What Precision Resource makes

Precision Resource is a fineblanking specialist. Fineblanking is a hybrid metal forming process that combines conventional stamping with cold extrusion: triple-action presses and purpose-built tooling shear parts cleanly through the full material thickness, producing components with tight dimensional and positional tolerances, excellent flatness, and straight-cut edges that work as finished bearing surfaces. The result often removes the need for secondary grinding, and because the parts are made from rolled stock they carry more strength than powder-metal or cast equivalents.

The company says it operates more than 100 fineblanking presses, which it describes as more than any other company in the world, with press sizes from 40 to 1,600 tons. Around that core it runs assembly (both automated cells and manual lines), in-house precision CNC machining, metal additive manufacturing using metal powder layering, and finishing that includes heat treatment. A dedicated fuel cell program produces metallic bipolar plates for hydrogen energy applications. The customer base spans automotive and automotive seating components, aerospace, electronics, heavy duty on-highway and off-highway equipment, medical devices, and military and defense work.

The fineblanking focus makes Precision Resource a Tier 1 or Tier 2 direct-materials supplier depending on the program: it builds the tooling in-house, a capability that traces back to the founder's tool and die shop, and delivers fully finished components ready for assembly rather than raw stampings that need downstream work.

Ownership and history

Precision Resource is a privately held, independent manufacturer headquartered at 25 Forest Parkway in Shelton, Connecticut. Its corporate lineage runs to 1947, when Al Teruzzi, a tooling industry veteran, founded the Fairfield Tool Company as a family-run tool and die shop. In 1969 Teruzzi, tooling expert Charles Polatsek, and fineblanking specialist John Weiland established The Connecticut Fineblanking Corporation to capitalize on the emerging U.S. fineblanking industry, giving the company 57 years in fineblanking specifically.

Growth came by adding and acquiring fineblanking operations across North America and abroad. California Fineblanking followed in 1978 and Canada in 1986. The separate companies unified under the single Precision Resource name in 1996, the same year the Kentucky Division was established. The company acquired Chicago Fineblanking (now the Illinois Division) in 2001 and Sekam Technologies (the Canada Kitchener plant) in 2006, established Precision Resource Mexico in 2006 to support automotive growth, opened Precision Resource (Hangzhou) Engineered Components in China around 2010, and in 2017 acquired the Hidria Rotomatika fineblanking program, which became Precision Resource Slovenia. A new Slovenia facility opened in 2022.

Today the company operates eight production divisions across North America (the United States, Canada, and Mexico), Europe (Slovenia), and Asia (China), along with a centralized technical center in Cambridge, Ontario and sales offices in Michigan and Germany. It reports a global workforce in the range of roughly 500 to 1,000 people; independent estimates cluster around 700. Revenue is not published; outside estimates place it in the $250 to $300 million range, which should be read as a modeled band rather than a reported figure.

Certifications and quality

Precision Resource holds current-cycle quality and environmental certifications across every production division. All eight divisions are certified to IATF 16949:2016, the automotive quality management standard, and to ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management. The California and China divisions additionally hold AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015, the aerospace quality standard, and the Slovenia division states compliance with EU Directive 2009/43/EC covering intra-EU transfers of defense-related products. Multi-site IATF 16949 across a fineblanking group is a strong signal for buyers running automotive PPAP and APQP programs, because it means the same audited quality system governs parts wherever they are produced.

Known customers

Precision Resource does not publish a customer list, which is normal for a fineblanking supplier serving OEM and Tier 1 programs under confidentiality. Two relationships are on the public record through the company's own supplier-award announcements, each naming the awarding customer:

Both recognitions come from the company's news feed and identify the OEM or Tier 1 as the party granting the award. Beyond these, the industry mix, automotive, aerospace, heavy duty, medical, and defense, describes the sectors served rather than named accounts.

Where Precision Resource operates

The manufacturing footprint is deliberately regional, so that programs can be produced near the customer. In the United States the company runs divisions in Connecticut (the Shelton headquarters and a 100,000 square foot plant dating to 1990), California (Huntington Beach), Illinois (Vernon Hills), and Kentucky (Mt. Sterling). Outside the US it operates plants in Cambridge, Ontario, Canada; Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico, which added on-site heat treatment in 2016; Logatec, Slovenia; and Hangzhou, China. For buyers weighing nearshoring and regional supply, the North American cluster of Connecticut, Illinois, Kentucky, Canada, and Mexico is a practical footprint for programs that want to avoid long ocean lanes.

Frequently asked questions

What does Precision Resource make?

Precision Resource is a fineblanking manufacturer that produces precision metal components for automotive, aerospace, electronics, heavy duty, medical, and defense customers. It says it operates more than 100 fineblanking presses ranging from 40 to 1,600 tons, and also offers assembly, CNC machining, metal additive manufacturing, finishing, and fuel cell metallic bipolar plates.

Who owns Precision Resource?

Precision Resource is a privately held, independent manufacturer headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut. It has no parent company. The business traces to the Fairfield Tool Company, founded in 1947, and to the Connecticut Fineblanking Corporation, established in 1969; the operations unified under the Precision Resource name in 1996.

Where is Precision Resource located?

Precision Resource is headquartered at 25 Forest Parkway, Shelton, Connecticut 06484. It operates eight production divisions across the United States (Connecticut, California, Illinois, Kentucky), Canada, Mexico, Slovenia, and China, plus a technical center in Cambridge, Ontario and sales offices in Michigan and Germany.

Who are Precision Resource's customers?

Precision Resource does not publish a full customer list. On the public record, ZF named its Kentucky Division a Top 3 Supplier Worldwide in 2025, and General Motors recognized its Connecticut Division for Supplier Excellence in 2025. The company serves automotive, aerospace, electronics, heavy duty, medical, and defense programs.

How many employees does Precision Resource have?

Precision Resource reports a global workforce in the range of roughly 500 to 1,000 people across its eight production sites, with independent estimates clustering near 700. The company does not publish an exact headcount.

What certifications does Precision Resource hold?

Every Precision Resource production division holds IATF 16949:2016 for automotive quality management and ISO 14001:2015 for environmental management. The California and China divisions additionally hold AS9100:D and ISO 9001:2015 for aerospace, and the Slovenia division states compliance with EU Directive 2009/43/EC for defense-related transfers.

What is fineblanking?

Fineblanking is a hybrid metal forming process that combines stamping with cold extrusion. Using triple-action presses and specialized tooling, it shears parts cleanly through the full material thickness, producing tight tolerances, excellent flatness, and straight-cut edges. Fineblanked parts made from rolled stock are stronger than comparable powder-metal or cast parts and often need no secondary machining.

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