Active Tool Sebewaing

Founded in 1928, Active Tool and Manufacturing Co. now has three stamping plants--one each in Elkton, MI, Sebewaing, MI, and Marion, IN. It also has an engineering and administration center located in Roseville, MI, and a tooling center in Detroit. Active is building a fourth stamping plant in Clinton Township, MI. This new facility will feature six 212-in. Schuler presses with the latest automation equipment. Active Tool and Manufacturing Co. has more than 2000 employees, including 750 at the Elkton plant.

Wow, that sure doesn't look like any "hand-held" tool! Great info Steve, thanks!

After seeing the link Motts left on the opening page (to go look at the old pictures of the plant in operation) this tool reminds me of the grinders they used on the car bodies. See the link below and scroll down to "Metal Finishing".
http://members.aol.com/Studetour/body.html

Love the shot. In a way it reminds me of that movie 8 Mile...and really of Detroit itself. Your pics always capture a mood Motts.

GREAT name for a porn star!

I used to work for Active Tool, at their Tool and Die Facility in Detroit. I just noticed on Google Earth that it is now a vacant lot. Every night I worked there is a memory, now with no phisical evidence. What an overwhelming feeling. The photo of Sebewing is very haunting, and wonderfully nostalgic, all at the same time. Thank You

Soon enough the Power Train Automotive in Buena Vista, MI is going to close if it hasn't completely closed already. But if Motts wants to take pictures of the abandoned Pioneer Sugar plant in Carrollton, MI. that would show unique machinery. Michigan is begining to be a waste land of closed factories. And many zombies of the un-employed wander here too.

I worked for Active Tool and MFG for 23 years, working at the Tooling center in Detoit. Started as a tool and die apprentice and work my way up to working in the layout department and running a CMM. It breaks my heart to see what Tower Automotive as well as the prior owners did too this once thriving company.

Pete I remember you. You worked with Mike Garvonick in the cmm room right? What's funny about this is that my Dad took me to Active in Detroit when I was a H.S. senior. I got the tour of the plant, and when I went into the cmm room you waited until my Dad walked away and told me not to work here, go to college and learn computers instead and come back with a degree. I was shocked, after hearing so many people praise working at Active as a die maker. I didn't take your advice (not right away anyhow) and I went through my apprenticeship there starting in '92, and left the company around '98. Len Staller was my Dad, Joe Staller was my uncle; they were both follow up guys. I got out of it all in 2002 after going to school to learn computers HAHAHA. I miss the closeness of my shop friends; office life is sterile and boring. But it's a living, for now. Best of luck to you Pete.

This is a great but sad picture. I used to work at the corporate offices of this company in this picture and my husband worked at the Tooling Centre. Great photography.

That sure would be a helpful tool to help nail a picture to the wall. Hammers are just so complicated!