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Mate Precision Tooling was founded
in 1962 and was originally located in Minneapolis,
Minnesota. Mate became a specialist in the design,
manufacture and marketing of tooling for punch
presses. In the early years, the company operated
only in the local market. It soon became apparent
there was a need for a national specialist in
the punch press tooling field. In 1967, Mate began
expansion into the national market using innovative
marketing techniques that today are widely taken
for granted. But in 1967 such things as guaranteed
delivery dates, a standard catalog and price list,
and a toll-free number were unusual and risky.
| 1962 |
Mate is founded at 2201 Washington
Avenue North, Minneapolis, sharing the facilities
with Twin City Manufacturing. After one year,
Mate has three full-time employees. |
| 1966 |
Mate moves to 240 22nd Avenue
North, Minneapolis. |
| 1967 |
Mate publishes a catalog specially
for punch press tooling, with the idea of
expansion into the national market. |
| 1971 |
The national marketing program
is very successful. Mate moves to a 12,500
square foot building in Ramsey, Minnesota. |
| 1974 |
Mate doubles its size to 25,000
square feet. |
| 1975 |
Mate purchases Techware Computing
in St. Petersburg, Florida. Techware manufactures
N/C programming systems. |
| 1978 |
Mate doubles again - expanding
to 50,000 square feet. |
| 1984 |
Mate builds the first of many
integrated manufacturing cells. |
| 1985 |
Mate develops an advanced tooling
system for Finn-Power punch presses known
as Nova®. |
| 1986 |
Mate develops an advanced tooling
system for Murata Wiedemann punch presses
known as Marathon®. |
| 1989 |
Techware Computing is sold.
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| 1989 |
Mate Precision Tooling Ltd.
is formed in Rugby, England. |
| 1990 |
Mate hires its European Sales
Director in Göteborg, Sweden. |
| 1991 |
Mate expands to over 100,000
square feet - eight times the original size
of the Ramsey location. |
| 1992 |
Mate Precision Tooling GmbH
is formed in Oberursel, Germany. |
| 1995 |
Mate develops an advanced tooling
system for thick turret punch presses called
Ultra®. |
| 1998 |
Mate hires its Asian Sales
Director in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. |
| 1999 |
Mate opens the Mate Technology
Center. |
| 2000 |
Mate hires its Latin American
Sales Director in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| 2000 |
Mate moves to 1295 Lund Boulevard,
Anoka, Minnesota. At 300,000 square feet,
this new location is the largest of its kind,
dedicated solely to the manufacture of precision
tooling for CNC punch presses. |
| 2001 |
Mate expands its product line
to include Mate Laser Technologies, including
laser optics, nozzles and consumable accessories
for today's laser systems. |
Today Mate numbers over 500 employees
worldwide. Our position of leadership is a result
of five decades of specialization, service, and
customer satisfaction. End users and Original
Equipment Manufacturers (OEM's) look to Mate for
innovation in a wide range of products such as
punch holders, die holders, cartridges, multi-tools,
tooling for rotating stations, tooling for special
shapes, knockouts, louvers, clusters, countersinks
and more. Mate Laser Technologies serves the CO2
laser market with premium optics and nozzles.
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