Griffin’s history has been crafted, molded and shipped out on time.

At Griffin Industries, we are proud of our story because the main characters are our loyal customers and incredibly talented staff. As our team and machining capabilities grew, we maintained our company philosophy of expedited excellence. Our team continually delivers precision on a promise kept. Today, we proudly stand as a go-to partner for engineers, purchasers and directors alike. Our goal is always to provide a cost-effective, high performing solution for our customers.

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1983

Griffin Industries was founded by Thomas Krouth as a prototype pattern shop.

1987

Our specialties expanded to include production foundry tooling.

1988

We added our first CMM and began our ISO 9001 compliance.

1992

Griffin moved to its current location in Suamico, Wisconsin.

1994

Expanded our capabilities to include machining and prototype castings.

1998

We added horizontal machining capabilities.

2002

Griffin began our journey in additive manufacturing (3D printing).

2003

We became ISO certified and doubled the size of our facility.

2004

Ownership expanded to the second generation.

2010

We purchased our first 5-axis horizontal machining center.

2012

Griffin moved to a Zeiss CMM platform.

2013

We added Magma solidification and increased foundry tooling storage space.

2014

Griffin added a 114KW solar array to reduce carbon footprint.

2019

Expanded offering to include low volume production machining.

Our Team

Our team is built on loyalty and respect- for each other and our customers. Most of our staff has been with us for over 10 years, with 30% having worked with us for over 20 years. With this length of tenure, Griffin Industries truly feels and works like a family.

Our Team

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