Armo Tool History

Our History

1969: Ross & George Whitney start Armo Tool in a 1200 sq. ft. building at our current location
1974 Began to rebuild machines, a 3 1/8 Acme screw machine was our 1st project
1976 1st expansion took place, 1600 sq. ft.
1981 Completed our 1st major Progressive Die Project
1982 Expanded to 5000 sq. ft.
1983 Purchased our first CNC mill a Hurco Kmb1. Graduated our first journeyman Tool & Die Maker
1984 Purchased our 1st Wire EDM, a ELOX model Q1986Surpassed $1,000,000 in sales for the first time.
1987 Purchased our 1st Okuma CNC Lathe
1989 Hired our 20th Employee
1990 Purchased a 200 ton Warco tryout press
1992 George Whitney named President
1994 Began to build small-diameter tubing benders for the automotive industry
1999 Achieved certification to ISO 9001:1994. Expanded to 32,000 sq.ft. Graduated our 25th skilled trade journeyman

2000 Reached the milestone of $10,000,000 in sales
2001 Hired our 100th employee
2002 Achieved ISO re-certification to ISO 9001:2000
2003 Graduated our 50th skilled trade journeyman
2007 Expanded our staff and sales to record level; Ben Whitney appointed as General Manager; Armo Tool named for Provincial Apprenticeship Award
2008 Ben Whitney named President of Armo Tool; George Whitney remains as CEO
2009 Acquired and integrated Sun Engineering into Armo Tool
2012 Added 5 axis CNC milling capability
2013 Upgraded building 40,000 sq.ft with cranes to 25 tons
2013 Installed 800 ton tryout press with rollout bolster and feedline
2014 Added blue light scanning capability