Products & Services

WIT provides high quality close tolerance machining, tooling and mold manufacturing. Whether plastic, silicone or ceramic injection molds, WIT has proven experience to work with you from design through building molds featuring interchangeable parts and a million cycle warranty. WIT works the spectrum from single-cavity prototypes to multi-cavity high production molds for small to Fortune 500 customers. If the project is difficult, WIT can help.

Company Capabilites

WIT is ISO 9001:2000 certified. It’s in-house leading edge machining capabilities include CNC machining, CNC EDM, wire EDM, Jig grinding in addition to more conventional milling and grinding operations. The clean modern temperature controlled building features an inspection room with a programmable co-ordinate measuring machine in order to facilitate close tolerance work.

Company Details

WIT, a closely held corporation, was established in 1969 by current founder and CEO, Ernst Buchmayer. It is located just across Lake Washington from Seattle in the software capital of the Northwest, Redmond, Washington. It has a well seasoned management team and experienced tool makers and machinists. Its current modern facility has ample capacity for growth.

About Us

Western Industrial Tooling, Inc. (WIT) has been in business and under present ownership since 1969. Until 1992, WIT had focused its energies on being a high quality small mold and tool making shop. One day, a Microsoft engineer stopped by to display a new design for a computer mouse.

WIT was asked if it would be willing to help in resolving a production problem. Since solving problems is part of the profession, WIT is a company comprised of very innovative people. The project entailed a soap bar shaped mouse consisting of eight different components. Each component had multiple cavities requiring multiple molds. Furthermore, each part had to be interchangeable with all other parts, which was not the existing case.

WIT enthusiastically accepted the challenge, implemented an ISO 9001 quality control system and has enjoyed an excellent relationship with Microsoft ever since. This same philosophy, applied to every one of its customers world wide, has earned WIT an excellent award-winning reputation for innovative solutions and high quality workmanship standards as it continues to take on even greater challenges.

In addition to the tooling and plastic injection mold making industry, WIT currently works with customers on the cutting edge of silicone and ceramic injection molding. WIT is particularly adept at projects requiring very tight tolerances.