Contact us today:
(847) 934-4500
tdaro@bernardandcompany.com
Contact us today:
(847) 934-4500
tdaro@bernardandcompany.com
Platinum Tooling, the importer and master distributor of live tools, angle heads, Swiss machine products, knurling tools and marking tools manufactured by various international suppliers has partnered with a new sales representative firm. Located in Murrieta, California, Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. has over 100 years of combined experience offering tooling from multiple manufacturers. The firm will sell Platinum Tooling products in Arizona, Southern California, Colorado and New Mexico.
In business for 40+ years, Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. serves aerospace, defense, space, semiconductor, EV and automotive industries. Its Owner/President Troy Morace, has served the company’s principles for over twenty years, maintaining strong end user and distributor relationships across industries and serving as the New Mexico representative. The sales team includes Chris Ochoa (Southern California), Oscar Cordero (Southern California) and Randall Martin (Arizona and Colorado).
Chris Ochoa is a Technical Applications Specialist supporting manufactures in the counties of Northen LA, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern and San Luis Obispo. He works closely with CNC machine shops and aerospace manufacturers to identify opportunities for cost savings, cycle time reduction, and process improvement. Additionally, Ochoa helps customers evaluate their current machining processes and implement practical solutions that increase productivity, improve tool life and drive measurable results on the shop floor.
Oscar Cordero has worked for over five years at Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. as a Technical Applications Specialist, covering South LA, South Bay, Orange counties and Riverside County. He has 40+ years of machining experience as a CNC machinist of which twenty-five years were spent as a Mill and Lathe Programmer, Shift Lead and Shop Manager in high and low production machining and prototyping of parts in aerospace, medical, automotive device machining environments.
Arizona native, Randall Martin, provides local support to manufacturers and suppliers in the Phoenix metro area as well as all of Arizona and Colorado. Martin provides valuable insight into cost savings and process improvement by drawing from his previous experience in aerospace manufacturing, lean manufacturing, automation, and machine tooling.
Regarding his decision to work with Platinum Tooling, Morace said he was eager to work with Rob Aldama, the Platinum Tooling West Coast Regional Sales Manager. “When he introduced me to Preben it was a slam dunk. Not only does Platinum Tooling have the best live tooling on the market, but the complete product offering is also awesome. The customer support team and response time is fantastic.”
For further information, please contact:
Preben Hansen, President
PLATINUM TOOLING TECHNOLOGIES, INC.
16 E. Piper Lane
Suite 128
Prospect Heights, IL 60070
Phone: 847-749-0633
Fax: 847-749-2445
Email: phansen@platinumtooling.com
About the company
Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. in Prospect Heights, IL, near Chicago, serves its growing North American customer base with an extensive inventory of machine tool accessories. Its experienced staff provides the most innovative tooling and technology. Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc. serves the auto, aero, medical, firearms, composites and other industries, as well as an ever-increasing number of machine tool OEMs, through its network of manufacturers’ representatives. Platinum Tooling is the exclusive importer of Heimatec live tools and angle heads, Henninger speeders for milling, Tecnicrafts Swiss-type collets and guide bushings, Hommel + Keller QUICK knurling and marking tools and REV broaching tools in North America, as well as other lines of machine tool accessories such as shrink fit tooling and custom request tooling for application-specific customer needs.