AHB Tooling & Machinery Acquires Tool-Craft Supply
Tool-Craft Supply will continue to operate as an independent entity under the leadership of its president, Chet Wilson.
Posted: December 28, 2019
AHB Tooling & Machinery (Roseville, MI) has announced the acquisition of Tool-Craft Supply, effective as of Dec. 2, 2019.
Tool-Craft Supply had previously been a part of Tool-Craft Industries of Sterling Heights, MI. Tool-Craft Industries will continue to operate as an independent entity under the leadership of Chet Wilson, its president.
With the acquisition of Tool-Craft Supply, AHB customers now have access to the quality custom cutting tools for which Tool-Craft has become known. Additionally, Tool-Craft offers full special cutting tools with limited lead times, allowing you to increase productivity and save money.
“This is a great addition to AHB’s portfolio,” said AHB president, Mike Gleason. “With Tool-Craft, we not only add the ability to offer full special custom cutting tools to our customers, we deepen our relationship with many of our important suppliers.”
Jon Hays, vice president of AHB, said the acquisition also tremendously benefits existing Tool-Craft customers. “With AHB, we not only offer a more robust offering of consumables, we also sell machinery. Tool-Craft customers will enjoy access to a substantially broader offering and unparalleled metalworking expertise.”
Gleason added that Tool-Craft customers will have the added benefit of saving time and money by dealing with fewer suppliers. AHB also offers full-service web ordering, stock checks and research capabilities to match the offerings of the larger catalog companies.
AHB metalworking machinery includes, but is not limited to, band and cold saws, CNC press brakes and shears, iron workers, lasers, plasmas, tube bending, waterjets, CNC punches, rolls, automated structural equipment, water/oil/air filtration units, chillers and machine consumables (saw blades, tooling, etc.) from suppliers including Amada, Costa, Ebbco, Ermak, Euromac, Ficep, Flow Waterjet, Haeger, HYDMECH, Scotchman, Sugino and WDM.
AHB offers a wide range of industrial goods including; abrasives, custom welded band saw blades, cutting tools (both round tools and indexable inserts), fluids, measurement equipment, tool/work holding and waterjet replacement parts. These products can be secured and maintained through various vending and integrated supply solutions.
AHB’s goal has always been to reduce its customer’s machining costs by recommending top quality products at competitive prices that positively affect the bottom line. AHB is ISO certified to ensure its employees are well trained and efficient in providing cost savings solutions.
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