services/Marsh 

Metrology......................................................... 28 

Active Burgess Mould & Design........................... 28 

Airtronic Metal and Machine Parts Limited........... 28 

Aluminum Mold & Pattern Ltd............................. 28 

Amerjy Tool and Mould....................................... 28 

Ammco Industrial Equipment Ltd........................ 28 

Anchor Danly....................................................... 28 

Anchor Danly - Reliance Fabrications................... 28 

Anderdon Machine Tool And Mfg. Inc................. 29 

Answer Precision.................................................. 29 

Applied Precision Inc........................................... 29 

Appolo Machine Tool Ltd.................................... 29 

Armo Tool Ltd..................................................... 29 

ATI Stellram......................................................... 29 

Atlantic Heat Treating 2001 Ltd........................... 29 

Axis Tool & Gauge Inc......................................... 29 

Bartel Machine.................................................... 29 

Blount Canada Ltd............................................... 29 

Bolzano Tool & Die Company Ltd........................ 29 

Burlington Technologies Cen. Div........................ 29 

Burloak Tool & Die Ltd........................................ 29 

C.M. Morris Design Ltd....................................... 30 

Cambridge Heat Treating.................................... 30 

Canada Mold Technology Inc.............................. 30 

Cana-Datum Moulds Ltd..................................... 30 

Cardinal Couriers................................................. 30 

CenterLine (Windsor) Limited.............................. 30 

Century Tools & Machinery Ltd........................... 30 

Circle 5 Tool & Mold Inc..................................... 30 

Clarkson-Osborn Tools Ltd................................... 30 

Clinton Aluminum of Canada ULC....................... 30 

Clover Tool Manufacturing Ltd............................ 30 

Comber Tool & Mold Eng. Inc............................. 30 

Compact Mould Ltd............................................ 30 

CVD Diamond Corporation................................. 31 

Dadco Canada Inc............................................... 31 

Dayton Progress Canada Ltd................................ 31 

Delcam................................................................ 31 

Densmore Tool & Die Works Limited................... 31 

Diemedic Tool & Machine................................... 31 

Duradie Technologies Inc.................................... 31 

E S S Business Strategies Inc................................. 31 

Eagle Press & Equipment Co. Ltd......................... 31 

Electromac Group (The)....................................... 31 

Exactatherm Limited............................................ 31 

Exco Engineering Limited.................................... 31 

F & K Mfg. Co. Limited........................................ 31 

FBT Inc................................................................ 32 

Footage Tools Inc................................................ 32 

Fred Hall & Son Ltd............................................. 32 

G.S. Die & Design Inc.......................................... 32 

Glider Guard Tool & Die Inc................................ 32 

Graff Diamond Products Limited.......................... 32 

Greenfield Industries Inc...................................... 32 

Guhring Corporation........................................... 32 

H D Patterns & Matchplates Inc........................... 32 

H. Beck Machinery Ltd......................................... 32 

H. J. Machine & Pattern Ltd................................. 32 

H.S. Enterprizes................................................... 32 

Hallink RSB Inc..................................................... 32 

Halton Machining................................................ 32 

Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd....................... 32 

Hartford Technology Ltd...................................... 33 

Harvan Engineering Ltd....................................... 33 

Hub International Ontario Ltd.............................. 33 

Husky Injection Molding Systems Ltd................... 33 

In-House Solutions Inc......................................... 33 

Inspection Air Gauge Limited............................... 33 

Iscar Tools Inc...................................................... 33 

J & C Tool & Die Limited..................................... 33 

J.P. Bowman Limited............................................ 33 

Javelin Technologies Inc....................................... 33 

Kapco Tool & Die Limited.................................... 33 

Komet of Canada Tooling Solutions ULC............. 33 

Manor Tool & Die Ltd.......................................... 33 

Massiv Die-Form (Div. of Magna)......................... 34 

Mazak Corporation Canada................................. 34 

Megatel Inc......................................................... 34 

Memex Automation Inc....................................... 34 

Metric Mold (1983) Inc....................................... 34 

MicroMetric Ltd................................................... 34 

NACHI Canada Inc............................................... 34 

Narmco Group (The)........................................... 34 

New Era Tool & Die Ltd....................................... 34 

Niagara Precision Limited.................................... 34 

Nickleson Machine & Tool Inc............................. 34 

Novatec Machining Inc........................................ 34 

O S G Canada Ltd................................................ 34 

Omega Tool Corp................................................ 35 

Omni Tool Ltd..................................................... 35 

P. W. Harrison & Son Insurance........................... 35 

Precision Dormer Inc........................................... 35 

Prothane Ltd........................................................ 35 

Ramstar Carbide Tool Inc..................................... 35 

Rice Tool & Manufacturing Inc............................ 35 

Russell Tool & Die Limited................................... 35 

Sabre Machine Tool Inc....................................... 35 

Samco Machinery Ltd.......................................... 35 

Sandvik Canada Inc. - Coromant Div................... 35 

Schaller Tool & Machine Inc................................ 35 

Schmolz+Bickenbach Canada Inc......................... 35 

Sciens Industries Inc............................................. 36 

Sci-Mech Technical Services Inc........................... 36 

Seco Tools Canada Inc......................................... 36 

Severance Tools of Canada Ltd............................ 36 

SGS Tool Company............................................. 36 

Sigma Engineering (Windsor) Inc......................... 36 

Sirco Machinery Company Limited...................... 36 

Special Machining Company Inc.......................... 36 

Stema Punch & Die Inc........................................ 36 

Thames Machine & Tool Ltd................................ 36 

Thomas Wire Die Limited..................................... 36 

Tipco Inc............................................................. 36 

Top Grade Molds Ltd........................................... 36 

Toshiba Machine Machinery Co., Ltd................... 36 

Tungaloy America Inc.......................................... 37 

Tycos Tool & Die................................................. 37 

Tyson Tool Company Limited.............................. 37 

Ultimate Manufactured Systems.......................... 37 

Ultra Machine Sales Co. Ltd................................. 37 

Uratech Tooling Technologies Inc........................ 37 

Valiant Machine & Tool Inc................................. 37 

Walter Canada Inc............................................... 37 

WindsorEssex Economic Development 

Corporation...................................................... 37 

Woodbine Tool & Die Mfg. Ltd........................... 37 

XL Tool Inc.......................................................... 37 

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CTMA Member’s Capability Index 

TOOL & DIE MANUFACTURERS 

Anchor Danly.................................... 28 

Anchor Danly - Reliance 

Fabrications.................................... 28 

Anderdon Machine Tool 

And Mfg. Inc.................................. 29 

Armo Tool Ltd.................................. 29 

Blount Canada Ltd............................ 29 

Bolzano Tool & Die Company Ltd..... 29 

Burloak Tool & Die Ltd..................... 29 

Cana-Datum Moulds Ltd.................. 30 

Clover Tool Manufacturing Ltd......... 30 

Densmore Tool & Die 

Works Limited................................. 31 

Diemedic Tool & Machine................ 31 

Duradie Technologies Inc................. 31 

Electromac Group (The).................... 31 

F & K Mfg. Co. Limited..................... 31 

FBT Inc............................................. 32 

G.S. Die & Design Inc....................... 32 

Glider Guard Tool & Die Inc............. 32 

J & C Tool & Die Limited.................. 33 

J.P. Bowman Limited......................... 33 

Kapco Tool & Die Limited................. 33 

Manor Tool & Die Ltd....................... 33 

Massiv Die-Form (Div. of Magna)...... 34 

MicroMetric Ltd................................ 34 

Narmco Group (The)........................ 34 

Russell Tool & Die Limited................ 35 

Sabre Machine Tool Inc.................... 35 

Schaller Tool & Machine Inc............. 35 

Sigma Engineering (Windsor) Inc...... 36 

Tipco Inc.......................................... 36 

Uratech Tooling Technologies Inc..... 37 

Woodbine Tool & Die Mfg. Ltd........ 37 

XL Tool Inc....................................... 37 

MOULD MANUFACTURERS 

A T S, Automation Tooling................ 28 

Systems Inc..................................... 28 

Active Burgess Mould & Design........ 28 

Amerjy Tool and Mould.................... 28 

Anchor Danly.................................... 28 


Fabrications.................................... 28 

Burlington Technologies Cen. Div..... 29 

Canada Mold Technology Inc........... 30 

Circle 5 Tool & Mold Inc.................. 30 

Comber Tool & Mold Eng. Inc.......... 30 

Compact Mould Ltd......................... 30 

H. J. Machine & Pattern Ltd.............. 32 

Hallink RSB Inc.................................. 32 

Husky Injection Molding 

Systems Ltd.................................... 33 

Metric Mold (1983) Inc.................... 34 


Prothane Ltd..................................... 35 

Top Grade Molds Ltd........................ 36 

Tycos Tool & Die.............................. 37 

XL Tool Inc....................................... 37 

PRECISION MACHINING / EQUIVALENT 

SERVICES 

A T S, Automation Tooling 

Systems Inc..................................... 28 


Airtronic Metal and Machine Parts 

Limited........................................... 28 

Anchor Danly.................................... 28 


Fabrications.................................... 28 

Answer Precision............................... 29 

Appolo Machine Tool Ltd................. 29 

Atlantic Heat Treating 2001 Ltd........ 29 

Axis Tool & Gauge Inc...................... 29 

Bartel Machine................................. 29 


C.M. Morris Design Ltd.................... 30 

Cambridge Heat Treating................. 30 


Clinton Aluminum of Canada ULC.... 30 

Densmore Tool & Die Works 

Limited........................................... 31 


Exactatherm Limited......................... 31 

FBT Inc............................................. 32 

Footage Tools Inc............................. 32 

Fred Hall & Son Ltd.......................... 32 


H. Beck Machinery Ltd...................... 32 


H.S. Enterprizes................................ 32 

Halton Machining............................. 32 

Harbour Advanced Machining 

Ltd.................................................. 32 

Hartford Technology Ltd................... 33 

Harvan Engineering Ltd.................... 33 



New Era Tool & Die Ltd.................... 34 

Niagara Precision Limited................. 34 

Nickleson Machine & Tool Inc.......... 34 

Novatec Machining Inc..................... 34 

Omni Tool Ltd.................................. 35 

Rice Tool & Manufacturing Inc......... 35 

Samco Machinery Ltd....................... 35 

Schmolz+Bickenbach Canada Inc...... 35 

Sciens Industries Inc.......................... 36 

Special Machining Company Inc....... 36 

Stema Punch & Die Inc..................... 36 

Thames Machine & Tool Ltd............. 36 

Thomas Wire Die Limited.................. 36 

Tipco Inc.......................................... 36 

Ultimate Manufactured Systems....... 37 

Valiant Machine & Tool Inc.............. 37 

XL Tool Inc....................................... 37 

GAUGES, FIXTURES & GENERAL TOOLING 

A T S, Automation Tooling Systems Inc. 

A.V. Gauge & Fixture Inc. ................ 28 


Metrology....................................... 28 



Limited........................................... 28 

Aluminum Mold & Pattern Ltd.......... 28 

Ammco Industrial Equipment Ltd..... 28 

Anchor Danly.................................... 28 


Fabrications.................................... 28 



Armo Tool Ltd.................................. 29 





Dayton Progress Canada Ltd............. 31 


Limited........................................... 31 


FBT Inc............................................. 32 



Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd.... 32 


Inspection Air Gauge Limited............ 33 


Niagara Precision Limited................. 34 


Omni Tool Ltd.................................. 35 

Russell Tool & Die Limited................ 35 




Thames Machine & Tool Ltd............. 36 




XL Tool Inc....................................... 37 

RAPID PROTOTYPING & ADDITIVE 

MANUFACTURERS 

H D Patterns & Matchplates Inc........ 32 

Manor Tool & Die Ltd....................... 33 

Prothane Ltd..................................... 35 

PATTERN & MODEL MAKERS 


Exco Engineering Limited................. 31 

H D Patterns & Matchplates Inc........ 32 


Massiv Die-Form (Div. of Magna)...... 34 


MACHINE TOOL BUILDERS 


Systems Inc..................................... 28 





CenterLine (Windsor) Limited........... 30 

Eagle Press & Equipment Co. Ltd...... 31 



Mazak Corporation Canada.............. 34 

Megatel Inc...................................... 34 




Toshiba Machine Machinery 

Co., Ltd.......................................... 36 



AUTOMATION & ROBOTIC MANUFACTURERS 


Systems Inc..................................... 28 




Armo Tool Ltd.................................. 29 



CenterLine (Windsor) Limited........... 30 

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Inspection Air Gauge Limited............ 33 

Memex Automation Inc.................... 34 



Omni Tool Ltd.................................. 35 


Sci-Mech Technical Services Inc........ 36 



CARBIDE CUTTING TOOLS 


ATI Stellram...................................... 29 

Clarkson-Osborn Tools Ltd................ 30 

Greenfield Industries Inc................... 32 

Guhring Corporation........................ 32 

Iscar Tools Inc................................... 33 

Komet of Canada Tooling 

Solutions ULC................................. 33 

NACHI Canada Inc............................ 34 

O S G Canada Ltd............................. 34 

Precision Dormer Inc........................ 35 

Ramstar Carbide Tool Inc.................. 35 

Sandvik Canada Inc. - 

Coromant Div................................. 35 

Seco Tools Canada Inc...................... 36 

Severance Tools of Canada Ltd......... 36 

SGS Tool Company.......................... 36 

Tungaloy America Inc....................... 37 

Tyson Tool Company Limited........... 37 

Walter Canada Inc............................ 37 

HIGH SPEED STEEL CUTTING TOOLS 


Clarkson-Osborn Tools Ltd................ 30 

Greenfield Industries Inc................... 32 

Guhring Corporation........................ 32 

NACHI Canada Inc............................ 34 

O S G Canada Ltd............................. 34 

Precision Dormer Inc........................ 35 

Severance Tools of Canada Ltd......... 36 


Tipco Inc.......................................... 36 

Walter Canada Inc............................ 37 

DIAMOND CUTTING TOOLS 

ATI Stellram...................................... 29 

CVD Diamond Corporation.............. 31 

Graff Diamond Products Limited....... 32 

Ramstar Carbide Tool Inc.................. 35 


Omega Tool Corp............................. 35 

Omni Tool Ltd.................................. 35 




ASSOCIATES & SUPPLIERS 

A.W. Miller Technical Sales 

(Canada)........................................ 28 

Accredited Calibration 

Services/Marsh Metrology.............. 28 

Cardinal Couriers.............................. 30 

Century Tools & Machinery Ltd........ 30 

Clinton Aluminum of Canada ULC.... 30 

Dadco Canada Inc............................ 31 

Delcam............................................. 31 

E S S Business Strategies Inc.............. 31 

Hub International Ontario Ltd........... 33 

In-House Solutions Inc...................... 33 

Javelin Technologies Inc.................... 33 

Megatel Inc...................................... 34 

P. W. Harrison & Son Insurance........ 35 

Schmolz+Bickenbach Canada Inc...... 35 

Sirco Machinery Company Limited... 36 


Tipco Inc.......................................... 36 

Ultra Machine Sales Co. Ltd.............. 37 

WindsorEssex Economic Development . 

Corporation.................................... 37 

ENGINEERING & DESIGN 


Metrology....................................... 28 


Applied Precision Inc........................ 29 






Limited........................................... 31 


Exco Engineering Limited................. 31 

FBT Inc............................................. 32 


Harvan Engineering Ltd.................... 33 


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A T S, Automation Tooling Systems 

Inc. 

Mr. Jack Slothouber 

250 Royal Oak Road 

Cambridge, ON N3H 4R6 

Tel: (519) 653-6500 

Fax: (519) 650-6697 

www.atsautomation.com 

jslothouber@atsautomation.com 

Number of Employees: 1,610 

Quality Standards: ISO9001, QS9000, 

TSO9002 

Capabilities: Consulting engineering and 

systems integration company servicing worldwide 

markets in the automotive, computer and 

computer peripherals, telecommunications, 

pharmaceutical, electrical, aerospace, defense, 

appliance and small parts manufacturing 

industries. ATS has its own in-house design, 

fabrication, tool room, computer controls and 

vision capabilities. In addition to robotic systems, 

ATS has a plastic mould and production facility 

in Cambridge and a precision turned component 

manufacturing plant. 

A.V. Gauge & Fixture Inc. 

Mr. Antosh Pieniazek 

4000 Delduca Drive, RR #1 

Oldcastle, ON N0R 1L0 

Tel: (519) 737-7677 

Fax: (519) 737-7844 

antosh@avgauge.com 

www.avgauge.com 

Number of Employees: 145 

Quality Standards: ISO9001:2000 & ISO/IEC 

17025 Accredited 

Capabilities: A.V. Gauge & Fixture Inc., 

established in 1985, near Windsor, Ontario, 

Canada, one of the largest fixture shops in North 

America, provides state-of-the-art design, build 

and certification capabilities required for the 

production of high quality checking fixtures for 

the stamping, plastics and machining industries. 

A.W. Miller Technical Sales 

(Canada) 

Mr. Daniel Medrea 

5590 McAdam Road 

Mississauga, ON L4Z 1N4 

Tel: (905) 890-8686 

Fax: (905) 890-8611 

dmedrea@awmiller.com 

www.awmiller.com 


Capabilities: A.W. Miller is Canada’s largest 

machine tool distributor. We proudly represent 

Sheffield Measuring Equipment, Mazak CNC 

machines, Okamoto and Shigiya grinders, Mazak 

CO2 Lasers, and Warcom press brakes and shears. 

We maintain a very close relationship with our 

suppliers, which assures that our customers 

receive the high quality service expected from a 

world-leading manufacturer. 

Accredited Calibration Services/ 

Marsh Metrology 

Mr. Ron Bake 

1016C Sutton Drive 

Burlington, ON L7L 6B8 

Tel: (905) 331-9783 

Fax: (905) 331-5991 

ron.bake@marshmetrology.com 

www.marshmetrology.com 


Quality Standards: ISO9001, 10012, 17025; 

CSA-Z299.2 

Capabilities: ISO17025-2005 accredited for 

your calibration needs performed on-site or at our 

lab in Burlington, ON. Dimensional: micrometers, 

calipers & indicators. Electrical: Oscopes, meters 

and calibrators. Physical: pressure, torque, scales. 

Thermo: thermocouples, RTD’s, thermometers. 

Active Burgess Mould & Design 

Mr. David Read 

2155 North Talbot Road 

Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 

Tel: (519) 737-1341 

Fax: (519) 737-6941 

davrea@active-burgess.com 

www.active-burgess.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001; AS9100 

Capabilities: Primarily focused on the 

automotive industry, Active Burgess provides 

design through manufacture of medium to large 

plastic injection moulds. Specialties include 

moulds for interior and exterior trim parts, 

forward and rear lighting components and 

fixtures and gauges. Facilities include CAD/CAM 

engineering, mould simulation analysis, complete 

program management and production of moulds 

up to 40 tons. 


Ltd. 

Mr. Ramon P. Garcia 

22 Golden Gate Court 

Toronto, ON M1P 3A5 

Tel: (416) 298-9299 

Fax: (416) 298-2731 

admin@airtronic.com 

www.airtronic.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000 

Capabilities: Airtronic was founded in 1975 and 

subsequently established an excellent reputation 

as a supplier of very high quality machined parts 

for many high-tech industries. Airtronic offers a 

complete manufacturing facility to accommodate 

short runs, prototypes, tooling, customer orders 

and high volume production from raw materials 

to finished product. 

Aluminum Mold & Pattern Ltd. 

Mr. Brian Beamish 

50 Irondale Drive 

Toronto, ON M9L 1R8 

Tel: (416) 749-3000 

Fax: (416) 749-4701 

brian@seatmold.com 

www.seatmold.com 



Capabilities: Aluminum Mold and Pattern is an 

aluminum foundry specializing in near net shape 

castings suitable for machining. In-house CAD, 

CNC and patternshop to speed development of 

models and patterns. 

Amerjy Tool and Mould 

Mr. Jay Garden 

333 Green Road, Unit #3 

Stoney Creek, ON L8E 2B1 

Tel: (905) 662-6464 

Fax: (905) 662-5393 

info@amerjy.ca 

www.amerjy.ca 


Capabilities: We are an injection mould 

manufacturer specializing in high alloy aluminum 

moulds for 10-750 ton injection moulding 

machines. Our moulds are typically for high 

volume automotive and medical components. 

Our strengths include on-site designing and 

troubleshooting; and very fast turnaround for new 

tooling and repair work. 

Ammco Industrial Equipment Ltd. 

Mr. Gary Avery 

43 Wentworth Court, Unit #1 

Brampton, ON L6T 5K6 

Tel: (905) 790-7679 

Fax: (905) 790-7687 

ammco.ind@sympatico.ca 

www.ammco-ind.com 


Capabilities: Ammco Industrial Equipment 

Ltd. established in 1956, specializes in supplying 

metalworking tools and tooling components to all 

sectors of Canadian manufacturing. 

Anchor Danly 

Mr. John Lammers 

311 Pinebush Road 

Cambridge, ON N1T 1B2 

Tel: (519) 740-3060 

Fax: (519) 740-8213 

jlammers@anchordanly.com 

www.anchordanly.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9002 

Capabilities: Leader in the die set industry - 

specializing in CNC flame cutting - normalizing 

blanchard grinding - CNC boring mill work 

- complete line of die and mold components. 

Die springs - Lamina, Lempco, Danly IEM 

components - aerial and die mount cams - wear 

plates - marshmellow springs. Complete inventory 

of mild steel plate from 1/4” thickness through 

16” thickness. Metal fabrications for mining, 

construction, machine build, forestry and other 

custom applications. 

Anchor Danly 

Mr. Paul Brisebois 

2590 Ouellette Avenue 

Windsor, ON N8X 1L7 

Tel: (519) 966-4431 

Fax: (519) 972-6862 

pbrisebois@anchordanly.com 















Anchor Danly 

Mr. Richard Deschamps 

1450 Alphonse D. Roy 

Montreal, QC H1C 2K8 

Tel: (514) 525-5560 

Fax: (514) 525-7835 

rdeschamps@anchordanly.com 















Anchor Danly - Reliance Division 

Mr. Carl Powers 

95 Lyon Avenue, N., Box 790 

Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0 

www.ctma.com


Tel: (519) 682-0470 

Fax: (519) 682-3616 

releng@anchordanly.com 



Quality Standards: ISO 9001 & CWB 

Certified 

Capabilities: Custom quality steel/aluminium 

fabrications and machining. Profile cut, plasma 

cut & ground plate in A36/44W/1045/4140 

(10 ga. to 12” thick). Aluminium & steel fixture 

bases. Plate straightening presses to 600 Ton 

(straightens up to 5” plate). Sediment removal 

systems for grinding operations. Stress relieving. 

Annealing. Plate forming. Grinding up to 128”. 

Planer milling. Visit us at www.anchorlamina.com. 

Anderdon Machine Tool and 

Manufacturing Inc. 

Mr. Philip Gagnon Jr. 

5170 Ure Street 

Oldcastle, ON N0R1L0 

Tel: (519) 737-6246 

Fax: (519) 737-9871 

www.anderdontool.com 

pgagnon@anderdontool.com 


Capabilities: Build/design line, progressive, 

transfer dies for the auto industry. CMM 

measurement of checking fixtures. 

Answer Precision Tool Inc. 

Mr. Dave Henning 

146 Otonabee Drive 

Kitchener, ON N2C 1L6 

Tel: (519) 748-0079 

Fax: (519) 748-0081 

dhenning@answerprecision.com 

www.answerprecision.com 



Capabilities: Answer Precision Tool Inc. is a 

Manufacturing Technology Center that offers 

innovative value driven, full service solutions 

to its customers utilizing diverse machining 

and manufacturing capabilities. APT provides 

premium quality products and assemblies from 

Design to Build to Inspection, servicing the 

Automotive, Aerospace, Medical and Energy 

sectors. APT is a supplier of gauging/check 

fixtures, close tolerance and complex multi-axis 

machining, tooling and automation equipment. 

APT’s climate controlled laboratory provides 

reverse engineering, digitizing, part lay-outs, 

GR&R’s and gauge inspections. Answer Precision 

Tool Inc. is a Chrysler approved supplier for 

“Design and Build of Inspection Gauges”, an 

approved supplier to Toyota and a Preferred 

Supplier to Air Canada. 

Applied Precision Inc. 

Mr. Scott Reiner 

208 Brittania Road East, Unit #3 

Mississauga, ON L4Z 1S6 

Tel: (905) 501-9988 

Fax: (905) 501-9288 

sreiner@appliedprecision.ca 

www.appliedprecision.ca 



Capabilities: Applied Precision Inc. is an 

advanced technology company, providing 

3D digitizing systems & services for part-tool 

development, quality inspection & reverse 

engineering solutions to manufacturing industries 

across North America including: aerospace, 

automotive, tool & die and medical devices. We 

have the knowledge and experience to help you 

improve quality & get to market faster. 

App0llo Machine Tool Ltd. 

Mr. Peter Todorovic 

5700 McAdam Road 

Mississauga, ON L4Z 1T2 

Tel: (905) 890-1816 

Fax: (905) 890-2838 

www.appolomachine.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9002-AS 9000 

Capabilities: A manufacturing company serving 

Canadian and USA industries in the areas of: 

automation, injection molding, and components’ 

manufacturing for industrial machinery, aerospace 

and mining industries. Appolo works closely with 

clients on concept development, cost estimation, 

implementation, and follow-up, employing 

methods necessary to handle the most complex 

jobs and meet the highest standards. 

Armo Tool Ltd. 

Mr. Ben Whitney 

9827 Longwoods Road, RR #32 

London, ON N6P 1P2 

Tel: (519) 652-3700 

Fax: (519) 652-6231 

bwhitney@armotool.com 

www.armotool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001/2000 

Capabilities: Armo is a provider of precision 

tooling, custom automation and stamping 

dies to a wide variety of industries. Our 35 

years of building long-term relationships with 

manufacturing companies throughout North 

America is based on a focus on service and 

repeatable quality. 

ATI Stellram 

Mr. John Wolfe 

1 Teledyne Place 

Lavergne, TN 37086 USA 

Tel: (615) 641-4200 

Fax: (800) 641-4441 

john.wolfe@atimetals.com 

www.atistellram.com 



Capabilities: Stellram is a business unit of ATI 

Tungsten Materials, an operating company 

of Allegheny Technologies, who is a leading 

producer of specialty metals, including titanium 

and titanium alloys. Product offerings include 

indexable carbide inserts and tooling for milling, 

turning, drilling, threading, grooving as well as 

solid carbide end mills and drills. 

Atlantic Heat Treating 2001 Ltd. 

Mr. Jon Matthews 

401 Frankcom Street 

Ajax, ON L1S 1R4 

Tel: (905) 619-5277 

Fax: (905) 619-5288 

sales@atlanticheattreat.net 

www.atlanticheattreat.net 


Quality Standards: ISO (pending) 

Capabilities: Atlantic Heat Treating 2001 Ltd. 

provides vacuum and atmospheric hardening of 

steels. We also do black oxide plating and ceramic 

coatings. 

Axis Tool & Gauge Inc. 

Mr. Tim Gelata 

664 Bishop Street 

Cambridge, ON N3H 4V6 

Tel: (519) 653-2977 

Fax: (519) 653-0075 

sales@axistool.com 

www.axistool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO9001, ISO/ 

IECI7025 

Capabilities: Axis Tool & Gauge was founded 

in 1995 specializing in automotive inspection 

fixtures. We have built our reputation on 

providing quality product, on-time delivery, and 

on going customer service. Axis Tool & Gauge is 

a Chrysler Approved Vendor “Inspection Fixture 

Design & Build”. Our ISO/IEC 17025 accredited 

laboratory provides 3rd party certification, gauge 

calibration, part layouts and reverse engineering. 

Bartel Machine 

Mr. Steve Bartel 

228 Talbot Street, W. 

Leamington, ON N8H 1P1 

Tel: (519) 326-6222 

Fax: (519) 326-6709 

steve@bartelmachine.com 

www.bartelmachine.com 


Capabilities: Mechanical R&D work, 

engineering, process solutions. 

Blount Canada Ltd. 

Mr. Scott Watson 

505 Edinburgh Road, N. 

Guelph, ON N1H 6L4 

Tel: (519) 822-6870 

Fax: (519) 822-1450 

swatson@blount.ca 

www.oregonchain.com/company/gueplant. 

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Capabilities: Blount Canada Ltd. is the leading 

manufacturer of cutting systems for the timber 

industry including the manufacture of OREGON 

brand saw chain, professional solid bars, solid 

harvester bars and PRO-LITE bars and sprockets. 

The company has been in business in Canada 

since 1952 and exports 89% of its production to 

105 countries around the world. ISO9001:2002 

certified since 1995. 

Bolzano Tool & Die Company Ltd. 

Mr. John Facchinato 

5185 Hennin Drive 


Tel: (519) 737-6682 

Fax: (519) 737-1669 


Capabilities: Progressive dies are the company 

specialities; line & transfer dies are also designed 

and built. Multiple blank dies up to 140” in 

length and 30,000 lbs, CAM duplicating, 

die improvement, custom 2-, 3- and 5-axis 

machining. 

Burlington Technologies Cen. Div. 

Mr. Eamonn Mahon 

920 Century Drive 

Burlington, ON L7L 5P2 

Tel: (905) 632-0435 

Fax: (905) 632-0501 

emahon@burltech.com 

www.burltech.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000; ISO 

14001:1996 

Capabilities: Manufacturer of die cast dies, 

trim dies and fixtures. We have full design and 

manufacturing capabilities. We are registered to 

ISO9001:2000 and ISO14001:1996. 

Burloak Tool & Die Ltd. 

Mr. Les Rackham 

3121 Mainway Drive 

Burlington, ON L7M 1A4 

Tel: (905) 331-6838 

Fax: (905) 331-6833 

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les@burloaktool.com 

www.burloaktool.com 



Capabilities: Capabilities include Die design 

and build; Metal stampings to 2,000 ton; EDM; 

CNC machining;, General machining; Fabrication; 

Machine build; CAD-CAM; and Custom water jet 

machining. 

C.M. Morris Design Ltd. 

Mr. Cecil Morris 

103 Steeles Avenue, E., Units 1,2 & 3 

Milton, ON L9T 4K6 

Tel: (905) 878-0578 

Fax: (905) 878-0451 

cmmorris@cmmorris.com 

www.cmmorris.com 


Capabilities: C.M. Morris Design has been in 

the business of designing and building production 

machinery and parts for over 30 years. We ensure 

that the standards of our people, resources and 

production machinery meet the quality and 

timing demands of our customers. Innovative, 

cost effective manufacturing solutions make all 

the difference in the world. 

Cambridge Heat Treating 

Mr. Peter Robbins 


Cambridge, ON N3H 2K8 

Tel: (519) 653-7002 

Fax: (519) 653-5590 

peterrobbins@cambridgeheattreating.com 

www.cambridgeheattreating.com 



Capabilities: CHT services include vacuum heat 

treating 48” x 48” x 60” with 10 Bar quench 

capabilities. We offer large component stress 

relieving with crane capacity up to 100 Ton. ion 

nitriding and gas nitriding. Batch carburizing 

and neutral hardening up to 60” x 60” x 36”. 

We also provide normalizing,annealing, feretic 

nitrocarburizing, solution annealing and aging to 

stainless steels and aluminum. 

Canada Mold Technology Inc. 

Mr. Yataka Fukuda 

1075 Ridgeway Road 

Woodstock, ON N4V 1E3 

Tel: (519) 421-0711 

Fax: (519) 421-0706 

yfukuda@canada-mold.com 

www.canada-mold.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001 (May 

2001) 

Capabilities: In 1989, six Japanese companies 

founded Canada Mold Technology Inc. (CMT). 

CMT was created to design, build & maintain 

both prototype and production plastics injection 

molds. Utilizing advanced mold making 

technology, CMT is able to reduce costs and 

timing, giving our customers a superior product 

in the increasingly competitive world of the 

automotive industry. 

Cana-Datum Moulds Ltd. 

Mr. Graham Dann 

55 Goldthorne Avenue 

Etobicoke, ON M8Z 5S7 

Tel: (416) 252-1212 

Fax: (416) 252-7188 

grahamd@cana-datum.com 

www.cana-datum.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2008 with 

Design 

Capabilities: Cana-Datum designs, engineers 

and manufactures high pressure die-casting 

moulds and permanent moulds, specializing 

in large precision tooling over 15 tons for 

the non-ferrous light metal casting industry 

serving major automotive customers globally. 

Cana-Datum employs advanced processes & 

technology fully compatible with each client’s 

in-house development tools and offers complete 

Thixomoulding services. 

Cardinal Couriers 

Mr. Adrian Pavone 

400 Brunel Road 

Mississauga, ON L4Z 2C2 

Tel: (905) 507-4111 

Fax: (905) 507-4177 

adrian.pavone@cardinalcouriers.com 

www.cardinalcouriers.com 


Capabilities: Cardinal Couriers offers industry 

leading expertise in pre-8:00 a.m. delivery for 

time sensitive goods and parts through Ontario 

and Quebec. 

CenterLine (Windsor) Ltd. 

Mr. Steve Renaud 

415 Morton Drive 

Windsor, ON N9J 3T8 

Tel: (519) 734-8464 

Fax: (519) 734-6497 

info@cntrline.com 

www.cntrline.com 



Capabilities: CenterLine is a fully integrated 

manufacturer of turn-key systems, automation 

equipment, and metal working equipment for 

the automotive industry. CentreLine’s expertise 

is in integrating resistance (spot) welding and 

MIG welding equipment. CenterLine also 

manufactures servo, air and air/oil spot welding 

guns, resistance welding consumables, piercing 

and welding cylinders and metal working presses 

as well as cold spray equipment. CenterLine 

services the global automotive market with 

facilities in Canada, USA, Mexico, Germany, U.K. 

and Romania. 

Century Tools & Machinery Ltd. 

Mr. Steve Watson 

6640 Davand Drive 

Mississauga, ON L5T 2M3 

Tel: (905) 795-1999 

Fax: (905) 795-9808 

swatson@centurytools.com 

www.centurytools.com 



Capabilities: Century Tools is a specialized 

distributor of tooling components, toggle clamps, 

hoist rings, drill bushings, lifting points and 

machinery mounts. Century Tools is Canada’s 

largest stocking supplier for Carr Lane Mfg., 

De-Sta-Co, American Drill Bushing, and All 

American Products. Visit us at www.centurytools. 

com to see a complete listing of products. 

Century Tools is ISO 9001:2000 certified. 

Circle 5 Tool & Mold Inc. 

Mr. Saylo Lam 

485 Silver Creek Industrial Drive 

Tecumseh, ON N8N 4W2 

Tel: (519) 727-6400 

Fax: (519) 727-6499 

saylo@circle5tool.com 

www.circle5tool.com 



Capabilities: Circle 5 Tool & Mold is a world 

class supplier of injection molded solutions 

serving the automotive and non-automotive 

industries. Our 36,000 sq. ft. facility enables 

us to build production and prototype injection 

molds that range from 50T-2500T. In-house 

Design, CNC, EDM departments and extensive 

cooperative offshore programs through our 

affiliates in China and Malaysia. 

Clarkson-Osborn Tools Ltd. 

Mr. Glenn Cunningham 

25 Hansen Road, South 

Brampton, ON L6W 3H8 

Tel: (905) 453-4680 

Fax: (905) 453-2575 

sales@clarkson-osborn.com 

www.clarkson-osborn.com 



Capabilities: Clarkson-Osborn is a leading 

manufacturer of HSS and Carbide metal cutting 

tools. Brands include the Wizard Family of 

machine taps, Cor-L application specific drills, 

and Rip-R fine and coarse pitch roughing cutters. 

Clarkson-Osborn products are sold through local 

independent distributors across Canada. 

Clinton Aluminum of Canada ULC 

Mr. Colin Docherty 

12118 Roxbury Crescent 

Windsor, ON N8N 4M8 

Tel: (519) 567-4744 

Fax: (330) 882-6749 

colin.docherty@gmail.com 

www.clintonaluminum.com 


Capabilities: Clinton Aluminum is a leading 

metal service center and distributor of nonferrous 

metal products servicing the mold industry. 

Clinton specializes in processed Aluminum and 

Stainless Steel plate, bar & sheet. 

Clover Tool Manufacturing Ltd. 

Mr. George Zeni 

8271 Keele Street, Building #3 

Concord, ON L4K 1Z1 

Tel: (905) 669-1999 

Fax: (905) 669-3565 

georgezeni@clovertoolmfg.com 

www.clovertoolmfg.com 


Quality Standards: ISO/TS 

16949:2002 

Capabilities: Clover Tool has been in the 

manufacturing business for over 25 years. We 

have continuously met the challenges required in 

the complexity and diversification of producing 

a final product. We are Builders of dies, jigs, 

fixtures, general machine work, metal stampings 

up to 800 ton, wire EDM services, CNC services 

and sub assemblies. 

Comber Tool & Mold Eng. Inc. 

Mr. John St. Pierre 

6537 Taylor Avenue, Box 68 

Comber, ON N0P 1J0 

Tel: (519) 687-3243 

Fax: (519) 687-3625 

john@combertool.com 

www.combertool.com 



Capabilities: Comber Tool designs and builds 

plastic injection molds, compression molds, 

aluminium, zinc and die cast dies, special 

machining and related tooling. We have been 

established since 1986 with two (2) buildings: 

24,000 sq.ft. and 18,000 sq.ft. 

Compact Mould Ltd. 

Mr. Miguel Petrucci 

120 Haist Avenue 

www.ctma.com


Woodbridge, ON L4L 5V4 

Tel: (905) 851-7724 

Fax: (905) 851-7548 

mpetrucci@compactmould.com 

www.compactmould.com 


Capabilities: Compact Mould Ltd. is a 

Canadian-based manufacturer of high quality 

Extrusion Blow Molds, Stretch Blow Molds, and 

Injection Stretch Blow molds. We can offer a full 

range of services, including preform and bottle 

design, mold design, prototype tooling, high 

volume production tooling, as well as mold 

repairs, maintenance and modifications. 

CVD Diamond Corporation 

Mr. Joe Brennan 

2061 Piper Lane 

London, ON N2V 3S5 

Tel: (519) 457-9903 

Fax: (519) 457-9958 

joebrennan@cvddiamond.com 

www.cvddiamond.com 


Capabilities: Manufacturer of CVD diamond 

coated cutting tools. CVD Diamond Corporation 

uses proprietary technology to coat tungsten 

carbide cutting tools with a film of pure diamond. 

The resulting tools offer long life, excellent finish, 

and increased production when machining 

abrasive materials. 

Dadco Canada Inc. 

Ms. Kathy Costa 

2530 Meadowpine Boulevard 

Mississauga, ON L5N 6C4 

Tel: (905) 567-9100 

Fax: (905) 567-8900 

office@dadcocanada.com 

www.dadco.net 



Capabilities: We are the largest stocking 

distributor of Dadco Nitrogen Gas Springs in 

North America. We also distribute UNIST precise 

fluid dispensing products, as well as Lynair 

pneumatic and hydraulic cylinders. 

Dayton Progress Canada Ltd. 

Mr. Rocco Di Paolo 

861 Rowntree Dairy Road 

Woodbridge, ON L4L 5W3 

Tel: (905) 264-2445 

Fax: (905) 264-1071 

rdipaolo@daytonprogress.ca 

www.daytonprogress.ca 



Capabilities: Global manufacturer of precision 

metal stamping and injection moulding 

components including ware components, cams 

and die springs. 

Delcam 

Ms. Mary Shaw 

3280 Electricity Drive 

Windsor, ON N8W 5J1 

Tel: (877) 335-2261 

Fax: (519) 974-8170 

mes@delcam.com 

www.delcam.com 


Capabilities: Delcam is the largest CAM 

specialist, with the most complete range of 

CAM software. PowerMILL includes advanced 

machining strategies in order to produce 

complex 3D shapes. FeatureCAM, is feature base 

machining to minimize the programming for 

mills, lathes, mill-turn and wire edms. PartMaker/ 

SwissCAM is for the production of high quality 

precision parts. ArtCAM is an integrated design 

and machining package for the manufacturing 

of artistic or decorative products. Also available 

are integrated CAD solutions for CAD Modeling 

and Mold, Tool and Electrode design. Delcam is 

unique among CADCAM suppliers in offering its 

software either as a complete solution, including 

customization to meet specific requirements, 

such as DentMILL for the Dental Industry, or as 

a series of best-in-class stand-alone products. 

Whatever your industry—aerospace, automotive, 

medical, packaging or general job shop—your 

manufacturing requirements can be met with 

Delcam Software. 

Densmore Tool & Die Works Ltd. 

Mr. Jeff LaPlante 

Box 308, 2 Hiscott Street 

St. Catharines, ON L2R 6T7 

Tel: (905) 684-3113 

Fax: (905) 684-6361 

jeff.laplante@densmoretool.com 

www.densmoretool.com 



Capabilities: Densmore Tool, established since 

1956, is located in St. Catharines, ON. We design 

(Autodesk Inventor) and manufacture Precision 

Dies, Gauges, Fixtures, Balance/Welding Chucks, 

and Container Tooling. CNC equipped as listed: 

Turning, Milling, Wire & Sink EDM, Surface, 

Cylindrical Contour, Spline & Jig Grinding. We serve 

many different industries with a need for quality 

tooling and/or short run, high precision parts. 

Diemedic Tool & Machine 

Mr. Egon Stein 

134 Dearborn Place 

Waterloo, ON N2J 4N5 

Tel: (519) 888-6141 

Fax: (519) 888-9018 

egons@diemedic.com 

www.diemedic.com 



Capabilities: Tools, Dies, Jigs, Fixtures; Special 

Purpose Machines; Custom Machining; Wire 

E.D.M./CNC Services. 

Duradie Technologies Inc. 

Mr. Laurence Smith 

1940 Clements Road 

Pickering, ON L1W 4A1 

Tel: (905) 426-9990 

Fax: (905) 426-9991 

info@duradie.com 

www.duradie.com 



Capabilities: Duradie is an ISO 9001 registered, 

world-class manufacturer of tooling for the 

automotive industry. With the latest in computer 

aided design, machining, and tryout presses up 

to 1250 tons, we have the ability to design, build 

and prove virtually any size of tooling completely 

in-house. 

E S S Business Strategies Inc. 

Mr. Emerson Suphal 

50 Burnhamthorpe Road West 

Suite 401 (Sussex Centre) 

Mississauga, ON L5B2C2 

Tel: (905) 272-0566 

Fax: (905) 896-9380 

esuphal@essbsi.com 

www.essbsi.com 

Number of employees: 4 

Capabilities: ESS Business Strategies Inc. serves 

the tool & die, stamping and auto parts sectors 

through: 1) Strategic Planning; 2) Marketing; 

3) Mergers and Acquisitions; 4) Seminars, 

Workshops & Conferences. 

Eagle Press & Equipment Co. Ltd. 

Mr. Mark Polewski 

5170 O’Neil Drive 


Tel: (519) 737-1593 

Fax: (519) 737-1595 

mpolewski@eaglepresses.com 

www.eaglepresses.com 


Capabilities: Eagle designs and manufactures a 

complete line of state-of-the-art metal, plastic and 

composite forming equipment. 

Electromac Group (The) 

Mr. Desmond Griffiths 

1965 Ambassador Drive 

Windsor, ON N9C 3R5 

Tel: (519) 969-4632 

Fax: (519) 969-8852 

dgriffiths@cannauto.com 

www.electromac.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000; TE & QS 

9000 

Capabilities: Medium to large automotive 

stampings and dies. 180,000 sq. ft. of 

manufacturing space. Specializing in transfer dies, 

class “A” surfaces, large structural and body-inwhite 

tooling. On time delivery using the latest 

innovations in prototyping and hard tooling. 

Exactatherm Ltd. 

Mr. Peter Lidster 

2381 Anson Drive 

Mississauga, ON L5S1G1 

Tel: (905) 677-7822 

Fax: (905) 677-7826 

www.exactatherm.com 

plidster@exactatherm.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9002 / SAE AS 

9100 

Capabilities: Vacuum heat treatment of tool 

and engineering steels. Largest ionitride capacity 

in Canada. Advanced PVD and CVD coatings 

including duplex and combination coatings 

for heavy forming. Large stress relieving and 

cryogenic capacity. 

Exco Engineering Ltd. 

Mr. Jan Tesar 

1314 Ringwell Drive 

Newmarket, ON L3Y 9C6 

Tel: (905) 853-8568 

Fax: (905) 853-0054 

jant@excoeng.com 

www.excoeng.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001/QS 

9000 

Capabilities: Design, engineer, build, develop and 

test die casting dies for large volume aluminium 

and magnesium die cast parts such as engine 

blocks, transition cases, instrument panels, etc. 

F & K Manufacturing. Co. Ltd. 

Mr. Jurgen Walch 

155 Turbine Drive 

Weston, ON M9L 2S7 

Tel: (416) 749-3980 

Fax: (416) 749-1814 

jwalch@fnkmfg.com 

www.fnkmfg.com 


Quality Standards: ISO/TS 16949:2002 

Capabilities: Tool & die shop and fabricators of 

metal stampings and assemblies. 

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FBT Inc. 

Mr. Rob Forstinger 

413 Lakeshore Road, RR #6 

St. Catharines, ON L2R 7K6 

Tel: (905) 937-3333 

Fax: (905) 937-1381 

rob@fbtinc.ca 

www.fbtinc.ca 



Capabilities: Precision metal stamping die 

manufacturers established in 1945. Well equipped 

to handle a range of work, from delicate 

electronics parts to large draw dies. Design and 

build metal stamping dies for the automotive, 

electric lamination, electronics, printed circuit 

board, and computer industries. We also do a large 

amount of surface cylindrical and jig grinding in 

exotic high speed steels and tungsten carbide. 

Fred Hall & Son Ltd. 

Mr. Mike Hall 

35 Glow Avenue 

Hamilton, ON L8H 3V7 

Tel: (905) 547-1286 

Fax: (905) 545-8088 

info@fredhallandson.com 

www.fredhallandson.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9002 (1994) 

Capabilities: Fred Hall & Son is in the business 

of providing customers with state of the art 

solutions in the field of horizontal and vertical 

boring mill machining. Since 1910 we have 

been serving markets such as power generation, 

automation, steel, mining and process line 

manufacturers. 

Footage Tools Inc. 

Mr. Nigel Burbidge 

54 Audia Court, Unit #1 

Vaughan, ON L4K 3N4 

Tel: (905) 695-9900 

Fax: (905) 695-8876 

nb@footage.ca 

www.footagetools.com 


Capabilities: Footage Tools Inc. is a 

manufacturer and wholesale distributor of 

specialized tools used in the installation and 

service of underground utilities. We also machine 

landing gear components for the aerospace 

industry. Footage has seven CNC machines and 

two deep hole drilling machines. 

G.S. Die & Design Inc. 

Mr. Tom Cacic 

260 Superior Boulevard 

Mississauga, ON L5T 2L2 

Tel: (905) 670-0388 

Fax: (905) 670-7821 

tom.cacic@gsdie.com 

www.gsdie.com 


Quality Standards: QS 9000 & ISO 

9001 

Capabilities: Design/build progressive and 

transfer dies. 

Glider Guard Tool & Die Inc. 

Mr. Brad Cox 

5135 Ure Street, RR #1 


Tel: (519) 737-7313 

Fax: (519) 737-7255 

brad_cox@gliderguard.com 

www.gliderguard.com 



Capabilities: Glider Guard is a recognized leader 

in decorative and surface trim tooling. We design 

& build forming dies, injection moulds, fixtures 

and gauges, including proto-type dies and 

moulds. High speed machining centres, wire EDM 

and EDM machines, as well as try-out presses up 

to 500 tons. 

Graff Diamond Products Ltd. 

Ms. Marianne Vardon 

35 Hale Road 

Brampton, ON L6W 3J9 

Tel: (905) 457-8132 

Fax: (905) 457-2267 

marianne@graffdiamond.com 

www.graffdiamond.com 


Capabilities: Graff is a wholly owned and 

operated Canadian manufacturer of diamond and 

CBN grinding wheels, jig grinding pins, lapping 

compounds and dressing tools. 

Greenfield Industries Inc. 

Mr. Mike Tusch 

1305 Meyerside Drive 

Mississauga, ON L5T 1C9 

Tel: (905) 696-2300 

Fax: (905) 696-9838 

mike.tusch@gfii.com 



Capabilities: Greenfield Industries markets a full 

range of High Speed Steel cutting tools, such as 

HSS drills, taps, reamers, end mills, counterborers, 

counter sinks, dies, milling cutters and assembled 

threading tools. The company also offers a full 

range of round shank solid carbide cutting tools. 

A fast delivery service is offered on special taps, 

intermediate diameter reamers and stepdrills. 

Guhring Corporation 

Mr. Jim Gale 

20 Steckle Place, Units #14 & #15 

Kitchener, ON N2E 2C3 

Tel: (519) 748-9664 

Fax: (519) 748-2954 

jimgal@guhringcanada.com 

www.guhring.com 



Capabilities: A leading manufacturer of high 

quality, advanced design cutting tools. Our 

standard product offering totalling more than 

50,000 items, including metric and fractional 

sizes. Drills, taps and reamers manufactured from 

high speed steel, HSCO and several grades of 

carbide. Guhring is recognized worldwide for 

excellent quality, precise manufacturing and 

outstanding performance on standard and special 

tool applications. 

H. Beck Machinery Ltd. 

Ms. Lisa Beckstette 

3085 Deziel Drive 

Windsor, ON N8W 5A5 

Tel: (519) 948-5430 

Fax: (519) 948-3554 

hbeck@hbeckmachinery.com 

www.hbeckmachinery.com 



Capabilities: Supplier of quality custom CNC 

machining services, offering full 5-axis high speed 

capabilities. 

HD Patterns & Matchplates Inc. 

Mr. Herb Deutschmann 

205 Boullee Street 

New Hamburg, ON N3A 2K3 

Tel: (519) 662-2910 

Fax: (519) 662-2662 

info@hdpatterns.com 

www.hdpatterns.com 


Capabilities: The company specializes in 

producing patterns, models, moulds and pressure 

cast matchplates for the foundry and pattern 

industry. It also supplies foundry and pattern 

shops with permanent cast blank matchplates 

with over 40 sizes in stock and bottom boards 

for HMP Machines. HD Patterns is involved with 

3-D Prototype Design Inc. in the designing and 

development of parts or prototypes without 

tooling using CAD Data and Fused Deposition 

Modeling. 

H.J. Machine & Pattern Ltd. 

Mr. Horst Just 

675 Superior Drive 

Waterloo, ON N2V 2C8 

Tel: (519) 746-7077 

Fax: (519) 746-6872 

hjust@hjmach.on.ca 

www.hjmach.on.ca 



Capabilities: Designers and builders of tools, 

dies, molds, pattern equipment in wood, metal 

and plastic. Molds for plastic injection, rubber, 

investment casting dies, vacuum forming molds, 

permanent molds, die casting dies, checking 

fixtures (gauges) in wood, metal and plastic. 

Master patterns, matchplates, coreboxes. CMM 

services. CAD/CAM system, Mastercam, CNC 

turning, vertical CNC milling centers. ISO 

9001:2000 registered. 

H.S. Enterprizes 

Mr. Horst Schmidt 

895 Reume Drive, RR # 5 

Tilbury, ON N0P 2L0 

Tel: (519) 816-5577 

horst1@xplornet.com 


Hallink RSB Inc. 

Mr. Jason Warmington 

284 Pinebush Road 

Cambridge, ON N1T 1Z6 

Tel: (519) 624-9720 

Fax: (519) 624-9721 

jwarmington@hallink.com 

www.hallink.com 


Capabilities: Hallink RSB Inc. specializes in the 

manufacture of Bio-Plastic & PET blow mould 

equipment and related components for the 

plastics industry combining precision design and 

craftsmanship with state-of-the-art CAD/CAM 

software and equipment. 

Halton Machining 

Mr. Patrick Doherty 

150 Nipissing Road, Units #7-9 

Milton, ON L9T 5B3 

Tel: (905) 878-8351 

Fax: (905) 878-6694 

pdoherty@haltonmachining.com 

www.haltonmachining.com 


Capabilities: Halton Machining is a very 

diverse company established in 1978 that serves 

several sectors. From concept to design to 

completed part we are your source for precision 

metalworking. For our capabilities please check 

out our website www.haltonmachining.com. 

Harbour Advanced Machining Ltd. 

Mr. David Glover 

2545 Doty Place 

Windsor, ON N8X 2W5 

Tel: (519) 969-0641 

Fax: (519) 969-0451 

harb@mnsi.net 

www.ctma.com


www.harbouram.com 


Capabilities: Harbour Advanced Machining 

specializes in special purpose machinery and 

tooling. Our primary products are dial machines, 

flexible and semi-flexible machines, assembly 

machines, custom fixtures for CNC equipment, 

end of arm tooling, gauges & test equipment, 

industrial part washers, and also a full service 

job shop. Having a highly skilled work force 

combined with low overhead allows our company 

to maintain quality and deadlines, while keeping 

our prices low. Harbour is very customer 

orientated, we believe in working closely with 

our customers to give them the best product and 

service possible. 

Hartford Technology Ltd. 

Mr. Lee Shaffer 

50 Paxman Road, Unit #9 

Toronto, ON M9C 1B7 

Tel: (416) 622-7282 

Fax: (416) 622-8277 

WireKing53@aol.com 

www.hartfordtechnology.ca 


Capabilities: Distributes vertical and wire EDM 

supplies, tooling and water jet cutting machinery, 

and liquid filtration systems. Forge dies, general 

machining, electrode manufacturing. 

Harvan Engineering Ltd. 

Mr. Paul Vleuten 

Box 1706, 612 Jack Ross Avenue 

Woodstock, ON N4S 0B1 

Tel: (519) 537-8311 

Fax: (519) 539-0521 

harvan@harvan.com 

www.harvan.com 



Capabilities: Harvan Engineering Ltd. 

manufactures valve components, threaded and 

splined shafts, torsion and stabilizer bars and 

welded suspension systems, all in a modern 

41,000 sq. ft. plant using the latest CNC mills and 

lathes and new welding equipment. Customers 

include manufacturers of oil and gas equipment, 

agricultural machinery, military vehicles and 

industrial machinery. 

Hub International Ontario Ltd. 

Ms. Judi Smith 

2265 Upper Middle Road, E., Suite 700 

Oakville, ON L6H 0G5 

Tel: (877) 457-6484 

Fax: (866) 903-0208 

judi.smith@hubinternational.com 

www.hubinternational.com 


Quality Standards: Regist. Insurance Brokers of 

Ontario 

Capabilities: Hub International is an affinity 

partner of the Canadian Tooling & Machining 

Association and can assist members and their 

families with all areas of insurance including 

home, auto, life, commercial, investments and 

employee benefits. 

Husky Injection Molding Systems 

Ltd. 

Ms. Kathy Marra 

500 Queen Street, S. 

Bolton, ON L7E 5S5 

Tel: (905) 951-5000 

Fax: (905) 951-5324 

cmarra@husky.ca 

www.husky.ca 


Capabilities: Husky Injection Molding Systems 

(www.husky.ca) is a leading global supplier of 

injection molding equipment and services to the 

plastics industry. The company has more than 40 

service and sales offices, supporting customers 

in over 100 countries. Husky’s manufacturing 

facilities are located in Canada, the United States, 

Luxembourg and China. 

In-House Solutions Inc. 

Mr. Kevin Hesch 

240 Holiday Inn Drive, Unit A 

Cambridge, ON N3C 3X4 

Tel: (519) 658-1471 

Fax: (519) 658-1335 

kevin.hesch@inhousesolutions.com 

www.inhousesolutions.com 


Capabilities: Specialists in CNC programming, 

DNC Communications, CAD/CAM for Robots, 

featuring MASTERCAM, CIMCO DNC and 

Robotmaster software, training and services. 

Inspection Air Gauge Ltd. 

Mr. Ray Sparnaay 

3298 Riberdy Road 

Windsor, ON N8W 3T9 

Tel: (519) 966-1232 

Fax: (519) 966-5899 

ray@inspectionair.com 

www.inspectionair.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001-2000 

Capabilities: Manufacture various types of 

gauges and gauging systems for use in quality 

control by the industry. Inspection Air Gauge 

Limited designs and builds to close tolerances, 

process gauges and electronic computerized 

gauges in a temperature controlled environment. 

The company is an authorized provider integrator 

of manual and robotic non-contact measurement 

technology. 

Iscar Tools Inc. 

Mr. Ronnie O’Byrne 

2100 Bristol Circle 

Oakville, ON L6H 5R3 

Tel: (905) 829-9000 

Fax: (905) 829-9100 

robyrne@iscar.ca 

www.iscar.ca 



Capabilities: Iscar is a market leading producer 

of unique and innovative cutting tools for 

metalworking. Through advanced research and 

development, Iscar introduced a completely new 

technology with its SUMO TEC product line. With 

specialized SUMO TEC coatings and geometries 

for a completely new line of 3P - Premium 

Productivity Products, Iscar continues to set the 

industry standards for cost effective performance 

and end-user profitability. 

J & C Tool & Die Ltd. 

Mr. Alan Janik 

3400 Ontario Street 

Windsor, ON N8Y 1N9 

Tel: (519) 945-6391 

Fax: (519) 945-8146 

www.jctool.com 



Capabilities: Custom builders of metal stamping 

dies, special machines, fixtures and gauges, CNC 

machining, jig grinding and wire EDM services. 

J.P. Bowman Ltd. 

Mr. Jamie Bowman 

55 Sinclair Boulevard 

Brantford, ON N3S 7X6 

Tel: (519) 752-6533 

Fax: (519) 752-0672 

jamie@jpbowmantool.com 

www.jpbowmantool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2008; SPC, AQAP 

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Capabilities: For over 60 years, J.P. Bowman 

Ltd. has enjoyed a reputation for attentive 

customer service, high quality progressive and 

transfer dies and competitive pricing. Our highly 

motivated trades people, using the latest in 

CAD/CAM technology, places Bowman among 

the leaders in the manufacture of large dies in 

Canada. 

Javelin Technologies Inc. 

Ms. Karen Wonders 

700 Dorval Drive, Suite 700 

Oakville, ON L6K 3V3 

Tel: (905) 815-1906 

Fax: (905) 815-1907 

karen.wonders@javelin-tech.com 

www.javelin-tech.com 


Capabilities: Javelin Technologies is Canada’s 

premier 3D Design, Analysis, Design Automation, 

and Data Management Value-Added Reseller 

(VAR). Javelin is a fully authorized and certified 

SolidWorks training and support organization. 

In addition to SolidWorks 3D design products, 

Javelin is a licensed reseller of the SolidWorks 

Simulation validation suite of software. SolidWorks 

PDM data management products and a number 

of other tools to help your business become more 

efficient and profitable. 

Kapco Tool & Die Ltd. 

Mr. Matt Rodzik 

3200 Devon Road 

Windsor, ON N8X 4L4 

Tel: (519) 966-0320 

Fax: (519) 966-6130 

mrodzik@narmco.com 

www.kapcotool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001, QS 9000 TE 

Supplement 

Capabilities: Supplies USA and Canada with dies 

for the automotive, sheet metal and stamping die 

industries for the past 40 years. Expertise includes 

design and build of deep drawn parts, complex 

progressive and transfer dies and multi-stage 

draw dies. 

Komet of Canada Tooling Solutions 

ULC 

Mr. David Toomey 

250 Harry Walker Parkway, Unit 6B 

Newmarket, ON L3Y 7B4 

Tel: (800) 815-1675 

d_toomey@komet.com 

www.komet.com 



Capabilities: Komet Group Tools + Ideas; 

the Komet Group is the worldwide technology 

leader for innovative tool concepts and complete 

solutions for drill machining. Our customers 

know us as a manufacturer of premium tools 

and know the ideas behind our solutions. We 

have set ourselves the objective of exploiting the 

added value, thus created for the benefit of our 

customers. We call this Tools + Ideas. A new and 

different way of being able to offer our customers 

long-term, sustainable advantages through a plus 

in support and services. 

Manor Tool & Die Ltd. 

Ms. Eleanor Ofner 

5264 Pulleyblank Street 


Tel: (519) 737-6537 

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Fax: (519) 737-1734 

eofner@manor.maxdiegroup.com 

www.maxdiegroup.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001 (2000) 

Capabilities: An 80,000 sq. ft. facility providing 

part simulation and development, prototype 

tooling, design and build of transfer, line 

and progressive tools to the North American 

automotive industry through a full compliment 

of CNC machining centers, laser machines, press 

tryout and CMM facilities. 

Massiv Die-Form (Div. of Magna) 

Mr. Mick O’Neill 

7655 Bramalea Road 

Brampton, ON L6T 4Y5 

Tel: (905) 458-4041 

Fax: (905) 458-0155 

mick_o’neill@massiv.com 

www.magnaint.com 



Capabilities: Manufacturing of medium 

and large stamping dies. The manufacturing 

processes include machining (numerically 

controlled and conventional), assembly, tryout, 

and productionizing. Massiv is also responsible 

for die design, pattern construction and 

casting of associated cast iron and cast steel 

die components. Principal technologies applied 

include Computer Aided Design, Computer 

Aided Manufacturing and Co-ordinate Measuring 

Machine inspection. 

Mazak Corporation Canada 

Mr. Ray Buxton 

50 Commerce Court 

Cambridge, ON N3C 4P7 

Tel: (800) 668-5449 

rbuxton@mazakcorp.com 

www.mazakcanada.com 


Capabilities: Mazak Corporation Canada is 

responsible for the sales and service of Mazak 

machines throughout Canada. With a product 

range of close to 300 models, we have the 

capability to satisfy the needs of every industry. 

Mazak sells through our distribution partners, AW 

Miller (Ontario and east) and Machine Toolworks 

(Manitoba and west). 

Megatel Inc. 

Mr. Fabrizio Burroni 

7100 Edwards Boulevard 

Mississauga, ON L5S 1Z1 

Tel: (905) 565-8888 

Fax: (905) 565-0444 

fabrizio@megatel-inc.com 

www.megatel-inc.com 


Capabilities: Megatel Inc. was established 

in 1980 and today is one of the most reliable 

Machine-Tool distributors in Canada. We are 

specialized in CNC Machining Centers, Boring 

Mills, 5 Axis Machines and CNC Turning Centers. 

With reputable lines such as Takumi Seiki, SNK 

Nissin, Parpas, Awea and Ecoca. We have now 

sold over 1,500 units in the last 15 years in 

multiple fields and industries such as aerospace, 

automotive, oil, medical and many others. 

Memex Automation Inc. 

Mr. David McPhail 

3425 Harvester Road, Suite 200 

Burlington, ON L7N 3N1 

Tel: (905) 635-1540 

Fax: (905) 631-9640 

davem@astrixnet.com 

www.memex.ca 


Capabilities: Memex Automation Inc. has been 

providing innovative shop floor productivity 

solutions since 1992. Products include OEE 

+ DNC Software, CNC Memory, Machine 

Monitoring, and Dynamic Computer Aided 

Manufacturing (DCAM). 

Metric Mold (1983) Inc. 

Mr. Rick Allison 

2045 Astor Crescent, RR #1 


Tel: (519) 737-1311 

Fax: (519) 737-1755 

info@metricmold.com 

www.metricmold.com 



Capabilities: Injection and compression molds 

up to 1,000 ton capacity lens, grilles, mirror 

housing, HSGS cosmetic and appearance parts, 

close tolerance molds, automotive and nonautomotive 

parts. 

MicroMetric Ltd. 

Mr. Robert Cattle 

1210 Markham Road, Unit #5 

Scarborough, ON M1H 3B3 

Tel: (416) 291-1974 

Fax: (416) 291-5011 

micrometric@on.aibn.com 

www.micrometric.net 



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Capabilities: Micrometric Ltd., est. 1961, is 

a well equipped, environmentally controlled 

machine shop. We specialize in high precision 

jig boring and jig grinding, but have recently 

expanded and now offer wire EDM services. 

We also produce and repair dies (lamination, 

stamping and fine blanking), moulds (plastic 

and die-cast), and special purpose, automated 

assembly equipment. 

NACHI Canada Inc. 

Mr. Tom Thorn 

89 Courtland Avenue, Unit #2 

Concord, ON L4K 3T4 

Tel: (905) 660-0088 

Fax: (905) 660-1146 

www.nachicanada.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001, QS 9000, ISO 

14000 

Capabilities: NACHI is a Japanese manufacturer 

of high quality, precision cutting tools. Our drills, 

taps and end mills are available in high speed 

steel, cobalt, powdered metal and carbide. 

Extensive research in materials and coating 

technology has kept NACHI at the leading edge 

of cutting tool technology. 

Narmco Group (The) 

Mr. Don Rodzik, Jr. 

2575 Airport Road 

Windsor, ON N8W 1Z4 

Tel: (519) 969-3351 

Fax: (519) 969-0063 

drodzikjr@narmco.com 

www.narmco.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 14001; QS 

9000 

Capabilities: The Narmco Group encompasses 

several tier one manufacturing facilities of 

metal stamping and welded assemblies for the 

automotive sector. 

NEW ERA TOOL & DIE LTD. 

Mr. Anthony Tersigni 

241 Toryork Drive 

Toronto, ON M9L 1Y2 

Tel: (416) 742-8098 

Fax: (416) 742-1967 

atersigni@neweratool.com 

www.neweratool.com 



Capabilities: Since 1964, New Era Tool and 

Die has specialized in the machining of large 

components and assemblies for the steel mill, oil 

and gas, exploration, multi-stage pump, mining, 

pulp and paper, aerospace and power generation 

industries. Please visit our website for an overview 

of our machining capacity and related services. 

Niagara Precision Ltd. 

Mr. Mike Whatling 

32 Seapark Drive 

St. Catharines, ON L2M 6S6 

Tel: (905) 682-0007 

Fax: (905) 682-4880 

m.whatling@niagaraprecision.com 

www.niagaraprecision.com 



Capabilities: Niagara Precision Limited – tool 

room with machining facilities making custom 

parts, tooling, fixtures, gauges and prototype 

parts for the automotive, food and aero 

industries. 

Nickleson Machine & Tool Inc. 

Mr. Chuck Nickleson 

1562 Windsor Avenue 

Windsor, ON N8X 3M4 

Tel: (519) 256-7849 

Fax: (519) 256-1942 

chuck@nicklesontool.com 

www.nicklesontool.com 



Capabilities: Manufacturer of special machines, 

jigs and fixtures. Nickleson machine division 

designs and builds assembly machines, welding 

cells and metal cutting machines. The tool 

division designs and builds tombstone style CNC 

workholding fixtures, jigs and fixtures. We also 

provide CNC machining and CNC inspection for 

the automotive and aircraft industries. 

Novatec Machining Inc. 

Mr. Thomas Lorini 

346 Millway Avenue, Unit #2 

Concord, ON L4K 3W1 

Tel: (905) 761-7677 

Fax: (905) 761-7688 

thomas@novatecmachining.ca 

www.novatecmachining.ca 


Capabilities: Novatec Machining Inc. is a 

family owned and operated precision machining 

company servicing various manufacturing sectors 

within the GTA. Located in Vaughan, ON, we 

offer three core categories of services: precision 

machining services, new product development 

and technical engineering support. We have 

established a modern and well-equipped 

machining facility that is capable of performing 

jobs of varied design and complexity. With over 

30 years of experience in machining technology, 

we specialise in high quality precision turning and 

milling and have recently added new machinery. 

Please contact us for a detailed list of our 

machines and capabilities. 

O S G Canada Ltd. 

Mr. Rob Adkins 

538 King Forest Court 

Burlington, ON L7P 5C1 

Tel: (905) 632-8032 

Fax: (905) 632-8466 

www.ctma.com


rob.adkins@osgcanada.com 

www.osgcanada.com 



Capabilities: OSG is a world class manufacturer 

of quality, high speed steel and carbide cutting 

tools. Specializing in offering advanced materials, 

geometries and coatings to provide superior tool 

life in today’s difficult to machine materials. Please 

visit our website at www.osgcanada.com. 

Omega Tool Corporation 

Mr. Euclide Cecchin 

2045 Solar Crescent 


Tel: (519) 737-1201 

Fax: (519) 737-7719 

euclide@omegatoolcorp.com 

www.omegatoolcorp.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9000 & QS 9000 

Certified 

Capabilities: Certified ISO 9000, full service 

designer and builder of plastic injection molds 

for the automotive industry. Specialties include 

fascias, grilles and body moldings, both interior 

and exterior. Full service CNC, CAD, CAM, CAE, 

CMM, etc. Incorporated since 1981. 

Omni Tool Ltd. 

Mr. John Lira 

5495 Outer Drive 

Windsor, ON N9A 6J3 

Tel: (519) 737-7147 

Fax: (519) 737-7448 

jlira@omni-tool.com 

www.omni-tool.com 



Capabilities: Omni Tool Ltd. is a fully integrated 

manufacturer providing turn-key assembly/ 

automation, robotics and productivity systems. 

We specialize in engine and transmission subassembly, 

suspension, components, custom hand 

tools and machining fixtures. We also perform 

custom machining, water jet cutting and wire 

cutting. 

P.W. Harrison & Son Insurance 

Mr. Mark Harrison 

9040 Leslie Street, Suite 220 

Richmond Hill, ON L4B 3M4 

Tel: (905) 764-6264 

Fax: (905) 764-9377 

mark@pwharrison.com 

www.pwharrison.com 


Capabilities: P.W. Harrison & Son Insurance 

Brokers is an affinity partner of the CTMA and 

provides custom commercial insurance programs 

for the tool & die, machine shop, mould 

makers and manufacturing industry. For more 

information, or to receive a quotation, contact 

Marek Tanana or Mark Harrison at (888) 280- 

8853. 

Precision Dormer Inc. 

Mr. Alex Traianopoulos 

2550 Meadowvale Boulevard, Unit #3 


Tel: (905) 816-4918 

Fax: (905) 542-7000 

alex.traianopoulos@precisiondormer. com 

www.precisiondormer.com 


Capabilities: With competence, dedication 

and openness, Precision Dormer has developed 

into one of the world’s largest producers of 

solid carbide and high speed steel cutting tools. 

Brand names include Dormer, Precision, Union 

Butterfield and Triumph Twist Drill. A full range of 

products includes drills, taps, end mills, reamers, 

dies and milling cutters. 

Prothane Ltd. 

Mr. Sean McTear 

8219 Esquesing Line 

Milton, ON L9T 2X9 

Tel: (905) 878-7233 

Fax: (905) 878-6684 

sean@prothane.ca 

www.prothane.ca 


Capabilities: Specialists in urethane moulding 

for the tooling industry - sheet, rod, tubes, seals, 

gaskets and stripper tubes. Custom designed 

prototype of production parts. 

Ramstar Carbide Tool Inc. 

Mr. Dino Bavetta 

2190 Blackacre Drive 


Tel: (519) 737-9277 

Fax: (519) 737-9278 

dino@ramstar.net 

www.ramstar.net 



Capabilities: RAMSTAR has an extensive 

product line of cutting tools, including special 

steel boring, turning and milling cutters and 

specialized from indexable inserts; tailored 

to customer requirements in aircraft, earth 

moving, equipment and automotive industries. 

RAMSTAR is unique because we can engineer and 

manufacture cutting tools with carbide, diamond 

and steel bodies all under one roof with the latest 

technology, competitive pricing and reliable 

service. 

Rice Tool & Manufacturing Inc. 

Ms. Anna Moore 

2247 Harold Road 

Burlington, ON L7P 2J7 

Tel: (905) 335-0181 

Fax: (905) 335-0395 

anna@ricetool.com 

www.ricetool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO/TS 16949:2002 

Capabalities: Established in 1956, Rice Tool 

& Manufacturing specialises in high volume, 

quality production machining and assembly, 

manufacturing of special tooling and dedicated 

equipment, design and development of 

prototypes and short run precision-machined 

components. 

Russell Tool & Die Ltd. 

Mr. Ron Vannieuwenhuyze 

Box 81 - 381 Park Avenue W. 

Chatham, ON N7M 5K1 

Tel: (519) 352-8168 

Fax: (519) 352-8926 

rvann@narmco.com 


Capabilities: Stamping die manufacturing 

company with a sound reputation for quality dies, 

on time delivery and innovative design. Total 

in-house design and build of blank, form draw, 

pierce, progressive and transfer dies, jigs and 

fixtures. Five large duplicating machines, large 

tryout presses up to 1,500 tons, 60 x 144 bed 

area. 

Sabre Machine Tool Inc. 

Mr. Mark Scratch 

4201 Delduca Drive 


Tel: (519) 737-1668 

Fax: (519) 737-7179 

marks@sabremachinetool.com 

www.sabremachinetool.com 



Capabilities: We design and manufacture 

stamping dies for various industries. Total 

in-house design and build of blank, draw, form, 

pierce, progressive, line and transfer dies. We also 

do detail and specialized machining. We pride 

ourselves on quality and on-time delivery. Full 

CAD/CAM capablities. 

Samco Machinery Ltd. 

Mr. Jaswinder Bhatti 

315 Nantucket Boulevard 

Toronto, ON M1P 2P2 

Tel: (416) 285-0619 

Fax: (416) 285-1353 

jbhatti@samco-machinery.com 

www.samco-machinery.com 



Capabilities: Samco Machinery is a global 

leader in the manufacture of precision roll 

forming equipment. We provide a full range 

of roll forming solutions for the steel building 

construction, automotive, HVAC, and furniture 

industries. Our experience and innovation have 

helped our clients improve the bottom line, 

increase efficiencies and stay competitive. 

Sandvik Canada Inc. - Coromant 

Division 

Mr. Ross Carpino 

2550 Meadowvale Boulevard, Unit # 3 


Tel: (905) 826-8900 

Fax: (905) 542-4382 

ross.carpino@sandvik.com 

www.sandvik.com 



Capabilities: A comprehensive program of 

indexable insert tooling for all applications of 

turning, milling and drilling. Sandvik’s business 

is to offer not only first class tools, but also the 

know-how to achieve higher productivity and 

better production economy. 

Schaller Tool & Machine Inc. 

Mr. Fred Schaller 

330 Industrial Road 

Cambridge, ON N3H 4R7 

Tel: (519) 650-0970 

Fax: (519) 650-1468 

fred@schallertool.on.ca 



Capabilities: Design and manufacture of 

blanking, compound and progressive dies, 

mechanical transfer dies, hand transfer dies and 

prototype tooling, tool building capacity from 

50 tons to 800 tons. Custom CNC machining, 

electrical discharge (wire) machining along with 

CMM machine, digitizing components and 

reverse engineering. 

Schmolz+Bickenbach Canada Inc. 

Mr. Ted Callighen 

6350 Vipond Drive 

Mississauga, ON L5T 1G2 

Tel: (800) 268-4977 

Fax: (888) 460-0051 

ted.callighen@schmolz-bickenbach.ca 

www.schmolz-bickenbach.ca 



Capabilities: A supplier of premium quality tool, 

mould and non-ferrous tooling materials. Valueadded 

services include CNC machining, grinding, 

custom vacuum heat treatment and ion nitriding 

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services. Our goal is to provide premium quality 

tooling materials, processing and heat treatment 

to our customers on time at a competitive price. 

Our mill (DEW) in Germany is ISO TS 16949, ISO 

14001, ISO 9001 and QS 9000. 

Sciens Industries Inc. 

Mr. Gerry Vandersanden 

1901 Fisher Drive 

Peterborough, ON K9J 6X6 

Tel: (705) 743-6913 

Fax: (705) 743-9235 

info@sciensindustries.com 

www.sciensindustries.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000 ; AS 9100 

revC 

Capabilities: Based in Peterborough, ON, Sciens 

Industries has more than a decade of experience 

in small parts manufacturing. We produce the 

highest quality machined components, and 

welcome inquiries from across Canada and the 

USA. 

Sci-Mech Technical Services Inc. 

Mr. John Purse 

1-312 Alliance Road 

Milton, ON L9T 2V2 

Tel: (905) 693-0866 

Fax: (905) 693-0867 

jpurse@scimech.com 

www.scimech.com 



Capabilities: Supplier of custom engineered 

equipment for assembly, inspection and testing 

primarily for the automotive and aerospace 

industry with fully integrated facilities from 

design to commissioning. We service Canadian, 

American and Mexican markets. 

Seco Tools Canada Inc. 

Mr. Mac McGaughey 

420 Bronte Street, S., Suite 214 

Milton, ON L9T 0H9 

Tel: (905) 864-3580 

mmcgaughey@secotools.com 

www.secotools.com 


Quality Standards: QS 9001:2000 World Wide 

Certification 

Capabilities: Seco Tools provides a full range 

of indexable carbide insert tooling for milling, 

turning, drilling and threading operations. Seco 

also provides a full technical support service in 

the application of its products to ensure high 

productivity and cost effectiveness are achieved in 

your facility. 

Severance Tools of Canada Ltd. 

Mr. Uwe Benzin 

36 Martin Ross Avenue 

Downsview, ON M3J 2K8 

Tel: (416) 661-3066 

Fax: (416) 661-3164 

uwebenzin@rogers.com 

www.severancecanada.com 


Capabilities: Manufacturer of chatterless HSS, 

Cobalt and Carbide countersinks, carbide burrs, 

PCD tipped countersinks and drills, as well as 

other industrial cutting tools and related products 

for aerospace, machine shops and fabricators. 

SGS Tool Company 

Mr. Steve Rumble 

171 Northport Road, Unit #3 

Port Perry, ON L9L 1B2 

Tel: (226) 218-2930 

Fax: (905) 982-0488 

rumbles@sgstool.com 

www.sgstool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000; ISA 

Member; Scanlon Group Member 

Capabilities: SGS is a 59-year-old company 

represented in 60 countries specializing in 

solid carbide round tools. SGS is the largest 

manufacturer of solid carbide burrs worldwide. 

Industry recognized, high performance branded 

tools including Ski Carb – Power Carb, Series 7 – 

Z Carb – AP and more. 

Sigma Engineering (Windsor) Inc. 

Mr. Richard Offer 

5101 Ure Street 


Tel: (519) 737-7538 

Fax: (519) 737-6132 

rmofner@sigma.maxdiegroup.com 

www.maxdiegroup.com 



Capabilities: Not only are your dies designed 

to perform by experienced production oriented 

designers, but you can schedule pilot run-offs 

under production conditions and watch the 

actual results. One team can design, build, run, 

troubleshoot and maintain your tooling for 

maximum cost efficiency. We are ISO-9001:2008 

certified. Our mission at Sigma Engineering 

(Windsor) Inc. strives to achieve 100 percent 

customer satisfaction by providing tooling and 

services that are 1) innovative; 2) durable & 

maintainable; 3) cost-effective & competitively 

priced. Through the involvement and 

commitment of all employees, we continuously 

strive to improve our manufacturing processes 

and services. 

Sirco Machinery Company Ltd. 

Mr. Dan Ferko 

40 Jutland Road 

Toronto, ON M8Z 2G9 

Tel: (416) 255-1321 

Fax: (416) 255-9502 

sales@sircomachinery.com 


Capabilities: Sirco Machinery is the exclusive 

Eastern Canada distributor for Haas Automation 

CNC Machine Tools. Sirco provides complete 

sales, service, application engineering and 

technical support for these CNC products. 

Special Machining Company Inc. 

Mr. Nick Coutinho 

2536 Dougall Avenue 

Windsor, ON N8X 1T6 

Tel: (519) 966-3233 

Fax: (519) 966-5388 

office@smci.ca 

www.smci.ca 



Capabilities: Manufacturing tools and machine 

components for the industry. All types of grinding 

to precision tolerances. Special tooling for transfer 

lines; hobbing; broaching and thread grinding 

(O.D. only); ceramic coating; machine details. 

15,000 sq.ft. facilities, established 1960. 

Stema Punch & Die Inc. 

Mr. Stefan Lorbach 


Cambridge, ON N1T 1V3 

Tel: (519) 622-1270 

Fax: (519) 622-2070 

orderdesk@stema-punch.com 

www.stema-punch.com 


Capabilities: Manufacturers of punches and 

die buttons. CNC Wire EDM and CNC Sink EDM 

services. Custom punch holders. 

Thames Machine & Tool Ltd. 

Mr. Allan Nauer 

585 Riverview Drive 

Chatham, ON N7M 5J5 

Tel: (519) 352-5637 

Fax: (519) 352-4204 

alan-tmt@mdirect.net 


Capabilities: All types of tooling, dies, jigs, 

fixtures and custom machining and turning 

capabilities. Also thermal vacuum forming, CNC 

machining, welding and fabricating. 

Thomas Wire Die Ltd. 

Mr. Adam Thomas 

Box 352, 1150 Northside Road 

Burlington, ON L7R 3Y3 

Tel: (905) 335-7062 

Fax: (905) 335-4603 

adam@thomaswiredie.com 

www.thomaswiredie.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001: 2008 

Capabilities: Manufacturers of custom carbide, 

steel and ceramic die components and wear parts 

for a variety of industries including metal forming 

and stamping, cold drawing and heading. 

Specializing in grinding, wire EDM and sink EDM 

of carbide components. 

Tipco Inc. 

Mr. John Ferrone 

1 Coventry Road 

Bramalea, ON L6T 4B1 

Tel: (905) 791-9811 

Fax: (905) 791-4917 

jferrone@tipcoinc.com 

www.tipcopunch.com 



Capabilities: Manufacture of punches and dies 

and related machining supplies, including die 

springs, nitrogen springs, custom jig grinding and 

heat treating services. 

Top Grade Molds Ltd. 

Mr. Vince Ciccone 

929 Pantera Drive 

Mississauga, ON L4W2R9 

Tel: (905) 625-9865 

Fax: (905) 625-5417 

vciccone@topgrademolds.com 

www.topgrademolds.com 


Capabilities: TGM designs and produces high 

quality plastic injection molds for some of the 

world’s leading thin wall and packaging molding 

manufacturers. TGM’s full service includes 

engineering, milling, turning, programming, 

manual machining, EDM services, surface/ 

cylindrical grinding, quality control/CMM 

department services, assembly and full testing 

capability. 

Toshiba Machine Machinery Co., Ltd. 

Ms. Tracy Small 

6 Shields Court, Suite 101 

Markham, ON L3R 4S1 

Tel: (905) 479-9111 

Fax: (905) 479-8339 

tsmall@toshiba-machine.com 

www.toshibamachine.on.ca 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000 / JIS Q 

9001:2000 

Capabilities: Toshiba Machine (TMMC) 

offers Table-Type Horizontal Boring & Milling 

machines, Vertical Boring & Turning Mills, 

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Horizontal Milling Centers, and Bridge-Type 

Die & Mould Machining Centers. Our complete 

shop floor solutions include service & parts, 

retrofits & rebuilds, laser alignment, preventative 

maintenance services, focal*point, probes, tooling 

& applications training. 

Tungaloy America Inc. 

Mr. John Mitchell 

432 Elgin Street, Unit #3 

Brantford, ON N3S 7P7 

Tel: (519) 758-5779 

Fax: (519) 758-5791 

dear.johnmitchell@gmail.com 

www.tungaloyamerica.com 



14001:1996 

Capabilities: Tungaloy is a global manufacturer 

of premium cutting tools. Tungaloy excels in 

producing carbide, cermet, ceramics, CBN and 

PCD cutting tools. Tungaloy has an office and 

warehouse in Brantford, ON. Tungaloy’s first rate 

sales team would love to help with your cutting 

tool applications. Please contact John Mitchell 

(888) 886-4256 ((888) TUNGALOY). 

Tycos Tool & Die 

Mr. Pat Radice 

2000 Langstaff Road 

Concord, ON L4K 3B5 

Tel: (905) 669-2350 

Fax: (905) 669-1048 

pat.radice@magna.com 

www.tycostool.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001-2003; ISO 

14001 

Capabilities: Design and machine large (10-50 

ton) hydroform dies, injection moulds, and RIM 

moulds for the automotive industry. 

Tyson Tool Company Ltd. 

Mr. Horst von Richter 

75 Ormont Drive 

Weston, ON M9L 2S3 

Tel: (416) 746-3688 

Fax: (416) 746-5415 

hvr@tysontool.com 

www.tysontool.com 



Capabilities: Exclusive Canadian supplier for 

Widia Carbide tooling and inserts, D’Andrea 

Modular Boring Systems and Tooling, as well as 

Becker PD and CBN inserts. Also specializing in 

the design and manufacture of indexable insert 

tooling. 

Ultimate Manufactured Systems 

Mr. Drage Ristovski 

4165 Walker Road 

Windsor, ON N8W 3T6 

Tel: (519) 250-5954 

Fax: (519) 250-5953 

dristovski@ultimatemfd.com 

www.ultimatemfd.com 



14001:2004 

Capabilities: Design and build special purpose 

machinery and equipment for the automotive 

and related industries. Applied processes include 

alternative energy processes, fabrication, precision 

machining, and custom inspection. 

Ultra Machine Sales Co. Ltd. 

Mr. Frank Truyens 

510 Rowntree Dairy Road, Suite #2 

Woodbridge, ON L4L 8H2 

Tel: (905) 850-2336 

Fax: (905) 850-8460 

ultsod@on.aibn.com 

www.sodick.com 


Capabilities: Ultra Machine Sales is a full service 

distributor of all “SODICK” EDM and high speed 

milling machine equipment and 3R, EROWA & 

HIRSCHMANN tooling. 

Uratech Tooling Technologies Inc. 

Mr. Santhosh Jayaraman 

2400 Wyecroft Road, Unit 15 

Oakville, ON L6L 6M8 

Tel: (905) 827-9090 

Fax: (905) 827-4057 

info@uratechtool.com 

www.uratechtool.com 


Capabilities: Our specialties include design and 

build progressive dies; metal stamping; welding 

sub assemblies of metal stamped parts; checking 

and welding fixture; prototype dies; CMM 

digitizing and scanning; complex and intricate 3D 

machining; five axis-wire EDM; die maintenance 

and repair services (24/7). Visit us at www. 

uratechtool.com for more information. 

Valiant Machine & Tool Inc. 

Mr. Steve Mastroianni 

9355 Anchor Drive 

Windsor, ON N8N 5A8 

Tel: (519) 974-5200 

Fax: (519) 979-0415 

steve.mastroianni@valiantmachine.com 

www.valiantmachine.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001, QS 9000/TE, ISO 

14001 

Capabilities: Valiant is a fully integrated 

manufacturer providing turn-key production 

systems, automation, industrial washers, plastic 

injection tooling, precision tooling, fabrication 

& machining to the automotive, aerospace, 

construction and forestry sector. Valiant’s systems 

expertise includes body-in-white framing, & other 

body shop tooling, door assembly equipment & 

closure setting tools, powertrain automation & 

assembly systems, hydroforming technology & 

industrial parts cleaning systems. Valiant services 

the global market with operations in Belgium, 

Germany, Austria, Slovakia, Czech Republic, 

Poland, USA and Canada. 

Walter Canada Inc. 

Mr. Anthony Baas 

51 Pinehurst Drive 

Dorchester, ON N0L 1G2 

Tel: (519) 268-0084 

Fax: (519) 268-0084 

tony.baas@walter-tools.com 

www.walter-tools.com 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2000 / ISO 

9001:14001 

Capabilities: Walter Tools brings innovative 

products for cost-effective solutions to its 

customers. Walter provides a full line and 

range of indexible carbide inserts and tools for 

turning, drilling, boring and milling. Included in 

the Walter line-up are Titex drills and Prototyp 

thread formers and mills. Walter brings forth high 

quality tools and technical sales and service to 

ensure reliable productivity and cost reduction 

on your shop floor. Walter is a global company 

with 27 subsidiaries world wide with expertise in 

aerospace, power generation, automotive and 

general machining. 

WindsorEssex Economic Development 

Corporation 

Ms. Tracy Pringle 

333 Riverside Drive, W., #215 

Windsor, ON N9A 5K4 

Tel: (519) 255-9200 

Fax: (519) 255-9987 

tpringle@choosewindsoressex.com 

www.choosewindsoressex.com 


Capabilities: The purpose of the WindsorEssex 

County Development Commission is to attract 

new business, capital investment and other 

assessment and employment-creating enterprises; 

to aid in the strengthening, diversification and 

growth of existing businesses; to maintain an 

attractive business and economic environment 

through constant contact with the appropriate 

government agencies and community groups; 

and to promote the region as a desirable business 

location. 

Woodbine Tool & Die Manufacturing 

Ltd. 

Mr. Tibor Urbanek 

190 Royal Crest Court 

Markham, ON L3R 9X6 

Tel: (905) 475-5223 

Fax: (905) 475-3443 

tiborurbanek@wtd.ca 

www.wtd.ca 


Quality Standards: ISO 9001:2008 / TS 

16949:2002 

Capabilities: Woodbine Tool and Die 

Manufacturing Limited is a three-dimensional 

(design, tool build, manufacturing) company 

with over 150 employees and two facilities 

located less than 2 km apart. Company designs 

and manufactures tools and dies and produces 

stampings and welded assemblies for the 

automotive industry and others. Over the past 30 

years, the company has developed the knowledge 

and capability to manage and manufacture 

complex production programs from tool concept 

and design through production and assembly. 

XL Tool Inc. 

Mr. Gord Jokic 

19 Crestview Place 

Kitchener, ON N2B 3X6 

Tel: (519) 578-6951 

Fax: (519) 578-4529 

sales@xltool.com 

www.xltool.com 



Capabilities: Manufacturing metal stamping 

dies: progressive, stage, compound, transfer, 

extrusions, brake, embossing, notching & 

punching, prototypes and short run. Engineered 

designs: custom machining and fabrication, 

injection moulds, three-axis and five-axis CNCs, 

four-axis EDMs, lifting 10 TN, tryout presses 800 

TN, CMM capabilities, NAICS 33-3519, SIC 3544. 

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Combined Drills and Countersinks 

Keo Cutters..........................................15 

Cutting Tools 

CVD Diamond Corporation................19 

Ecoroll Corporation Tool Technology....25 

Greenfield Industries........................11 

Guhring Corporation.........................18 

Precision Dormer...............................4 

Precision Tool Group............................17 

Sandvik Canada Inc........................IFC 

Scientific Cutting Tools Inc...................14 

Seco Tools.................................... OBC 

The advertisers with this logo beside their names are members of 

the CTMA. 

Severance Tools of Canada..............17 

Insurance 

Hub International.............................10 

MACHINE TOOLS Accessories 

Carr Lane Manufacturing Co................23 

Indexing Technologies Inc....................27 

MACHINE TOOLS AND METAL 

PROCESSING MACHINERY 

BTM Metal Cutting Band Saw..............20 

Century Tools...................................19 

Colonial Tool..........................................3 

Elliott-Matsuura Canada Inc................IBC 

Index Corporation................................20 

Makino..................................................8 

Modern Tool Ltd..................................12 

Mori Seiki / Ellison Technologies............6 

Nowak Products..................................23 

Metal Working Fluids and 

Machining Coolants 

CHEM ECOL.........................................38 

Oil Skimming Systems 

Design & Manufacturing Inc.................19 

Precision Machining 

Answer Precision.............................21 

Applied Precision.............................18 

Diemedic Tool & Machine................18 

EDM Network Inc.................................12 

Precision Measurement 

Mitutoyo Canada Inc............................11 

Software 

InHouse Solutions............................19 

SR & Ed Consultant 

CTS & Associates.................................23 

Tool and Die Manufacturer 

Anchor Danly...................................14 

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join, go to 

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Under the "JOIN 

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