COMPANY HISTORY
1965
Develop & Patent
George Roehr, an MIT graduate, develops and receives patents for the first ever Collapsible Core.
1968
Founded & Incorporated
Roehr Tool founded and Incorporated to start manufacturing the RT line of collapsible cores in Waltham, MA.
1980
Manufacturing Operation Moves
Roehr Tool moves its manufacturing operations from Waltham, MA to Hudson, MA.
1988
MiniCore Product Line
Roehr Tools MiniCoreĀ® product line developed reducing collapsing diameters to .425ā (10.8mm)
1989
MiniCore Patents Received
Patents received for MiniCoreĀ® designs.
1995
Expandable Cavities Development
Roehr Tool develops Expandable Cavities for the release of external threads and undercuts as custom products.
2006
Acquisition by Progressive Components
Roehr Tool acquired by industry leading component supplier, Progressive Components of Wauconda, IL.
2009
Dovetail Series Debut
Roehr Tool releases the Dovetail Series Collapsible Core at the National Plastics Exhibition in Chicago. (NPE)
2011
Dovetail Patents Received
Patents received for Dovetail Collapsible Core Quick Lock Plates and Retention Sleeves.
2012
B-Side Expandable Cavity
Roehr Tool release four B-Side Expandable Cavity as catalog standards.
2013
Expandable Cavity Hollow Bolt & Pin Bolt Attachment Patent Received
Patents received for Expandable Cavity Hollow Bolt and Pin Bolt attachment method products.
2014
Dovetail Sub-10 Series
Roehr Tool releases the Sub-10 Series of Dovetail Collapsible Cores reducing collapse diameters to .275ā. (7mm)
2016
New Ownership
Roehr Tool purchased by employees David Helenius and Keith Edwards and moves operations to Leominster, MA.