PTG Tools

About Us

Precision Tool Group (PTG) is the leading global supplier of tooling solutions for the fastener industry.

Precision Tool Group

Precision Tool Group (PTG) is the leading global supplier of tooling solutions for the fastener industry. We specialise in aerospace, automotive, energy, medical and general industries.

At PTG we are committed to maintaining our position as the market leader in thread rolling and header tooling by providing unmatched product quality, exceptional technological innovation and superior customer service.

Market Leading Brands

With a global presence of sales offices, distribution partnerships and manufacturing facilities PTG is comprised of market leading brands; Hi-Life Tools, Reed and Howell Penncraft, enabling us to offer solutions to the fastener industry anywhere in the world.

PTG has become synonymous with the most competitive cost per piece production for our customers and offers cost-effective products manufactured to industry and customer standards ensuring technical competency, reliability, accuracy and durability.

We believe that through the combination of our strongest brands, competitive manufacturing in addition to our dedicated regional sales and services centres, PTG provides the winning strategy to meet the demanding needs of our customers by providing a global reach with local support.

Hi-Life Tools

Based in Shannon, Ireland, Hi-Life Tools (HLT) has an experienced and highly skilled workforce which has been nurtured over 50 years of business. The manufacturing facility is 9001-2015 & ISO 13485:2016 certified and utilises a fully integrated manufacturing operation.

Throughout the past 50 years, HLT has gained a global reputation in the fastener tooling markets for high quality tooling solutions which offer reliability and the most competitive cost per piece production specialising in safety-critical applications, rolling after heat treat and rolling exotic materials:

With the medical component manufacturing location in Shannon Ireland, HLT has a global reputation for high quality and high precision of defect free medical components in medical sector.

Reed

For more than 100 years, Reed has been involved in the manufacturing of machines and tooling for the fastener industry as a globally recognised brand. You can be sure of quality products from all REED manufacturing facilities in USA and China:

Howell Penncraft

Howell Penncraft has extensive experience in the design and manufacture of precision tooling. Howell Penncraft specialise in standard and special trim dies manufactured to customer specifications, such as trim dies for unified hex bolts and metric hex bolts.

All parts supplied by the company are manufactured using ISO 9001:2015 & AS 9100 D registered quality systems.

AMERICAS
Reed

North America Service Centre
28 Sword Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Toll Free: (800) 343-6068
Tel: (508) 753-6530
Fax: (508) 753-0127
Email: nasc@ptgtools.com

United States, Canada, Central and South America Sales - Header Tools
John Gohedotte
28 Sword Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Tel: (734) 674-3767

EUROPE
Hi-Life Tools

European Service Centre
Bays 122-125
Shannon Industrial Estate,
Shannon, County Clare,
Ireland
Tel: +353 61 239503
Fax: +353 61 239502
Email: esc@ptgtools.com

ASIA
Howell Penncraft

Asia Service Center
8 Nan Bang Road, Kunshan
Jiangsu Province,
China 215300
Tel: +86 512 5771 9210
Fax: +86 512 5771 9239
Email: asc@ptgtools.com

AMERICAS
Reed

North America Service Centre
28 Sword Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Toll Free: (800) 343-6068
Tel: (508) 753-6530
Fax: (508) 753-0127
Email: nasc@ptgtools.com

United States, Canada, Central and South America Sales - Header Tools
John Gohedotte
28 Sword Street
Auburn, MA 01501
Tel: (734) 674-3767

EUROPE
Hi-Life Tools

European Service Centre
Bays 122-125
Shannon Industrial Estate,
Shannon, County Clare,
Ireland
Tel: +353 61 239503
Fax: +353 61 239502
Email: esc@ptgtools.com

ASIA
Howell Penncraft

Asia Service Center
8 Nan Bang Road, Kunshan
Jiangsu Province,
China 215300
Tel: +86 512 5771 9210
Fax: +86 512 5771 9239
Email: asc@ptgtools.com