History & Information
1950
One man, Maurice Hill, started the tool & die shop that
would come to be known as Hill Engineering. Since then, Hill Engineering
has expanded to 90 employees in two locations with a more focused approach
on roll forming and stamping dies. From the very beginning Hill Engineering has
designed and built standard stamping dies as well as
flying dies and systems for the
roll forming industry.
1981
Moved into the present location in Villa Park, Illinois.
1989
Opened a tool & die facility in Danville, Kentucky, which is 6,000 square feet in size.
1992
Doubled the size of the Villa Park, IL facility to the present 30,000 square feet.
From humble 1950 beginnings, Hill Engineering has grown into a leader in tool & die making and special machine building, especially relating to the stamping, roll forming and tubing industries. Throughout our growth we have added pneumatics, hydraulics and electronics expertise to our tool & die making skills.
Hill Engineering's reputation throughout the years has been built on an unwavering belief that the customer deserves a vendor who continues to provide innovative and unique solutions to their problems, as well as standard-setting quality and unprecedented service.
1997
Mestek, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of innovative, high quality heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, louvers, dampers & sunshades, metal-forming & fabricating machinery and vertically integrated software systems purchased 90% of Hill Engineering, Inc. Hill Engineering is a subsidiary of Formtek, Inc., which consists of the metal-forming & fabricating machinery group of Mestek.
2004
Mestek, Inc purchased the last 10% of Hill Engineering stock; making it a full subsidiary and combined with Yoder, Dahlstrom, Tishken, Lockformer and B&K to create Formtek Metal Forming.
Danville, KY tool & die facility expanded to 14,000 square feet.
August, 2007
Hill Tool and Die in Danville, KY closed its doors for the final time with all operations moved to Hill Engineering Villa Park, IL
2008
Mestek, Inc and Hill Engineering decided to spin off its gasket product line and associated equipment to refocus on its core business product line of roll forming. In fall Hill Engineering moved to a new facility dedicated to provide high quality, competitive price dies and equipment for the roll forming industry.
Hill Engineering continues to provide quality solutions for:
- Stamping dies
- Cutoff and punching dies (and systems) for the roll forming industry
- Hydraulic punching and cutoff systems for the roll forming and tubing industries
- High speed rotary punching machines
- High speed flying saw systems for the roll forming and tubing industries
- "Dimple-free" hydraulic tube cutoff systems
- Progressive and compound dies
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To this day, Hill Engineering continues to strive to maintain a reputation for being one of the top Tool & Die making and Special Machine Builders.
Markets Served by Hill Engineering
- Gaskets
- Metal Building Products
- Steel studs & Track
- Steel joists
- Cee & Zee purlins
- Steel door frames
- Window screen frames
- Thermo-pane window spacers
- Metal roof deck
- Garage Door Skins
- Soffits
- Siding
- Metal furniture
- Metal partitions
- Metal shelving & rack
- Automotive seat tracks
- Automotive frames
- Automotive moulding
- Automotive bumpers
- Automotive/School Bus
- Filter industry
- Tubing
- Roll form jobbers-general
- Baseboard heaters
- Recreation equipment
- HVAC
- Appliances
