What we do:

Thumb Tool & Engineering is a full in-house, tool and die engineering and production facility. Here is some general information about our equipment and capacities.

We have a full line of machining equipment including CNC Wire EDM with a 5-axis capability, CNC orbiters, CNC Lathes, CNC Machine Centers, and 3-D Programming.

Our Engineering department uses CAD-CAM programming to ensure our customers exact geometry when designing their profiles. Our drafting team has an impeccable reputation as effective communicators who listen to our customer's needs and fulfill those requirements.

All our tooling is made from Certified H-13 Stock and we maintain a full in-house Heat Treating facility with the added features of both Nitride and Iontride.

General machining capacities include 0-36 inch diameters up to 72 inches in length, with a turning capacity to 42 inches. Our CNC vertical lathe has a 57 inch swing, 33,000 lb. work piece capacity and a 37 inch stroke. Our cut off saws are programable and cut diameters up to 27 inches 24 hours a day, seven days a week.

We are also a major supplier of press tooling including, stems, quick-change fixed dummy block systems, shear blades, pressure Rings, pressure plates, die rings, and now containers and liners.

We have an extended line of support tooling; backers and bolsters with nitrogen grooving, as well as, feeder plates.

TTE wants to be your one-stop tool and die engineer and manufacturer for all your aluminum extruding production requirements. When you run a TTE die it works!