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Tool Specialties Company was founded in 1947 by
Paul Rauch. Paul was an experienced toolmaker with entrepreneurial spirit. He began in a 7000 square foot building in Overland Missouri with machinery considered the best of its time. There were no computers and no numeric controls just very skilled toolmakers that found ways to produce precision Dies, Jigs, Fixtures, and Special Machinery with what we now consider the most basic equipment.
Since then Tool Specialties Company has grown consistently. We are now located in a 20,000 square foot facility in Hazelwood Missouri and employ twenty-five people. We still use some of the equipment first bought by Paul Rauch and we have broadened our capabilities by adding many new pieces of equipment. The tooling we produce begins with superior designs derived from a combination of experience and the latest CAD technology. We now have a CNC milling department supported by two programming stations equipped with state-of-the-art CAD-CAM software. Tool Specialties Company also has three of the largest wire EDM's in the St. Louis area. Over the years quality control has improved as well. With more high tech equipment capable of producing more accurate parts we have invested in better ways of insuring accuracy. Our Brown & Sharpe CMM not only filled this need but also provides us with the means to do reverse engineering.
Today we continue in the same spirit of the many skilled craftsmen that have worked at Tool Specialties Company throughout the years. Though many of the jobs that once required days of hand filing, polishing, and fitting can now be accomplished in an hour or two our quality and commitment remain the same. As we continue to grow and improve our methods, in metalworking, we look forward to passing the benefits on to our customers.
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