We’re a family-owned company located in Dayton, Ohio who’s been manufacturing close tolerance goods since 1969. There’s little to no job that we can’t complete given our equipment capabilities. From concept to delivery, just about the only value-added work we outsource is heat and surface treatments. We fully design and manufacture gages, details, dies, prototypes, special machines, and fixtures. We have toolmakers, machinists, inspectors, and engineers who all work in unison to produce a tight-tolerance product in a timely manner. If you’ve been told that a gage can’t be designed and built for your complex part and/or GD&T callout, give us a shot and we will do our best to arrive at a solution that fits your needs.
Sure Tool & Manufacturing
We're dedicated to providing precision products that adhere to all design specifications.
Custom Gaging
Precision Grinding
Large part surface grinding. OD grinding. CNC jig grinding. We can hold and inspect features within a tolerance of +/- 0.00005″.
EDM
If conventional machining methods aren’t practical, we employ wire EDM, sinker EDM, and EDM hole drilling to manufacture the product.
ISO 17025 Gage Calibration
We can calibrate the functional gages we design and build saving you money and time.
In-House Design
Custom gage, fixture, and die design using Solidworks.
Complex Machining
As a job shop, we specialize in multiple machine processing of difficult jobs which may require a CNC lathe, machining center, OD grinder, jig grinder, wire EDM, etc.
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INDUSTRIES WE SERVE
AUTOMOTIVE
HEAVY MACHINERY
AEROSPACE
EQUIPMENT MANUFACTURING
ENERGY
HOME APPLIANCE
CANNING
ENGINEERING COLLEGES
ISO 17025 Certified
In-House Design
3rd Generation Family Business
ID/OD Grinding
Sinker EDM
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ISO 17025 Certified
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ID/OD Grinding
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Sinker EDM
Our Leadership Team
We have highly skilled and impassioned toolmakers and machinists at our company working together to manufacture complex tooling. Most of them have remained at Sure Tool & Manufacturing for the bulk of their careers. They have grown to call this place their second home and everyone is regarded as family. Every single employee plays an integral role in Sure Tool's success. We've even collaborated with Sinclair College's Step II program and regularly employ interns. This ensures that the breadth of knowledge does not leave the company when our employees retire. Being family owned, you can be rest assured that we are here to do what's best for our customers, not investors.
JERRY
FOUNDER
An ambitious man who saw the need for a top-tier tool and die supplier in the Dayton area. Jerry served in the Navy and incorporated the discipline into his manufacturing career. Jerry started Sure Tool from the ground up. When he first started, he convinced businesses in the Dayton area to give his new company an opportunity. He would then go back to his shop and manufacture the product himself as well as deliver it. He was an expert craftsman and could build anything given the right tools. Jerry enjoyed designing and manufacturing progressive stamping dies the most. Jerry passed on 12/1/18 and will certainly be missed by all.
RUSTY
PRESIDENT
An Ohio University alumnus, Rusty graduated as an Industrial and Systems Engineer. His breadth of experience as an engineer at companies like, Lockheed Martin, Cummins, and Martin Marietta prepared him to take over the business. Rusty spearheaded the implementation of numerous company improvements including in-house design, Wire EDMs, and precision gaging. He also expanded their customer base and ensured that Sure Tool remained afloat during the dreadful 2008 closing of General Motors. Rusty is open to his customers in the same way he is to his family and friends. He makes it a point to establish a strong form of trust with everyone he does business with. Rusty is a season ticket holder for the Cincinnati Reds and Dayton Dragons. In fact, Jerry purchased season tickets in 1970 and have remained in the family since.
RAY
Design Engineer
Ray graduated with a Bachelor’s and Master’s degree in Mechanical Engineering at Ohio University. He grew up working as a Toolmaker during summer breaks from school. His hands-on experience proved invaluable as an engineer. At Emerson, Ray worked as an Advanced Manufacturing Engineer, where he designed tooling for production machinery and programmed PLCs. He’s heavily working towards improving processes at Sure Tool and gearing up to take on more complex work by acquiring various CNC equipment and fostering a learning environment with highly skilled employees. Ray plans to take over Sure Tool & Manufacturing someday.
RON
FOREMAN
Ron began his toolmaker apprentice program at the age of 17 and has remained at Sure Tool & Manufacturing since 1998. His persistence and eagerness to learn new things has empowered him to become the shop foreman at Sure Tool & Manufacturing. He’s the go-to guy for any questions related to tool and die. It’s hard to find a machine that he doesn’t know how to operate. His keen eye for detail ensures that a high-quality product is always shipped out of our doors. He is well versed on the history of manufacturing and has been with Sure Tool for 22+ years.