Koike Aronson/Ransome is a proud supplier of advanced cutting machines, welding positioning equipment, portable cutting/welding machines, and gas apparatus. Their knowledgeable staff can assist you with virtually all your needs in metal fabrication. Koike Aronson/Ransome cutting machines can be customized to fit most requirements, and their welding and positioning equipment can be made to accept work pieces of nearly any size. They have a comprehensive facility that incorporates the latest technologies to engineer and manufacture heavy-duty equipment for maximum rigidity, stiffness, and long life. Their engineers, service technicians, and business unit representatives have well over 450 years of combined experience, and their shop personnel have on average 25 years of experience each.

Koike Aronson/Ransome has a sound balance sheet, showing a healthy cash position with access to multiple untouched lines of credit. This allows them to aggressively support their continuous improvement efforts and to invest in new and better products for their markets.

Manufacturing

Koike Aronson, Inc./Ransome is located in Arcade, New York in a facility that is regularly expanded to meet demand. The manufacturing area consists of a machine shop, saw shop, two assembly shops, a burn shop, and a weld shop. Handling nearly all manufacturing in-house helps them maintain their extremely high quality. Their factory uses 5S, a lean tool directive that increases productivity through tidiness and improved organizational practices. They have the capacity to run three shifts with approximately 100 employees per shift. Machining capabilities range anywhere from a small nut to a large weldment. Most importantly, they use their own products to build their customers’ machines.

Since 2006 Koike Aronson/Ransome has spent more than $10 million to expand their production of welding positioners, water tables, and cutting machines. This investment and increase in capabilities proves their commitment to the metal cutting industry and their determination to manufacture the best products in the market. Their commitment is also shown by the ISO 9001 certification achieved by their entire NY facility. They have in place the means to continually improve their products, their service, and their support of customers.

With the knowledge, workers, skills, and capacity they posses you can be sure that they can meet your requirements. No project is too big for Koike Aronson/Ransome.

Engineering

The Engineering Department is comprised of mechanical, electrical, and software engineers with over 250 combined years of design, process, and technical experience. Their knowledge allows them to apply proven designs to customer needs and to develop new technology for custom applications. AutoCAD, SolidWorks, and Cosmos software are used to optimize designs for standard products and to create custom solutions for specialized equipment. Their electrical and mechanical systems are designed to industrial standards for strength, reliability, and safety.

Sales / Field Service

The Business Unit and Customer Service Representatives of Koike Aronson/Ransome offer their customers well over 170 years of combined experience. They work with their many distributors and manufacturer sales representatives to make sure you get not just quality products but also the right equipment for your application. They encourage feedback and are ready to work with you tokeep your machine productive for many years.

The dedicated service technicians of their Field Service Department work as a team to keep machines running at top performance. This starts with sending pre-installation documentation to prepare their customers for machine delivery, installation, and training. Their website is filled with helpful information including the KAR Club, which offers numerous tips on troubleshooting, tuning your machine, and machine maintenance. Further assistance is just a phone call away Monday through Friday, 8am–5pm ET. Additional training and onsite repairs are available for machine issues that can not be resolved over the telephone. Technical phone support is handled directly by a Koike Field Service Technician, not an anonymous call center, for the entire life of the machine.

Koike Aronson/Ransome also maintains a 4,200 sq. ft. demo area to display their product line, provide demonstrations, and to train their service technicians. To see how Koike Aronson/Ransome can help make metal more profitable for you, schedule a visit to their facility today. All expenses are paid for: airfare, transportation, room, and meals. (contact the Koike Aronson/Ransome operator at 585-492-2400, ext. 0)