Quality, Value, Service Boost Die Maker

Steady growth has been the story at Bestech Tool Corporation, a producer of metal stamping dies and tooling. Frank Fellenz and Michael Kornell bought a failing tool and die shop in 1993 and turned it into Bestech Tool. They moved into a brand-new facility in West Bend in 2000, and have continued to prosper since. Bestech now employs 35 people and works two shifts, six days a week, "but we can go 24/7 if necessary," Kornell asserted. Kornell is President of Bestech and Fellenz is Vice President.

Selling stamping tooling to at least eight different industries, with automotive the biggest segment, Bestech aggressively markets quality, value and service to all of its customers. In addition to the usual equipment for a die-making shop, Bestech owns several try-out presses (including a newly purchased Danly), a state-of-the-art CAD system, a new job estimating system and a Flowmaster water jet cutter (somewhat unusual for this type of operation).