History of Next Gen Tooling

Our Mission

Next Generation Tooling, founded in 1995, is a technical marketing company that provides sales support and technical product training to industrial distributors, machine tool dealers and end users.

We strive to establish quality distribution networks for our principals while representing the finest products of the CNC metal cutting manufacturing industry.

We provide hands-on technical support on the machine shop floor to our end-user customers as well as valuable feedback on applications and new product design ideas to our principals.

About Us

Milling & Turning

Tooling & Workholding Solutions

At Next Generation Tooling we recognize that how you hold a part is often just as important as how you cut it when we look at total machine cycle time. That's why we technically support shops right at their spindle.

The ability to QUICKLY and ACCURATELY change tooling and change parts and fixtures is becoming more and more critical to shop floor profitability.

We've assembled some of the best tooling & workholding technology on the market to help your company maximize your spindle uptime.

Give us a call for a demonstration!.

Spindle to Table

Turret to Chuck

Our History

1995 - Founded by Chris Savolainen
1995 - Begin representation of MA Ford Mfg Co.
2000 - Begin Representation of Techniks USA & Earth Chain
2000 - Begin Representation of Big Kaiser Tooling Inc.
2000 - Begin Representation of Allied Machine & Engineering
2004 - Begin Representation of OSG Tap & Die
2004 - David Frank joins Next Generation Tooling
2005 - Begin Representation of Modern Industries mPower Workholding
2008 - David Frank joins Coast Tool
2009 - Begin Representation of Performance Micro Tool
2009 - James Brown joins Next Generation Tooling
2013 - Rob Aldama joins Next Generation Tooling
2013 - Begin Representation of NTK Cutting Tools
2014 - Begin Representation of Heimatec
2014 - James Brown leaves NGT to start Dial-Ables
2014 - MASA Tool appoints Next Generation Tooling as exclusive agent.
2015 - Matt Smith Joins Next Generation Tooling
2015 - Next Gen begins pioneer efforts for Blue Photon Workholding
2016 - End Representation of Allied Machine & Engineering
2016 - Began Representation of 5th Axis Workholding
2017 - Matt Smith departs to start Metalsmith Solutions
2017 - David Edge joins Next Generation Tooling
2017 - Began representation of Carmex Precision Tools LLC
2017 - Next Generation Tooling terminates relationship with MA Ford.
2018 - Began Representation of Martindale Gaylee Saws
2018 - Heimatec Inc., becomes Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc.
2018 - Tanner Huntoon joins Next Generation Tooling
2019 - Tim Fugazi joins Next Generation Tooling
2020 - Opened New Warehouse Showroom & Training facility in Sacramento, CA (NorCal)
2020 - Opened New Warehouse Showroom & Training facility in Yorba Linda, CA (SoCal)
2020 - Began Representation of Champion Built Storage
2020 - July: David Edge begins management of Mountain States Territory
2020 - October: End Representation of 5th Axis.
2020 - November: Began Representation of Jergens Workholding
2021 - February: Began Representation of Drill America
2021 - April: Relocated & Opened new larger warehouse NorCal facility in Lodi California
2021 - April: Began Representation of Jewell Group
2021- June: Began Representation of 2V
2021 - July: Tanner Huntoon departs Next Gen to pursue his career in EMS.
2022 - January: BIG KAISER becomes BIG DAISHOWA
2022 - May: End Representation of NTK Cutting Tools
2022 - July: Began Representation of Haydale
2022 - September: Began Representation of Mapal