M.A. Ford

In 1919, Matthew Ambrose Ford founded M.A. Ford Mfg. Co., Inc., and began producing the first hand-cut rotary files in America.  For the past 96 years, M.A. Ford has been on the cutting edge of tooling design and manufacturing and has developed an enviable global reputation for performance and precision in advanced solid carbide tooling, serving over 60 countries worldwide.  Our innovative cutting geometries, materials and coating technologies are providing effective manufacturing solutions to an expanding and increasingly diverse range of industries from agricultural and construction to aerospace, power generation and automotive, to name a few.