corporate & history at moore tool The PMT Group Inc., abbreviated from Producto and Moore Tool, is comprised of three primary operating companies – the Producto Corporation, the Moore Tool Company and Moore Nanotechnology Systems. The Moore Tool Company manufactures jig grinders and has a high-end precision machining business certified to ISO and AS 9100 standards. We specialize in aerospace / defense related machining including 5-axis capabilities along with precision die mold plate machining (die set and A&B mold plates). Moore Tool under the Producto ProTherm brand name, designs and manufactures Thermoform tooling for the food packaging industry. We also provide contract machining on our proprietary 5-axis milling equipment and ultra-precision jig grinders. Moore Nanotechnology Systems provides standard machine tools and accessories for the ultra-precision electro-optical markets, typically diamond turning and deterministic micro-grinding machinery and is located in Keene, New Hampshire. In 2009, the ultra-precision drum lathe product line was transferred to Keene from Bridgeport. Producto - Ring Precision Components – manufactures precision hardened and ground parts from various tool and stainless steels, powdered metals, as well as carbide; typical parts include die and mold components as well as precision machined OEM components. Producto is located in Jamestown, New York. In addition, Producto has distribution locations in Cleveland, Toronto and Montreal supplying die and special springs as well as other die mold accessories to North American customers. The Moore Tool Company has a long history of providing precision machine tools and measuring machines to the world’s most demanding customers – people who need to machine and measure parts to increasingly tighter tolerances. Founded in 1924 in Bridgeport, Connecticut by Richard F. Moore, the Company has remained true to his standards of mechanical excellence. In 1974, the American Machinist magazine awarded Richard Moore their prestigious AM Award and described him as the man who "gave the world’s industry an additional decimal place of accuracy!" The Moore Tool Company started out as a tool & die company, but soon, Richard Moore realized that the machinery he needed to work to close tolerances was not available. Early in the 1930’s, Moore developed a jig borer for his own work and that of fellow die makers; these machines were the first to utilize the famous Moore lead screw and double-vee construction. As tool and die making progressed in the 1940’s, the Company added the jig grinder to grind hardened steel components. Before long, measuring machines were added to the product line to inspect the higher accuracy parts manufactured on Moore jig borers and jig grinders. Richard Moore understood the underlying engineering principles necessary to build high precision equipment. He collaborated with a wide range of university researchers, as well as government and private laboratory scientists around the world to refine these mechanical design principles. Perhaps most importantly, he was able to train others to use these principles and apply the craft skills necessary to generate the geometry that was so uniquely " Moore quality." Over the years, many different machine applications were developed that took advantage of the superior Moore geometry and stability. Ruling engines and diamond turning machines were two prominent examples of Moore geometry. Moore Tool has also designed and manufactured a wide range of accessory items for its machine tools as well as metrology products. Over 6,000 jig borers and 8,000 jig grinders have been manufactured, most of which are still in use. In addition, several hundred ultra-precision special machines have been designed and built by the Moore Tool Company serving a wide range of industries. In 1994, the Moore Tool Company was acquired and became part of the PMT Group. In 1997, Moore Nanotechnology Systems LLC was started and is dedicated to the development of ultra-precision machining systems for the electro-optics and photonics industries.