Enquirer Consulting Group
Craig Padget | Porter Precision Products | October 2026
As of 16 Oct 2026
This page maps the US metal stampers and tool and die shops that buy punches, dies and die components, sorted by type and size, with who usually signs off at each.
It is built around what Porter Precision Products says on its own website: inch and metric punches, dies and retainers interchangeable or equivalent to the ISO standards, die components and springs, custom details made to print, and cryogenic treatment and coatings.
The counts are firms, not sites, and they are rounded on purpose.
US firms by employer size. Each group runs stamping dies or builds dies and tooling. The tool and die count also takes in jig and fixture makers and dies for other trades, so read it as the outer edge.
| Group | Organizations in the US | Under 20 staff | 20 to 99 | 100 to 499 | 500 or more |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Automotive metal stampers | about 540 | about 150 | about 190 | about 130 | about 73 |
| Other metal stampers, including closures and general stamping | about 1,000 | about 520 | about 360 | about 120 | about 50 |
| Tool and die shops, die set, jig and fixture makers | about 2,000 | about 1,400 | about 370 | about 86 | about 54 |
| Manufacturers that run their own press rooms, such as appliance and electrical makers | no clean public count |
US firm counts by industry code, banded deliberately.
At a stamper the tool room usually picks the parts, and purchasing places the order.
| Role | Where they sit in the decision | What they weigh |
|---|---|---|
| Tool room or die shop manager | Chooses the punches and components that go into each die | Wear life, fit with the die, parts on the shelf when a punch breaks |
| Purchasing manager or tooling buyer | Places the order and keeps the approved supplier list | Lead time, a second source for standard parts, steady quality |
| Tooling or die design engineer | Specifies parts on new die builds | Standard sizes, inch and metric, parts made to print |
| Plant or operations manager | Signs off when downtime or scrap is the problem | Press uptime, fewer die changes, less scrap |
| Owner or president | Final sign-off at most independent tool and die shops | Margin on each die build, suppliers who deliver on time |
| Group | Where it usually gets hard |
|---|---|
| Automotive metal stampers | Long runs at high speed, where a worn or broken punch stops a press line |
| Other metal stampers | Many part numbers and die changes, with a mix of inch and metric tooling |
| Tool and die shops | New die builds on tight dates, where every standard part has to arrive on time |
| Manufacturers with their own press rooms | A small tool room that keeps older dies running with replacement parts |
When a new program or model launch starts a round of new die builds.
After a run of punch breakage or galling on a high volume job.
When a current supplier's lead times slip and the tool room needs a second source.
When a shop moves work between inch and metric tooling or takes on a customer with its own standards.
The people who usually sign at the groups above, one a company. Work emails and phone numbers checked on Oct 16, 2026.
| Name | Role | Company | Where | Phone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chuck Matheny | Sr. Manufacturing Engineer II & Tool Room Manager | Amsted Automotive | Geneva, IL | charles.matheny@amstedauto.com | +1 812 653 2514 |
| Michael Holcomb | tool room manager | Diamond Manufacturing Company | Wyoming, PA | mholcomb@diamondman.com | +1 205 353 4363 |
| Mike Williams | Tooling Manager | Ramco Specialties Inc | Cuyahoga Falls, OH | mwilliams@ramcospecialties.com | +1 330 479 6313 |
| Adam Bruursema | Tooling Manager | Wilkast Inc | Grand Rapids | adam@wilkast.com | +1 231 349 8990 |
| Paul Gould | Tooling Manager | Pridgeon & Clay | Greenville, MI | pgould@pridgeonandclay.com | +1 616 318 2168 |
| Randy Holland | Tooling Manager | NIC Global Manufacturing Solutions. | Nashville | +1 615 579 9686 | |
| Tim Gearhart | Tool Room Supervisor | Sacoma Specialty Products, LLC | Greensburg, IN | tgearhart@sacoma.com | +1 812 593 8870 |
| Darren Peterson | tool room supervisor | R&M Manufacturing Co., LLC a division of Arise Industrial Manufacturing | St. Francis, MN | dpeterson@rmmco.com | +1 919 754 7504 |
| Jerry Szabo | Purchasing Manager | General Stamping & Metalworks | South Bend-Mishawaka Region | jerry.szabo@gsmwinc.com | +1 574 360 5958 |
| Vinayaka Nittoor Venkata Ramu | Purchasing Manager | Angstrom NA LLC | Detroit, MI | vramu@angstrom-usa.com | +1 313 398 3683 |
Built from public federal business counts and Porter Precision Products' own website, counts banded deliberately.
If a walk-through is useful, pick a time at cal.com/ecg.
Prepared by Ben Beattie, ben@enquirerconsulting.com.