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Company History
MAC Tools was formed in 1945 with an unusual structure,basically a marketing cooperative of three closely held but quasi-independent companies.The earliest component of the triad had been founded in 1938 as the Mechanics' Tool & Forge Companyand operated in Sabina, Ohio.The second component,the Clinton Tool Company,was founded in 1944 to manufacture sockets and drive tools.
The third component was founded in 1945 as Mac Allied Tools and operated in Akron, Ohio.The 'MAC' name was derived as an acronym from 'Mechanics Allied Clinton'.
Hand Forged Production
One of the hallmarks of MAC's early production was the use of hand forging,a process by which steel is shaped by repeated blows of a power hammer under relatively low heat.This contrasts with drop-forging,in which a red-hot billet of steel is forced into a die with a single blow of a drop hammer.Advocates of hand forging maintain that the repeated blows and lower temperature are betterat refining the steel grain structure,resulting in stronger tools.
One of the best known proponents of hand forging was Cornwell Quality Tools,a company in Mogadore, Ohio in operation since 1919.Some early MAC tools closely resemble Cornwell tools in design and construction,suggesting that MAC was strongly influenced by the earlier company.(We've seen reports that the founders of MAC were ex-employees of Cornwell,but don't have independent information to verify the connection.)
'Tool Truck' Service
MAC Tools is one of a small number of tool companies to offer 'tool truck' servicefor professional mechanics.
A Corporate Name Change
By the early 1960s Mechanics' Tool & Forge had changed its name to MAC Tools, Incorporated,and Clinton Tool had apparently been absorbed into MAC Tools.Mac Allied Tool maintained its separate management, however.
Divorce and the Formation of MATCO
In 1979 MAC Tools and Mac Allied Tool severed their relationship.After the split,Mac Allied Tool was reformed as the Matco Tool Corporation and subsequently operated as MATCO.MATCO offers a full-service line of tools to professional mechanics,complete with 'tool truck' service. Data toolbar keygen for mac windows 7.
Later Operations
In 1980 MAC Tools was purchased by The Stanley Works,a conglomerate holding a number of other tool companies.
MAC Tools continues today as a division of Stanley,and interested readers can find further information on the company and its productsat the MAC Tools [External Link] web site.