August 2007 - CTMA: The Canadian Tooling and Machining ...
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NEW MEMBER PROFILE<br />
Woodbine Tool & Die Manufacturing Limited is a<br />
wholly owned <strong>Canadian</strong> Corporation that was founded in<br />
1979. Tibor Urbanek, President of the company came to<br />
Canada from Hungary in 1969. Over the past 28 years,<br />
the company has provided the marketplace with quality<br />
dies, stamped <strong>and</strong> assembled parts for the automotive,<br />
electronics, computer, <strong>and</strong> appliance markets. <strong>The</strong><br />
company’s two facilities are both registered to the<br />
internationally recognized st<strong>and</strong>ard of TS16949-2002<br />
<strong>and</strong> QS9000, shipping over 60 million parts <strong>and</strong> over<br />
100 dies per year. <strong>The</strong>ir manufacturing plant houses<br />
multiple late model stamping presses ranging in size<br />
from 100 tons to 1,000 tons, with feed-line capacity of<br />
50-inch width <strong>and</strong> up to 0.375-inch thickness.<br />
Woodbine’s assembly department has 18 resistance<br />
weld centres, 7 mig-welding robots <strong>and</strong> other assembly<br />
equipment. Twenty-four hour production requirements<br />
are supported with a current manpower compliment of<br />
over 150 employees running over 3 shifts.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tool room contains a wide array of technologically<br />
advanced machining centres including a CNC milling<br />
department <strong>and</strong> one of the larger CNC Wire EDM<br />
departments in the industry. Many of Woodbine’s<br />
customers started working with them back in the 1980’s<br />
<strong>and</strong> continue working with them today. <strong>The</strong> company’s<br />
tool shop is highly experienced in producing complex<br />
progressive <strong>and</strong> transfer dies, forming HSLA steels up to<br />
140KSI, <strong>and</strong> Woodbine is also an industry expert in<br />
extrusions <strong>and</strong> in-die tapping. Visit www.wtd.ca.<br />
<strong>The</strong> tooling build location in Markham, Ontario is a<br />
50,000 sq. ft. facility employing a large manpower force<br />
of over 100 employees. <strong>The</strong>se trained personnel offer<br />
expertise <strong>and</strong> support in the areas of engineering, die<br />
design <strong>and</strong> all facets of die manufacturing <strong>and</strong> testing. A<br />
fully staffed engineering/design department, equipped<br />
with the latest in CAD software, provide technical<br />
support at all stages of tool development.<br />
<strong>CTMA</strong> AFFINITY PROGRAMS<br />
DESIGNED TO $AVE YOU MONEY<br />
In addition to networking opportunities <strong>and</strong> many other benefits, your membership in the <strong>Canadian</strong> <strong>Tooling</strong> &<br />
<strong>Machining</strong> Association (<strong>CTMA</strong>) provides many advantages that you may not have considered. Pooled purchasing<br />
from these suppliers with other <strong>CTMA</strong> members means savings for you, your employees <strong>and</strong> your shareholders!<br />
Take a few moments <strong>and</strong> evaluate for yourself the savings with these affinity partners …<br />
www.toolingjobs.com<br />
GARY KOENIG<br />
P.W. Harrison & Son<br />
INSURANCE BROKERS INC.<br />
For more information on the affinity programs with any of these suppliers, contact the <strong>CTMA</strong> office at:<br />
Tel: (519) 653-7265 Email: info@ctma.com Fax: (519) 653-6764<br />
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8 <strong>CTMA</strong> VIEW – <strong>August</strong> <strong>2007</strong>