“It was inspiring to see the respect and rapport they’ve cultivated over the years. Their enthusiasm for our products is contagious, and it’s clear how much value they bring to our customers,” she added.

Precision Brand and Browne & Company remain aligned in their mission to deliver exceptional service and support to the industrial and MRO markets. As both companies look to the future, they are excited to continue evolving together while honoring the legacy that has brought them this far.

About Precision Brand Products, Inc.
Based in Downers Grove, Illinois, Precision Brand Products has been manufacturing high-quality toolroom and maintenance items for over 75 years. With a commitment to consistent quality, product availability, and customer satisfaction, Precision Brand serves distributors and customers worldwide.
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About Browne & Company
Browne & Company is a respected manufacturer’s representative agency serving the industrial tooling and maintenance sectors. With a reputation for deep technical knowledge and exceptional distributor relationships, the firm has been instrumental in growing brands across its territory since 1965.

Precision Brand shim stock features a strong acrylic adhesive that prevents it from slipping. It is resistant to corrosion and comes with a traceable lot number. It's available in the following materials: Aluminum, Blue Tempered Steel, Brass, Stainless Steel, Steel, and Plastic.

When precision matters most, you rely on shim stock that performs with reliability and consistency. That’s why we’re thrilled to announce exciting upgrades to the branded shim you already love!

What’s New?
Precision Brand upgraded shim stock now features a strong acrylic adhesive that ensures it stays firmly in place during use. No more slipping or shifting—just optimal performance when you need it most.

Key Features:

• Enhanced Adhesive Strength: Prevents slippage for reliable positioning.
• Corrosion Resistance: Designed to withstand tough environments and extend product life.
• Traceable Lot Numbers: Ensures accountability and quality control for every batch.

Material Options:This shim stock is available in a variety of materials to suit your specific needs:

• Aluminum: Lightweight and versatile.
• Blue Tempered Steel: High durability for demanding applications.
• Brass: Excellent for conductivity and machinability.
• Stainless Steel: Corrosion-resistant for harsh conditions.
• Steel: Strong and reliable for everyday tasks.
• Plastic: Flexible and non-metallic for specialty applications.

Why Choose Precision Brand's Upgraded Shim Stock?
These enhancements provide better performance, reliability, and traceability—everything you need to maintain precision and confidence in your work. Whether you're leveling machinery, filling gaps, or achieving exact tolerances, this shim stock is ready to exceed expectations.

Upgrade your toolbox with the enhanced branded shim and see the difference for yourself. Contact us today to place your order or learn more about how these upgrades can enhance your operations!

The team at Browne & Co are excited to invite you to join us at IMTS 2024, which will be held from September 9-14 at McCormick Place in Chicago. This premier event is a vital opportunity to explore the latest advancements in manufacturing technology, network with industry leaders, and discover innovative solutions that can enhance your operations. There will be participation of several of our key principals at the upcoming show.

Dümmel (Booth: 431481)
As part of Everede's booth, Dümmel will be showcasing their exceptional micro-cutting tools, which are ideal for small-part machining and fine-detail work. Dümmel's product range is designed to meet the highest standards of precision and reliability, ensuring optimal performance in intricate machining tasks.

Everede Tool Company (Booth: 431481)
Everede Tool Company will be showcasing their advanced cutting tools, including indexable tools, boring bars, and other precision cutting instruments. Everede is known for producing high-quality tools that provide superior performance and durability. Their products are designed to meet the rigorous demands of modern machining, offering solutions that increase efficiency and precision in manufacturing processes.

Haimer USA (Booth: 431510)
Haimer will be showcasing their industry-leading tool-holding systems, including shrink-fit technology and high-performance balancing machines. These products are known for their ability to improve machining accuracy, reduce vibration, and extend tool life, ultimately boosting overall efficiency in manufacturing environments. Additionally, Haimer's Power Clamp and Tool Dynamic series provide unmatched reliability in tool clamping and balancing, ensuring top-tier production quality.

Nine9 (Booth: 431481)
Also as part of Everede's booth, Nine9 will be exhibiting their innovative cutting tools that are designed to streamline complex machining processes. Highlighted products include the NC Helix Drill, which ramps at 20° angles, enabling the production of multiple features with a single tool, and the i-Center indexable center drill, which offers extreme repeatability and precision.

Precision Brand Products (Booth: 431781)
Precision Brand will display an extensive array of shim products, toolroom supplies, and maintenance tools at their IMTS booth. Their offerings include slotted shim kits, feeler gauge assortments, and stainless-steel shim stock, all of which are critical components in achieving exact measurements and ensuring the longevity of machinery.

IMTS 2024 is the ideal venue to explore these innovative products and speak directly with the experts who design and produce them. We strongly encourage you to add these booths to your IMTS show planner and take advantage of the opportunity to engage with the cutting-edge technologies that can propel your business forward.

For more information and to plan your visit, please visit IMTS 2024​

Let us know if you will be going and we can join you at one of our principals booths!!

written, compiled & edited by ​Bernard Martin
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Precision Brand, a renowned name in the world of tool maintenance and enhancement, offers a line of cutting-edge products designed to cater to the needs of professionals and hobbyists alike.

Among these, the Tool Black product range stands out for its ability to enhance, protect, and maintain metal tools and surfaces.

​In this article, we'll take a closer look at three key Tool Black products: Tool Black Gel, Tool Black Metal Polisher/Cleanser, and Tool Black Prevent. We will also compare Tool Black Gel with some competitive products to highlight its unique features and advantages.

For those seeking an effective solution to restore and maintain the shine of metal surfaces, Precision Brand offers the Tool Black Metal Polisher/Cleanser. This product is designed to remove tarnish, oxidation, and stains, leaving metal surfaces looking brand new.
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While there are several competitive products on the market for tool and metal surface maintenance, Tool Black Gel from Precision Brand offers distinct advantages:

• Ease of Application: Tool Black Gel's gel-like consistency and easy application process set it apart from some competitors that may have more complicated or messy application methods.
  
• Quick Drying: Unlike some alternatives that require extended drying times, Tool Black Gel dries rapidly, allowing for faster return to work.
  
• Long-Lasting: The durability of Tool Black Gel's finish means that you won't need to reapply it as frequently as some other products.
  
• Versatility: Tool Black Gel can be used on a wide range of metal surfaces, making it a versatile choice for professionals and DIY enthusiasts.
  

Precision Brand's Tool Black®​ products, including Tool Black Gel, Tool Black Metal Polisher/Cleanser, and Tool Black Prevent, are valuable additions to any toolkit.

​Whether you're looking to enhance the appearance of your metal tools, maintain their performance, or protect them from corrosion, Precision Brand's Tool Black®​ range offers effective solutions. When compared to competitive products, Tool Black Gel stands out for its ease of application, quick drying, long-lasting finish, and versatility. It's a reliable choice for those seeking to elevate the performance and appearance of their metal tools and surfaces.

Please note: ​Tool Black® products cannot be shipped via air transportation.

If you're making plans to attend IMTS, be sure and add this group of terrific manufacturers to your your show planner!  Just click on the name, building location or image and you can add them to your "MyShowPlanner"
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IMTS Booth:  West Building, Level 3 — 431585 — Tooling & Workholding Systems

ARNO FAST CHANGE: Make More Parts Per Shift On Your Swiss Machine
How do you increase spindle up-time on your sliding head Swiss lathe?

1. Reduce tool change times from 7 minutes or more per tool to less than a minute. ARNO’s split shank tool holders allow you to quickly and accurately change tools and get your spindle going again without re-qualifying the zero point.
2. Dismount the tool holder with an easy half turn of the self-releasing wedge clamps. Presently you’re probably spending a lot of time freeing your tool holders from wedge clamps that bind and need coaxed out of position with a mallet or a screw driver. ARNO’s tool change is 100% hassle free so you can get back to dropping parts on the conveyor.
3. Increase tool life with powerful accurate through the tool coolant. The ARNO FAST CHANGE tools can deliver coolant directly to the cutting edge without the need for external coolant lines or spigots that constantly need adjusting.
4. Eliminate bulky high-pressure lines and coolant tubes that occlude your already cramped machining environment. The ARNO FAST CHANGE gang plate is plumbed internally, like a manifold, so there are no external coolant lines. Your machinist will spend less time cleaning dripping oil and chips and more time closing the door and pressing the cycle start button.

ARNO FAST CHANGE… the revolution in Swiss machine productivity

 ​IMTS Booth: West Building, Level 3 — 431452 — Tooling & Workholding Systems

 ​IMTS Booth: West Building, Level 3 — 432234 — Tooling & Workholding Systems

Everede is a Manufacturer of Indexable Boring Bars and Inserts. 
Catalog includes Steel, Carbide, Carbide Bars andmore 
Exclusive USA representative for Nine9 and Duemmel.
Nine9 manufacturer’s high quality unique indexable Engraving, Spotting...
Duemmel manufacturer’s high quality Indexable carbide cutting tools for micro boring, grooving

HAIMER is a first class German Tool Holder manufacturer. From the basics of face-mill arbors and ER collet chucks, all the way up to High Precision Collet and Shrink Fit Chucks, HAIMER has the tools necessary to satisfy and exceed your machining center needs. Their product line includes the most extensive taper and size offerings from any HSK, CAT, BT, SK, PSC and KM tapers to any inch or metric size available. Their product portfolio, which also holds shrink fit, presetting & balancing machines, 3D-sensors, and cutting tools, addresses the machining process from spindle to part, giving the customer a complete machining solution.

 ​IMTS Booth: West Building, Level 3 — 432280 — Tooling & Workholding Systems

For over 75 years, Precision Brand Products has been the benchmark for toolroom products. Our product line of over 2800 products, including shim stock, feeler gauges, key stock, hose clamps and more, has kept pace with the changes and advances in manufacturing technology and methods worldwide.

What's a Nacelle? 
The nacelle of a wind turbine houses the drive train and other tower-top components. It's critical that this drive train is in perfect alignment to insure optimal performance of the wind turbine.

​High quality Precision Brand Products slotted shim is the product of choice for this alignment job.

How does the mechanic carry up and then make sure he's picking the correct size 280 feet in the air?
He uses the new Precision Brand Products Up-Tower Shim Assortment!

Contact Browne & Company for an authorized distributor near you.

Precision Brand® Thickness Feeler Gages are made from high carbon (C1095), close grain, spring steel. The high carbon content ensures that the material does not compress, producing consistent accuracy, which is the most important aspect of this precision measuring tool.

Is Feeler Gage available in metric thicknesses?
Yes, Precision Brand also offers a “true metric” size Steel Feeler Gage. It is made from material specifically manufactured in Europe to precise millimeter thicknesses. Precision Brand Steel Metric Feeler Gage enjoys the same exacting tolerances as its decimal counterpart.

Is Feeler Gage available in materials other than steel?
Yes, Precision Brand offers various types of feeler/thickness gage material for numerous manufacturing situations.

• Brass Thickness Gage will not create a spark when it is inserted. The non-magnetic and non-corrosive properties make its use in highly technical markets, such as electronics and mining, a must.
• Stainless Steel Thickness Gage withstands high temperature and is corrosion resistant. It is ideal for use in aircraft, power/utility, food, and marine industries.
• Plastic Thickness Gage is widely used in computer and automotive applications. Each thickness is color coded so that identification is quick and easy.

You can receive a brochure from Precision Brand Products, Inc. which outlines all the types of feeler/thickness gages offered, just by contacting the customer service department at (630) 969-7200 or e-mail us.

How is Feeler Gage packaged?
Precision Brand Products, Inc. offers a variety of packaging options for the feeler/thickness gage products, depending upon the material desired. Precision Brand® offers 5 inch and 12 inch blades, 25 foot coils, fan blade assortments, poc-kit® assortments and bulk material. You need to refer to the Precision Brand catalog, price book, feeler gage brochure or contact the customer service department at (630) 969-7200 or e-mail us for specific product offerings.

In January of this year we welcomed a new member to our Browne & Co. sales team and with manufacturing companies opening up again, it's about time we introduce you to Jeff Terrace!

Just before joining Browne & Co in January 2019, Jeff worked at Hoffmann Group, a German cutting tool, hand tool, workstation and storage solutions manufacturer.

Jeff has been working as an InovaTool representative since February of 2019 and recently joined Browne & Company at the beginning of 2020 as our Cutting Tool Specialist. Please send Jeff and email or give him a call to introduce yourself or pick his brain about an application question.

A Feeler Gage is a precision measuring tool made from tight tolerance high carbon steel material used to check spacing and gaps of dies or any machinery during set-up or repair. In addition, Feeler Gage is used to measure critical clearances of manufactured components. Feeler Gage is also commonly called “1/2 inch shim” which is used under components or dies.

The Precision Brand customer is very large manufacturer of small engines that was purchasing Precision Brand Feeler Gage. At this particular plant, Feeler Gages are used to measure the clearance of the pistons and the cylinders.

A distributor in the area offered to save the plant some money by selling them another brand of Feeler Gage at a cheaper price. Within the first month after the product switch, the Quality Control Department began reporting that some engines were being rejected due to poor performance. A few bad engines had actually made it into the marketplace.

The Quality Control Department immediately began an investigation into the cause of this unexpected problem. After two months and pages of documentation, the Quality Control Department determined that the new brand of Feeler Gage they had switched to, was inconsistent and did not hold any type of tolerance.

What the manufacturer “saved” in price was quickly devoured by the cost of these rejects and the investigation. Immediately following the investigation, the manufacturer switched back to Precision Brand Feeler Gage. The last thing the manufacturer wanted to do was tarnish its reputation by selling an unreliable engine.

To guarantee this incident will never happen again, the plant has now specified
“Precision Brand – No Substitutes!”

Precision Brand® offers tight tolerance Feeler Gage material that is also burr free. Edge burr on either the sides or the ends of the blade will cause the material to appear thicker than it actually is.

This means that burrs can cause false readings. It is important that Feeler Gages have a thickness that is consistent across the entire blade. Precision Brand® Feeler Gage is put through an additional manufacturing process to ensure that it is burr-free.

Precision Brand Products, Inc. is a leading producer of custom shims.

They have the resources and technology to fabricate shims for the most exacting and intricate applications.

Their extensive inventories of “in-stock” raw materials – that exceed industry thickness tolerances – ensure a fast, economic turnaround.

Their meticulous attention to quality guarantees that the specifications, chemistry, and hardness of your shim will be accurate.

Just click the button below and fill out the form to get a custom shim quote ASAP!

When speed and accuracy count... count on Precision Brand Products, Inc.