After six years in a leadership position at Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing (and 40+ years of it being integral to my family’s way of life), I’ve always taken [...]

After more than 40 years in CNC machining and manufacturing in Auburn, Indiana, Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing is adjusting its name to better reflect the focus of the company. Moving [...]

Rathburn has taken another big step in the company’s digital transformation and enhancing its ability to harness real-time shop floor insights with the Plex ERP/MRP system by Rockwell Automation. Rathburn [...]

Congressman Jim Banks, who represents Indiana’s 3rd District, hosted the Indiana Defense Summit at Purdue University’s Fort Wayne campus in September 2024. The goal of the Summit is to get [...]

CompanyWeek recently featured an article about Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing. The extensive article highlights Rathburn’s history and journey from a small shop with two mills to a more than 39,000-square-foot [...]

Rathburn’s past, present, and future were covered in the most recent edition of The Indiana Manufacturer magazine. Founder Jerry Rathburn’s focus always was to make sure his company would [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing recently added two Mitutoyo CRT-AV7106 coordinate measuring machines (CMM) to its Quality Lab. These investments represent an important expansion of Rathburn’s ability to efficiently measure and [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing recently expanded its roster of Takisawa gantry lathes with the purchase of a Takisawa TT 2600G type A twin spindle gantry lathe. This purchase not only [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing recently upgraded its cutting power by adding a new HYDMECH H-14A automatic dual post horizontal bandsaw to its HYDMECH equipment lineup. This purchase reinforces Rathburn’s drive [...]

Finding a great Enterprise Resource Planning (ERP) system that’s a perfect fit with your company is never easy. So, when Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing outgrew the ERP system they had [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing is honored to be named one of the “Best Places to Work in Indiana” for 2024. The award is given annually by the Indiana Chamber of [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing continued the expansion of its secondary service capabilities and meet the ongoing customer demands for traceability in parts with the acquisition of a Zetalase XL 20W [...]

Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing recently added further depth to its advanced CNC machining capabilities with the acquisition of a Sodick VN600Q high-performance rigid linear motor drive wire EDM. This purchase [...]

Rathburn’s President, Angie Holt, has been named 2024 Chair of the Indiana Manufacturers Association (IMA). Read more here.   About Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing Established in 1983, Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing [...]

Manufacturing in Focus magazine’s September 2023 issue highlights Rathburn Tool & Manufacturing’s performance, longevity and commitment to its customers and employees. As the company proudly celebrates its 40th anniversary this [...]

The Indiana Association of Realtors’ “Home Again in Indiana” video series features Angie Holt sharing what makes Indiana such a special place to live and work. From outdoor recreation and [...]

Recently, we asked one of our engineers to talk about what it’s like to work in the engineering department at Rathburn. Derek Horner is a Process Engineer with responsibilities including [...]

Statistically speaking, entrepreneurs fight a losing battle from the beginning. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, approximately 20% of new businesses fail within their first two years, [...]

  It’s easy to look at the volume of precision parts Rathburn Tool produces every year and think production is all we do. You could, but you’d be missing a [...]