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  That Was Then
ITW Drawform was founded in 1976 by Ron Griffith, a journeyman toolmaker. Griffith was a visionary, able to see beyond the two old presses and the lathe that comprised the new company’s “equipment.” He and the company’s first employees drew on their resources and, using power supplied by an extension cord from a neighboring business and an empty semi-trailer as a warehouse, moved forward to grow the company.

This Is Now
More than two decades later, ITW Drawform has developed a reputation for producing and distributing high-volume, tightly toleranced, deep drawn metal stampings to customers worldwide — components made of aluminum, brass, copper, stainless and cold-rolled steel and exotic alloys. It’s a company based on innovation, producing components from a single piece of metal rather than traditional multi-part assemblies. It’s a company dedicated to continual improvement in engineering and manufacturing processes. It’s a company committed to furthering the careers and lives of 250-plus employees, with an extensive apprenticeship program and skills development philosophy.

Forming a Better Tomorrow
The year 1995 marked a milestone for ITW Drawform, when the company moved into state-of-the-art facilities in Zeeland, Mich. The new 200,000-square-foot plant doubled the size of the company’s facility. Inside, amenities include a complete in-house toolroom, quality control laboratories, multiple conference and project rooms, and a fitness center. But the company’s growth extends outside the facility walls to the local community, where outreach and educational programs continue to recruit and train future workers.

It’s all part of the expansion driven by a desire to tackle the “difficult jobs” and a willingness to invest in the technology to meet our customers’ changing needs.

   
 
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