Tranor Industries

Much like its ancient Greek namesake, Hercules Machine Tool & Die relies on its strength, in this case more than 140,000 square feet of in-house production facilities that manufacture a variety of die-cast products. The company provides engineering, programming, machining, laser-cutting, tooling and construction services that can be used to manufacture blank dies, draw dies, trim and pierce dies, re-strike dies, flange dies, transfer dies and cam dies. Hercules Machine Tool & Die works primarily for the automotive industry. The company has headquarters in Warren, Mich. It also operates two sister facilities, Positive Prototype and American Laser, that supply additional services.

Die-Namic specializes in carbide and steel tooling for the cold heading, hot forging, press forming, impact extrusion and stamping industries. Die-Namic possesses very extensive machining capabilities allowing the manipulation of any material into virtually any size or shape with its machine specifications. Fortune 500 corporations as well as small local businesses use its products. The company is ISO 9002 certified and was founded in 1976 and is located in Belleville, Mich.

FORGE Die and Tool Corp. has been a supplier to the aircraft, automotive, off-highway and defense industries since 1968. The company's expertise includes the design, engineering and manufacturing of one of the largest dies in the world, as well as small precision dies. It offers engineering services that include forging die/trimmer/bolster design, computer numerical control tool path services and model making. The company is ISO 9001:2008 certified. FORGE Die and Tool Corp. is a part of FORGE Enterprises International. It also offers computer numerical control machining equipment, such as horizontal and vertical milling machines.