Hoffman Estates, IL – BIG Kaiser
Precision Tooling is proud to celebrate 25 years of North American operations
in 2015. Incorporated in the spring of 1990 under the
name Kaiser Precision Tooling (KPT), the subsidiary of Switzerland-based Heinz
Kaiser AG provided the North American market better access to products and more
complete engineering solutions from a worldwide leader in development and
manufacturing of precision boring tools and modular boring systems.
KPT
officially opened its doors on August 1, 1990 in Elk Grove Village, IL and
vowed to stay true to three core principles: quality, innovation and
performance. These engineering-focused values have forged a trust in the
marketplace and strong relationships that have enabled the supplier to double
in size many times over.
“We
set out to be driven first by our engineering capabilities,” recalls Jack
Burley, VP, Sales and Engineering, and with the company from the beginning. “We
had an expression, ‘give us your toughest boring problem.’ We’ve always
believed if we can’t solve it, there probably isn’t anyone else who can. This
kind of cooperation has allowed us to relate to customers as peers for the long
term, not just as opportunistic, looking to make a quick sale and run.”
Daily
orders have gone from the teens to 150-plus in the 25 years. The engineering
team is larger by more than ten times, and available parts that numbered around
2,000 in 1990 now exceed 20,000. A major catalyst of that growth came in 2003
when KPT formed an alliance with BIG Daishowa Seiki, a Japanese manufacturer
recognized as a worldwide leader in tool holders, cutting tools and measuring
accessories.
Acknowledging
the importance of the alliance, KPT changed its name to BIG Kaiser Precision
Tooling Inc. The partnership dramatically enhanced BIG Kaiser’s product
offering, allowing the supplier to serve customers more comprehensively. It
also injected a global outlook and reach to BIG Kaiser’s vision all while
maintaining production and development of two-thirds of the company’s
components in the U.S.
Perhaps
no more significant a sign of BIG Kaiser’s commitment to servicing local
customers and technology came in 2009 with their move to a new 33,000
square-foot facility in Hoffman Estates, IL. Nearly three times larger than
their previous headquarters, the location made room for a growing team and
features a state-of-the-art showroom, high-tech training auditorium, larger
shipping warehouse space, as well as a repair center to save customers time and
money instead of sending tools overseas.
Regardless
of how fast or how large BIG Kaiser grows, how they get there will not change.
“Quality, innovation and performance—it’s always been about that,” BIG Kaiser
President & CEO Chris Kaiser says. “That’s gotten us to where we are today
and it will not change. Whether it’s when we walk in to the office tomorrow or
we’re looking towards the next 25 years, we’re not going to stray away from
those things.”
About BIG Kaiser
BIG
Kaiser Precision Tooling is a leader in high precision tooling systems and
solutions. With brands including BIG Daishowa, KAISER, Speroni, Unilock, Sphinx
and more, BIG Kaiser's line is focused on extreme accuracy and repeatability.
BIG Kaiser's mission is to support North American manufacturers with products
that are designed and manufactured to a superior standard. Guaranteed.
For more information,
contact BIG Kaiser, Hoffman Estates, IL at 847-228-7660, e-mail bigkaiser@bigkaiser.com or visit www.bigkaiser.com.