an-Am Tool & Engineering, St. Joseph, Missouri is proud to begin celebrating its 25 th Year of providing quality solutions to their customers' tooling, stamping, machining and manufacturing needs. An achievement not many can claim in today's tooling industry.

When discussing the company's 25 years; Ivan Russell, VanAm's president and co-founder stated, "Great employees and customers with good management are the main factors in our success. You just can't do this type of work without a good crew and we have very little employee turnover." Russell also noted that providing exceptional customer service and being diversified in the services offered and industries served is also important. Van-Am's specialized services include: design and build of progressive, transfer, louver, blank, form and draw dies (these can range from 6" x 6" up to 9' or longer); die maintenance and repair; production stamping and fabrication; general and custom machine work; CNC machining and wire EDM; design and build of jigs and fixtures; machine design, build and repair; custom fabrication and welding; robotic welding and plasma cutting; vibratory finishing; laser cutting and CNC press braking.

With the recent addition of several pieces of equipment, including a new Wire EDM, the company's equipment now includes: four wire EDM's; four vertical CNC machining centers; 13 milling machines; seven drill presses; five lathes; ten grinders including a 24" x 60" surface grinder; six saws; 16 punch presses (up to 600 ton); two robotic welders; three press brakes including a 220-ton 12'6-axis CNC press brake; two shears; a 1500-watt CNC laser cutting system; a 24 cubic foot vibratory finishing machine; and a host of supporting equipment.
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The company operates in a modem 55,000-sq.-ft. facility with 36 employees. Their equipment and talented work force allows Van-Am to serve a wide range of industries including: agriculture, automotive, construction, electrical, fuel/oil, government, HVAC, pharmaceutical and transportation.