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About Janesville Tool & Manufacturing American Made Since 1959
Founded in Janesville, Wisconsin, Janesville Tool & Manufacturing has been a leading provider of high-quality tooling and precision manufacturing solutions since 1959. Specializing in custom tooling, stamping, and assembly services, we serve a wide range of industries, including automotive, aerospace, and industrial equipment. Janesville Tool & Manufacturing is committed to innovation, efficiency, and delivering exceptional value to our clients. Our team of experienced engineers and technicians utilizes state-of-the-art equipment and advanced manufacturing techniques to ensure the highest standards of quality and precision in every product we create. We take pride in building lasting partnerships with our customers by providing reliable, cost-effective, and timely solutions to meet their unique needs.
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Janesville, WI 53546 608-314-1620
The History of JTM From Machine Shop to Industry Leader
Back in the late 1950s, George Gilman opened a machine shop in Janesville, Wisconsin. Like most machine shops back then, Janesville Tool and Manufacturing did a wide variety of general machining.
Janesville Tool & Manufacturing, Inc. HeadquartersBut George was not only a good machinist but also a talented inventor. He often created special tooling and even special machines to make jobs faster, easier, and more profitable. Out of necessity, George built the first JT&M assembly press. It was a compact manual lever press that looked and worked like today's ILP-500.
George Gilman was a perfectionist. He designed and built his assembly press to be extremely precise. But its real beauty was its versatility. George soon found that the lever press could be quickly adapted to many jobs around the shop.
Now and then, customers and friends stopped by and saw George's press. They were so impressed with George's press that they often tried to buy it. Soon, George was building presses and die sets for sale. Word-of-mouth advertising spread the reputation of the press far and wide. After a while, George was so busy making lever presses that he discontinued his general machining business.
Twenty years later, the Roach family bought the company. Along with moving to larger quarters in a neighboring town, they expanded the number of manual presses to four and added several die sets to the line. In 1989, they added four pneumatic-powered presses to the line, and the rest is history.
Today, the popularity of Janesville Tool and Manufacturing presses is greater than ever. We still adhere to the same strict standards of quality established by George Gilman. Our manufacturer-direct pricing and 24-hour shipping policies make our presses truly affordable and accessible.
