This machine shop’s in-house grinding capabilities offer many advantages for itself and for its customers, including time and cost savings.

So it’s our job, not just the trade association but

also individual companies, to show what manufacturing

is all about and how vital a role it plays.

Learn more about Ripley Machine and the history of the company and their dedication to serving customers.

Andrew has worked hard to explore uncharted territory to drum up new business and has used creative, yet effective, avenues to do so.

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Successful machining businesses implement effective processes and strategies both on the shop floor and in the front office. Recent chats with representatives from this year’s award-winning Top Shops shed light on some approaches they have leveraged to their advantage.

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RIPLEY — “A lot of the stuff we do, we don’t even know where it’s going,” said Andy Reinwald, the owner of Ripley Machine & Tool, sitting in his office.

RIPLEY — For the past 30 years, a small, local manufacturer has survived the economic ups and downs to provide high-quality parts.