Michigan based metalforming tool maker celebrates 50th anniversary by launching new website

Oct. 14, 2010 - PRLog -- Acme Carbide Die, Inc., a leading manufacturer of carbide or steel metal forming tools is celebrating 50 years of successfully meeting and exceeding customer requirements in an increasingly diverse and competitive marketplace.

Originally named Rickert Carbide Die, Clyde Rickert and Steve Mascow established the Company in 1955 as a carbide die shop serving the automotive industry. In 1960, Rickert and Mascow parted ways and Mascow with a new partner, John Peroge re-named the company Acme Carbide Die, Inc. In 1968, Alfred Schmitt purchased Peroge’s portion of the business.  Allen Schmitt, son of Alfred, joined the company in 1969 as a tool and die maker apprentice.  The Schmitt’s purchased Mascow’s portion of the company in 1972 and Alfred Schmitt became sole owner. After 23 years of experience in the metal forming industry, Allen Schmitt, along with wife, Sharron purchased the business and became the new owners, and have been the owners up to today.

Starting as a carbide die shop, Acme Carbide Die, Inc.  has grown to be a manufacturer of carbide and steel precision tools for cold heading, cold forming, warm forging, powder metal compacting, upsetting, and extrusion. This repertoire includes new tooling and tooling repair ( http://acmecarbidedie.com/tool-repair )  of press tools, extrusion dies, swaging tool, and upsetting tools.

“Die forming is our passion and throughout our history, we have built tooling for virtually all metal forming processes in manufacturing.  In manufacturing, your suppliers can have as much impact on your bottom line as your customers.  We are proud to continue to deliver the highest quality metal forming tooling at competitive prices in the necessary time frame”, said Allen Schmitt, President of Acme Carbide Die, Inc.

Acme Carbide Die, Inc. has taken advantage of the “Keep Michigan Working” grant from the MEDC to contract with the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center for training in market diversification. The MMTC is a division of the National Institute for Standards and Technology.  MMTC worked with Acme Carbide Die, Inc. to develop a new website, fully optimized for search engine rankings.

The new website, http://www.acmecarbidedie.com features complete information on capabilities, applications and benefits of working with Acme Carbide Die, Inc.

For more information, contact Allen Schmitt at allen@acmecarbide.com, or 734-722-2303

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Acme Carbide Die, Inc. is a manufacturer of steel or carbide precision tools for cold heading, cold forming, warm forging, powder metal, upsetting, and extrusion. Throughout our history, we have built tooling for virtually all metal forming processes.