Tipco Punch Inc. has been making punches and dies for decades. Originally known as Tickins Industrial Products, the company was founded in 1959 and has since grown to eight manufacturing and sales locations worldwide, including Italy, England, and the US. Its headquarters in Brampton, Ontario, performs turning, milling, grinding, and EDM, and manufacturers thousands of catalog and special order items, primarily for the automotive and appliance industries. Plant manager Aref Togh says the company has felt the pain of the recent recession, and was looking for ways to improve e ciency on the shop oor. While visiting the 2014 International Manufacturing Technology Show (IMTS), he discovered the IM-series Image Dimension Measuring System from KEYENCE. “After the automotive market crashed, a

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