Production Tool & Technology

What Production Tool & Technology does

Production Tool & Technology, Inc. is a privately held, woman-owned specialty distributor of aerospace tools, parts, and accessories headquartered in Blairsville, Georgia since its 2021 relocation from a prior Macon, Georgia facility. The company aggregates an inventory of new and used aerospace tooling across more than 80 manufacturer brands — including Desoutter, Howmet, Jiffy, HSTooling, Sioux, Cleco, Cherry Aerospace, Huck, Florida Pneumatic, EREM, Snap-On, and others — and serves aerospace manufacturers, maintenance facilities, and defense customers. Named customers include Boeing and Warner Robins Air Force Base, with operations concentrated in the Southeast United States.

The company's core offering combines product distribution with certified aftermarket services. It operates an in-house machine shop and tool repair facility and is an authorized service and repair shop for multiple major aerospace tool manufacturers, with complementary capabilities in tool remanufacturing and expert consultation. Its technology surface is a B2B e-commerce platform with account-based access, Quick Order functionality, and a Request-a-Quote system; product pricing is quote-based rather than publicly displayed. The company does not publish revenue, headcount, or financial metrics.

Production Tool & Technology was founded in 1996 by Bill and Frieda Jones, both with prior aerospace industry experience at Lockheed and Dresser Industries, beginning in the founders' Marietta, Georgia basement before scaling to a 30,000 sq ft Macon facility and then to its current 40,000 sq ft Blairsville campus. The company is family-controlled: Frieda Jones serves as CEO and their son Brian Jones is Sales President. There is no evidence of external institutional investment, parent-company ownership, M&A activity, or public listings, and the business is described as entirely founder-owned and operated.

Name

Production Tool & Technology

Legal name

Production Tool & Technology, Inc.

Website

https://protooltech.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Production Tool & Technology is a privately held, woman-owned US distributor of aerospace tools, parts, and accessories from 80+ brands, offering certified tool repair, remanufacturing, and consultation to aerospace manufacturers, MRO facilities, and defense customers such as Boeing and Warner Robins AFB.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Tooling Distribution

NAICS

Other General Purpose Machinery Manufacturing (3339)

SIC

Wholesale-Industrial Machinery & Equipment (5084)

akta.pro primary industry

Tooling, Jigs, Fixtures & Molds for Airframe/Composite Manufacturing (IMABAEAI)

Keywords

• Aerospace tooling distribution
• Certified tool repair
• Tool remanufacturing services
• Aerospace parts supply
• Aircraft tool sales

Headquarters

HQ city

Blairsville

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Tool and Equipment Sales: Sale of new and used aerospace tools, parts, and accessories from multiple manufacturers including Desoutter, Howmet, Jiffy, HSTooling, Sioux, and many others. Products include pneumatic tools, drill motors, ratchets, bearings, and specialized aerospace fastening equipment.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels1 record

Core offering

Production Tool & Technology distributes aerospace tools, parts, and accessories from more than 80 major brands to aerospace manufacturers, defense organizations, and MRO operators. The company complements this distribution business with fee-based certified tool repair, tool remanufacturing, and consultation services performed at its facility and through authorized service partnerships with brands such as Desoutter, Howmet, Jiffy, HS Tooling, and Sioux.

Product overview

Production Tool & Technology is a global aerospace tooling supplier and distributor of aerospace tools, parts, and accessories from over 80 major brands (including AATC, ALCOA, APEX, Cleco, Cherry, Desoutter, Howmet, Jiffy, HSTooling, Sioux, Snap-On, and many more). The company offers a single unified product line centered on aerospace tool distribution, complemented by value-added services including certified tool repair (authorized service center for Desoutter, Howmet, Jiffy, HSTooling, Sioux, and other manufacturers), tool remanufacturing, and expert consultations. The company is an authorized service and repair shop for multiple manufacturers, making it a one-stop solution for aerospace tooling needs. Their service offerings include Quality Tooling at Reasonable Prices, Consultation, Certified Tool Repair, and Tool Remanufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Aerospace Tools, Parts, and Accessories Distribution

Named customers2 records

Segments1 record

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Partnerships

Ten partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• DesouttercoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized service and repair shop for Desoutter. Company is a distributor of Desoutter products including tools, parts, and accessories.
• Howmet AerospacecoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized service and repair shop for Howmet. Distributor of Howmet tools, parts, and accessories.
• JiffycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized service and repair shop for Jiffy. Distributor of Jiffy tool products.
• HSToolingcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized service and repair shop for HSTooling. Distributor of HSTooling products.
• SiouxcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorAuthorized service and repair shop for Sioux. Distributor of Sioux tool products.
• Florida PneumaticminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Florida Pneumatic products including tools, parts, and accessories.
• EREMminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of EREM tools, parts, and accessories.
• HuckminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Huck products including nose pieces, lock bolt fasteners, blind bolt fasteners, and blind rivet fasteners.
• Cherry AerospaceminorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Cherry Aerospace tools, parts, and accessories.
• ClecominorChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorDistributor of Cleco products including tools, parts, and accessories.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• Apex Tool Group: Apex Tool Group is a large manufacturer of branded industrial hand and power tools (Cleco, Dotco, SATA, etc.). Several of its brands (Cleco, Dotco) are distributed by Production Tool & Technology, making it both a supplier and an adjacent player in the same channels.
• W.W. Grainger: Grainger is the largest US MRO industrial-distribution franchise, with significant overlap to Production Tool & Technology across power tools, hand tools, and shop supplies, even though aerospace-specific tooling is not its core focus.
• MSC Industrial Direct: MSC Industrial is one of the largest US distributors of metalworking and industrial MRO supplies, including aerospace tooling and shop equipment. It overlaps with Production Tool & Technology on pneumatic tools, cutting tools, and shop supplies but serves a much broader customer base beyond aerospace.
• Snap-on Industrial: Snap-on is a major tool manufacturer and industrial supplier with deep aerospace and military customer penetration. Its product lines directly overlap with Production Tool & Technology's distributed-brand catalog, particularly pneumatic and specialty tools.
• Fastenal: Fastenal distributes fasteners, tools, and industrial supplies with strong aerospace segment exposure and vendor-managed inventory capabilities. It overlaps with Production Tool & Technology on Huck/Cherry/Cleco-style fasteners and pneumatic tools while operating at vastly larger scale.
• Stanley Black & Decker (Industrial): Stanley Black & Decker operates a large industrial tools division that overlaps with Production Tool & Technology's catalog on hand tools, power tools, and fastening equipment, and serves aerospace customers through industrial distribution.
• Aviall (a Boeing company): Aviall is Boeing's parts-distribution subsidiary and a major aerospace aftermarket distributor of OEM parts and consumables. It operates at much larger scale and serves similar aerospace customers, making it a broad incumbent that Production Tool & Technology could grow into.

Direct peers

• SkyGeek / Skygeek.com: SkyGeek is an online aerospace tool and consumables distributor serving airlines, MRO shops, and private pilots. It directly competes with Production Tool & Technology in the aerospace tool e-commerce channel, with overlapping brand catalogs.
• Aircraft Spruce & Specialty Co. Aircraft Spruce is a major direct-to-customer distributor of aerospace tools, parts, and supplies, serving builders, MRO operators, and OEMs. It is the most directly comparable peer to Production Tool & Technology, with overlapping SKUs across fasteners, pneumatic tools, and aerospace tool brands.

Regional players

• Mid-Continent Tool / Aerospheres: Aerospheres is a regional aerospace tool, parts, and consumables distributor in the US Midwest/Southeast serving MRO and repair operations. It competes with Production Tool & Technology for similar aerospace tooling customers at a regional level.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat3 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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