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Strippit  Machine  &  CNC-Control
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The Strippit Company has Some Excellent Servicemen,
and Some that are Not so Excellent,  Just like Most Other Companies.  

But,  I Keep getting Phone Calls from Strippit's Customers looking for Alternatives to using The Strippit Service Department.     They Like Their Strippit Machines!
But are Frustrated with Service & Tech-Support & Parts Availability from the Strippit Co.

One Customer called Strippit wanting Manuals for his  Strippit Helios Laser Machine, and was told  "We'll call Belgium,  and Try to get a Set for You".    This Strippit 
"Tech Support"  Person did Not even know this Machine Did Not Come From Belgium,
but was  Designed &  Build &  Supported  from  Akron  NY,  Right where He Was Sitting!

Another Customer needed a Hydraulic Pump,  and was told it would take a
"Couple of Months"  to get 1 from Belgium.    Strippit could Not even Say When!

Another just called me,  and said it would take  Strippit 3 Months to get a New Ballscrew
for his Machine.     Months!    What the Hell are these Shop Owners suppose to do in the meantime with their Production?    They Depend on Decent Support!

Another Customer called that has  4 Strippit Punch Machines.     They have been
Calling  And  Faxing  And  Emailing  The Strippit  "Service"  Dept for  2-Weeks trying to
get Price and Availability on Repair Parts!      2-Weeks,  and they still No Response!!!Obviously,  They are  Rethinking The Machine Brand they want to be Partnered With!

Many Calls from California that  Local Strippit-Factory Servicemen  Can't Handle their Machine Problems,  and they End-Up having to Fly a Strippit Servicemen 
All-The-Way from Strippit Factory in   Akron,  New York
Guess who  Pays for  ALL   Airfare  &  Car Rental  &  Hotels  &  Travel Hours?

A Maryland Customer called for the Same Reason,  "The Local Strippit Servicemen
Tries Real-Hard,  but Repeatedly,  Can't Fix Our Machine,  and we have to Fly-In a
Serviceman from Strippit Factory at  Our Cost!".

And Above is from Here in the U.S.,  where Strippit's Service is at it's "Best".
You should hear Sad Stories People Email me from Around The Rest of The World.

To be Fair,   I  Also Know Plenty of  Service & Part Horror-Stories about
Amada,  Finn-Power,  Trumpf,  Muratec,  and  Nisshinbo Companies.
They are All Far From Perfect!

Strippit Can Fix These Problems, 
It Just Takes a  Long-Term Commitment to Quality Customer Support;

1  ---  Hire a Few More People for  EngineeringField-Service,  and  Tech-Support, as They are  Spread Way Too-Thin.    Be Better Than The CompetitionIt's Not Very Hard!

Value your Employees,  and make them less Fearful of Losing Their Jobs.

All Incoming Service Phone Calls to Strippit   ( That's You,  Customer!!! )  
are Now  Recorded  &  Computerized  to the Second,   with 
Strippit Management Getting a  Printout of Your Phone Call Activity to Strippit,  and how Long their  "Tech-Support"  People Talked to You!     Wouldn't Want them Taking Too Much with You.    Is this a  LVD Belgium Thing?    Welcome to  George Orwell's 1984!

They Laid-Off People like Wittmeyer,  their  Last HECC80 Control Guy.
There is Now  NO  "Tech Supportfor Any  HECC80 Control Machine  at Strippit.
Good Thing For You,  That's  My Speciality Here At Machine Technologies!

Strippit has Also Stopped Phone Support for the Hundreds of  "R-Machine" made in  1990's,  but will send a Serviceman for a Few Thousand Dollars to  "Take a Look At It".

They bring  Good Ol' Pete out of Retirement  "To Straighten Things Out".
Surely you can Engineer Better Service than this, Tony.
Maybe you should bring Dahlin back Too.
If this All Seems a Little Pointed,  you can Thank Chris Szmania,  from
Many Customer Reports,  He seems to be Making Strippit Company Policy these days.

2  ---  Train these Service People Better,
        and Equip them with All the Tools & Documentation They Need.

3  ---  Pay & Take-Care of these Service People,
        so you Retain Their Valuable Knowledge & Experience.   They make you Money.

As Strippit Charges  $130.00  a Hour for Service,  $195.00  a Hour for Overtime Service,
and  $260.00  a Hour for Super-Duper Special Weekend Double-Time Service,  
Plus Add-In  All-The-Expences & Travel Costs on Top,  and you would Think Strippit Could Afford to Provide Very Good Service,  and Would Be Very Happy To Do So!

4  ---  Maintain Adequate Repair Parts Inventory  for All Your Machine Product Lines.
         Strippit Charges Plenty for their Parts,  they could at least Keep Parts In-Stock!

As  The-Above Seems Un-Likely to Happen,   Here,   In No Particular Order
are Some  Independent Alternatives  to  "Official Strippit Service".
I have Also Included some  Servicemen on Other Brands of Machine Tools;

Note #1
Many of these Servicemen will Travel Outside of their Listed Area, 
and most have More Expertise than I can List Here.  
So,  Call & Ask Them  Specifically What they Can,  and  Can Not Do  for You!

Note #2
If you Know of  Good Competent Servicemen  that can Service
Strippit Punch & Laser Machines,  as well as Other Fab Machinery,
Anywhere in the U.S.  &  The World,
Have them Contact Me with Their Qualifications, 
I will  Add them to this Service List Page.

Note #3
  Some in Akron Think I Hate Strippit,  which is Ridiculous.
I Want Strippit to Prosper!
Not for Strippit's Current-Owners  Du-Jour,
But for Strippit's American Workers,
and for American Manufacturing.

Strippit Makes Good Machinery,
But they have Built a Deserved Reputation for Poor  "After The Sale"  Support.
The First Rule of Business,  is  When You are in a  "Deep HoleStop Digging!
Good Grief,  For Strippit's  (Certainly Not Mine)  Own Good,
I am Trying to Cajole Strippit into  Stop Digging This Bad Reputation Hole!
They will Not Prosper Again until they do so.

Note #4
This Web-Page is a Work In Progress.
I will Update it Frequently,  and will Add New Servicemen & Web-Links, 
so Please Check-Back Again!
U.S. East Coast

The New England States;
AfterMarket Service Co.  ---  Karl Van Auken,  Oneco,  CT    Phone 860-564-8198
Expertise;  All 1980's to 2000's Strippit's with Laser & Plasma Experience.
Also 1970's to 1990's Trumpf Machines and their Bosch & Siemens Controls.

New England to Ohio States;
CNC Machinery Service  ---  Keith Coffee,  Albion,  NY    Cell Phone 716-830-4630
Expertise;  Very Good on All Strippit Machines.  Expert on  Apple-MAC  &  P.C. Controls!
Keith is also  The Expert on  FC1500/45 Plasma Punch Machines.
Also does Custom PLC Control Retrofitting on Various Machines.

New England to Mid-West;
HughesTech  ---  Don Hughes,  Buffalo,  NY    Phone 716-684-5222
Expertise;  Service on  Niagara  Brakes & Shears,  and small Stamping Presses,
with 23 Years Experience.    Also Service's  Cincinnati  and  Pacific  Press Brakes,  Control & Back-Gage Retrofits,  Installation of Safety Light-Curtains & Safety-Guards.
Don is also Strippit Alumni.

New York City Area;
Optimum Service  ---  Mike Smith,  Long Island,  NY    Phone 631-421-6912
Expertise;  Various Strippit,  Amada,  Nisshinbo Machines, and some Brakes & Shears.

The Carolinas;
The Machine Technologies Co.  ---  Bruce Warner, Charlotte, NC.  Phone 704-233-5229
Expertise;  Strippit Houdaille HECC80 CNC Control Repair-Parts & Machine Repair-Parts,
Strippit Houdaille HECC80 Control & G.E Hi-Ack Model 2 & 3 Servo Circuit Board Repairs. Factory Trained Field-Service on All Strippit HECC80 Control Turret-Punch Machines.

The Carolinas;
Contemporary Technologies Inc.  ---  Warren Blower,  Lexington,  NC
Expertise;  Factory Trained on  Wiedemann &  Nisshinbo CNC Machines.
Phone  336-956-6500  or  336-250-9727 Cell Phone.

Florida;
MetalSoft Engineering  ---  John Scrog,  Plantation,  Florida.    Phone 954-587-6717
Expertise;  Laser Installations & Service,  as well as  Strippit  &  Amada  &  DiAcro  CNC Punch Machines.    Also CNC Programming Software & DNC-Downloading Systems.
Web-Site   www.mse84.com

Florida;
Martin CNC Inc.  ---  Shane Martin,  Fruitland Park,  Florida.    Phone 352-326-0047
Expertise;  Parts & Service on Hurco Autobend Press-Brake Backgages and
Hurco Milling Machine Systems & Controls.     Web-Site   www.martincnc.com
U.S. Mid-West & Central States

Chicago-Land, Michigan, & Mid-West;
A & R Machine Tool Repair  ---  Alan Suda,  Chicago, IL   New Cell Phone 708-826-9845
Expertise;  Good on 1970's, 1980's, & 1990's Strippit Turret-Punch Machines, as well as Single-Station Machines.   Also works on other Fab. Machines.   Ex-Strippit Serviceman.

Chicago-Land Area;
RK Machine Tool  ---  Robert Kelley,   Chicago, IL   Phone 815-355-0531
Expertise;  Good on the Late-Model  Fanuc / General Numeric  CNC Control Strippit Machines.    Also works on Single-Station Strippit Machines.

Michigan;
Nims Precision Machining Inc.  ---  Myron Nims,   Lyon, MI   Phone 248-437-1002
Expertise;  Laser Service & Laser Parts,  and Machine Service.

Upper Mid-West & Canada;
Trimec Machinery Sales  ---  A Merry-Band of Ex-Strippit Alumni in Minnesota Area.
Tom Wandmacher,  Allen Anderson,  John Ell  & others.     Phone 651-486-3859
Service on Strippit Punch & LaserTools,  Sales & Service on Murata & other Machines.

Upper Mid-West;
Tom Theisen Machine Service  ---  Tom Theisen,  Minneapolis / St. Paul Area.
Phone 320-761-1016    Expertise;  Strippit CNC Machines with the Fanuc and the "P.C." Controls.   Also Strippit Single-Station Punches,  and some Non-Strippit Machine Tools.

Upper Mid-West;
Allen Anderson  ---  Clear Lake ,  WI   Cell Phone 715-554-0437
Strippit's Laser Man for 25 Years.    Does Travel outside of Mid-West Area.
If you have a Strippit Laser Made in the 1970's, 1980's, or 1990's,  Al's your Guy.

Colorado;
Milt's Machine  ---  Dennis Johnson, Gilcrest .   Office 970-737-1102  Cell 970-396-8165
Expertise;  Early "A" Control,  HECC80 Control,  to Late-Model Fanuc Control Strippit Machines,  as well as Single-Station Manual Strippit Punches, and DiAcro Press Brakes.   Will Travel Long Distance in Country,  and Out-Side of the U.S.
U.S. West-Coast States

California;

Consulting and Service  ---  Joe Normoyle,  La Puenta, CA    Phone 626-826-0007
Expertise;  ---  Specializing in Strippit Punch Press Machines.

Machine Automation Systems  ---  Denis Porter,  Lockwood, CA
A Great Guy who will be Missed.  R.I.P 7/9/10  See Tribute to Denis on  Super 30/30 Page
Expertise;   Best in the World on S.A.F. Single-Station Strippit Machines,  also works on some CNC Strippit Turret Machines,  as well as Brakes & Shears and Other Machinery.

Penrod Sheetmetal Machinery Repair  ---  Tom Penrod, Tracy, CA  Phone 209-814-7626
Expertise;  Service on Strippit and other Sheetmetal Fab Machinery.

Carl Wilson  ---  Los Angles, CA    Phone 909-633-9050
Expertise;   Service on Strippit and other Sheetmetal Fab Machinery,
Including  Press-Brakes,  Shears,  and  Laser Systems.

Erdmann Machine Tool Service  ---  Milo Erdmann,  San Pedro.   Phone 310-251-6661
Expertise:   Service on Strippit & Factory-Trained on DiAcro Punch Press Machines  and other Sheetmetal Fab Machines.    Also,  Service & Parts on General Electric 550 CNC Controls,  and Service & Parts on Dyna-Bend Press Brake Backgage Controls.

International
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Australia;

Associated Machine Tool Pty.  ---  Rod Jarvis,  Picton,  N.S.W.  2571  Australia
Phone  612- 4677- 0844   or   0411- 405-719  Mobil-Phone
Expertise;  30 Years Experience on Strippit & other Fabrication Machinery.

CNC Man Pty.  ---  Wayne Hoppe,  Capalaba,  Queensland,  4157  Australia
Phone  61-7-3206-4409  or  0438-22-99-36  Mobil Phone,  Website   www.cncman.com.au
Expertise;  Fanuc Control Service,  and Laser,  Milling & Turning Machine Experience.   Also Services some  LVD-Strippit Machines for  GWB Machine Tools.

BCH Machine Tool Services Pty.  ---  Bruce Heal,  Bulleen,  Victoria,  3105  Australia
Phone  03-9850-2095   or   Mobil-Phone  04-1831-1195
Expertise;  32 Years Servicing Strippit Machines,  Specializing in HECC80 Controls.

Bright Spark Industrial Services  ---  John Waters,  Horsley Park,  N.S.W.  2100  Australia      Phone  02-9620-2860,   Fax  02-9620-2870
Expertise;   Strippit Repairs,  and other Machine Tool Services

GWB Machine Tools Pty.   ---  Coopers Plains,  Queensland,  4108  Australia
Phone  61-7-3274-1762      Website   www.gwbtools.com.au
Expertise;  The Official  LVD Strippit Distributor providing Sales & Service for Australia.
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Canada;

Mecanicomp Inc.  ---  Jean Charette,  Laval,  Quebec,  Canada
Phone  514-242-1102      Website    www.mecanicomp.com
Expertise;   Primarily Amada Punch-Press & Press-Brake Service in Eastern Canada,  But also Services  Strippit,  Wiedemann,  and Other Sheetmetal Machine Tools.

Servo Plus Company  ---  Jim Mark,  Peterborough,  Canada.   
Phone 416-200-3773     Website    www.servoplus.com
Expertise;   Strippit and Nisshinbo Machine Service,  primarily in the Toronto Area.

High-Tech Services  ---  Brent Highfield,  Calgary,  Canada.   Cell Phone  403-999-2355
Expertise;   Primarily a Amada Equipment  & Fanuc Control Specialist with 8 Years as a Amada Factory Serviceman.    Starting to Service Newer Strippit Turret Machines,  which also use Fanuc CNC Controls.    Also provides Tool Sharpening Services.

Hove Machine Services  ---  David Strudwick,  Wasaga Beach,  Canada. 
Expertise;  Not a Strippit Specialist,  but provides Parts & Service on Many Machines such as  Mills,  Lathes,  Grinders,  Ironworkers,  and  Pearson Press Brakes.
Phone 705-429-5910,   Fax 705-429-1557
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Mexico;

CNC Service Co.  ---  Jerry Fletcher,   San Juan Del Rio,  Queretaro,  C.R.,  Mexico
Expertise;   Strippit CNC Turret Machines with Fanuc Controls,  FMS Systems,
some Older Strippit Turret Machines,  and  LVD Brakes & Shears.  
Also has Experience with  Amada,  Finn-Power,  Murata-Weideman, and  Haas Machines.
Nextel Phone  ID 92*1015722*1        427 133 5305  Office
Nextel Phone  ID 92*1015722*2        427 133 5306  Technician

Strippit/LVD  ---  Pedro Morlet,   Queretaro City,  Mexico
In 2002  Strippit/LVD Announced,  with Much-Fanfare,  this Sales & Service Subsidiary.
It Now Appears that  Strippit/LVD has Abandoned,  in that  Special Strippit-Way  with Much Less-Fanfare,  this Official Subsidiary.    So Much for Strippit/LVD Factory Support.
Apparently Strippit/LVD has Sluffled-Off Their Service Responsibilities to HEMSA.

Herramientas Exclusivas y Maquinaria (HEMSA)  ---   Mexico City,  Mexico
A General Machinery Distributor that also Represents some Strippit/LVD Machine Lines.
Provides some Strippit/LVD Machine Repair Service, But Service Expertise is Very Poor.
Phone  52-55-5547-0448,   Fax  52-55-5541-6431,   Website   http://3201.mx.all-biz.info/en/
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United Kingdom;

Hartley Engineering / Andover Punch Press LTD.  ---  Ralph Williams,  Andover,  UK. Phone 01264 362193    Expertise;   All Strippit Punch Machine Models.

Kennett Machine Tool Services  ---  Operated for many years,  providing Strippit Machine Service,  by the Father,  Michael Kennett,  who has retired.  
Now operated by the Son,  with the same name Michael Kennett,  Andover,  Hants,  UK.
Phone  1264358063,   Mobil  7866699650
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Does Anyone Know of Any More Good Strippit Servicemen in
----  Africa?
----  Asia?
----  Canada?
----  Europe?
----  Mexico?
----  South America?
   I will Add all Good Service Referrals.

This page was last updated: January 12, 2012
Shear, Press-Brake, Stamping-Press, Amada  Repairs

HughesTech  ---  Don Hughes,  Buffalo,  NY    Phone 716-684-5222
Expertise;  Service on  Niagara  Brakes & Shears,  and small Stamping-Presses,
with 23 Years Experience.    Also Service's  Cincinnati  and  Pacific  Press Brakes,  Control & Back-Gage Retrofits,  Installation of Safety Light-Curtains & Safety-Guards.
Don is also Strippit Alumni.

Wysong Co.  ---  Repair Parts,  Repair Service,  and  Factory-Rebuilding of Wysong Shears and Press-Brake Machines.   Wysong also does Contract and Production Machining Services.   Give Susanna Hall  or  Russell Hall  a Call at   336-621-3960
or see Website   www.wysongpartsandservice.com

Southern Machinery Repair Inc.  ---  Specializes in Rebuilding and Repair of
Stamping Presses,  Press-Brakes,  Shears,  and Forging Equipment.
Call  Don Cooper  at  731-885-8052   or Website    www.southernmachinery.com

Automec Inc.  ---  Retrofits New CNC Backgage Systems on Old Press-Brakes.
Replace Old  Hurco,  Dynabend,  Etc.  Backgages on Old  Promecan,  Pacific,  DiAcro, Amada,  Wysong,  Etc.  Press Brakes.   Call  781-893-3403   Website   www.automec.com

Alternative Parts Inc.  ---  Replacement Repair Parts for Amada Machines.
Call  888-882-6001  or  631-345-9500.     Website   www.altparts.com

Does Your Serviceman Show-Up
with a  Ton & a Half of 
Repair-Parts, Test-Equipment,  Manuals,  and Tools,   Like Me?