Top Shops 2011: K Tooling

K Tooling is a sub-contract manufacturer that specializes in taking turnkey projects from importing CAD design to final machined or fabricated products, complete with plating, painting or powder coating. The ISO:9000- and AS9100-compliant shop (certification scheduled for March 2012) uses a variety of innovative manufacturing techniques to provide customers with high quality, competitively priced and on-time-delivered products to exceed their expectations. Its goal is to be a one-stop shop for its customers’ manufacturing needs.

The shop does this by offering CNC machining; CNC fabrication; MIG and TIG welding; design and engineering; additive manufacturing via SLA and 3D printing; plastic injection molding; zinc die cast molding; punch dies and tooling creation; and turnkey product manufacturing and packaging.In addition to its diverse amount of machinery, its shop floor is controlled by manufacturing management software to guarantee on-time delivery of customer orders with ISO-compliant inspection procedures for total quality assurance.  

Key Personnel

• Perry Kuehn, Owner
• Jo-Ann Resti, Purchasing
• Scott Triff, Shop Manager 
• Tom Ruston, QC Manager

Products/Services

• Mazak Quick-Turn 250 lathe with bar feeder
• Mori Seiki SL204 CNC lathe
• Mori Seiki NL2500SY/700 lathe with bar feeder
• Harding Super-Precision turret lathe
• LeBlond Rega toolroom lathe
• Mori Seiki NH4000DCG HMC
• Mori Seiki NV5000B/40 four-axis VMC
• Mori Seiki Duracenter 5 VMC
• Two Robodrill Mates

End Markets Served

• Automotive
• Commercial Industry
• Computer
• Medical

Workpiece Materials Commonly Machined

• Aluminum
• Heat-Treated Steel
• Plastics
• Stainless Steel
• Steel Alloys