For over 60+ years, Cameron Tool has been a single-source partner for automotive OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers, and industrial manufacturers who need progressive die design, in-house tryout, and production stamping handled by one accountable team. From first concept through stamped first article, we do not hand your program off.
Cameron Tool was founded by John Pettinger in 1966 with three employees and 2,400 square feet of shop space in Lansing, Michigan. Today we operate from a 92,000 sq. ft. facility with 85 to 90 skilled toolmakers, machinists, and engineers, a production press floor running to 2,250 tons, and the ISO 9001:2015 certification and Ford Q1 Award that tell an OEM engineer what they need to know before the conversation even starts.
The model has not changed since 1966. We integrate die design, CNC machining, EDM, press tryout, and production stamping under one roof so our customers deal with one team and one standard of work from first concept through validated first article. Fragmented vendor chains create accountability gaps that show up on your production floor. We eliminate them by keeping every phase of the program in-house.
Continuous improvement is not a program we run. It is how we close the loop between stamping performance and tooling design. Feedback from every tryout and every production run goes back into the tool. That process drives down scrap, extends die life, and keeps our customers renewing programs year after year rather than shopping the job out to a different shop.
From strip layout simulation through production stamping, every phase of your tooling program stays in-house. One team. One standard. No handoff gaps between design, machining, tryout, and production.
In-house multi-axis CNC machining for die components and production parts across our full machine floor. The details, inserts, punches, and complex geometries are produced and CMM-verified without leaving the facility. No separate machining vendor. No shipping delay between machining and tryout.
Three Charmilles wire EDM machines including two 5-axis CNC Robofil systems with workpiece capacity up to 47.2" x 27.6". Precision wire cutting for die components, hardened tool steel, and complex internal geometries that conventional milling cannot reach. No separate EDM vendor. Wire cutting and die construction handled by the same team under one roof.
In January 2023, Tool Tech LLC of Springfield, Ohio acquired Cameron Tool Corporation to strengthen both companies' commitment to manufacturing excellence and continuous improvement. Cameron Tool continues to operate under its own name, brand, and leadership from our Lansing facility.
The combined capabilities of Tool Tech and Cameron Tool give customers access to a broader platform of tooling services across two states. Tool Tech brings specialty machine building, water jet cutting, PVD coatings, and contract manufacturing capabilities in Springfield. Cameron Tool brings large-format die construction, production stamping capacity up to 2,250 tons, global hybrid tooling, and 60+ years of automotive tooling expertise in Lansing.
Together, the two companies represent a combined tooling platform with 90-plus years of experience and over 130,000 square feet of facility capacity serving customers across the Midwest and beyond.
Whether you are sourcing a new progressive die, need emergency repair on a production tool, or are looking for a flexible stamping partner for a bridge program, we have the press floor, the certification, and the team to deliver. Tell us what you are working on and we will get back to you the same day.