Pioneer Industrial Systems

Automatic Feed Company is a premier designer and manufacturer of coil handling and press feeding automation systems. It is an independent, privately owned business that provides customized turnkey systems and complete project management to ensure total customer satisfaction. Its product line includes high speed blanking lines, heavy gauge blanking lines, laser welding blanking lines, close coupled feed systems and press feeding for progressive dieing. Automatic Feed utilizes a totally integrated manufacturing system that features ISO 9001 TE supplement to QS 9000 registered quality system, an intranet system linking all areas of business and an interactive scheduling system to ensure on time delivery. Automatic Feed Company maintains facilities in Napoleon, Ohio.

Founded in 1971, XY Tool & Die offers fixtures, electric panels, tools and machine parts. The company provides a range of collets and chucks for the automotive, agricultural and aeronautic industries. Its chucks and collets are used for holding valves, pistons, oil pump covers, torque converters, brake drums and electric motors. XY Tool & Die utilizes grinders, welders and drill presses for the production of its products. The company s client list includes General Motors Corporation, Ford Motor Company and Caterpillar. It additionally offers engineering, machining and inspection services to its customers. XY Tool & Die is located in Laotto, Ind.

Whitaker Finishing, LLC has been in the plating and metal finishing business since 1898. What started as a small shop in a downtown Toledo building has become a specialized metal finishing operation employing more than thirty long term employees. Now located in Northwood, Ohio, Whitaker Finishing continues to offer new processes directed at providing the best value in metal finishing. For more than 100 years we have provided a variety of industries with quality metal finishing including: chrome plating, electroless nickel plating, and nickel plating. Whitaker builds on its 19th century tradition of old world craftsmanship with the latest in technology and process specialization. Whitaker is an ISO 9001: 2000 certified company. We utilize the latest technology in lab testing equipment for quality control monitoring. Our computer based chemical monitoring system insures that bath chemistry is maintained at optimum levels at all times. X-ray and eddy current equipment is used to measure and control plating film thickness within specified tolerances. We are able to maintain consistently high quality standards with the assistance of our computer driven work order system which contains the exact part specific process and inspection instructions for each customer. This system enables us to do the correct process to the correct specification, every time.