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Platinum Tooling Introduces Manufacturers Representative Group in the Southwest

Troy Morace

Chris Ochoa

Oscar Cordero

Randall Martin

Platinum Tooling, the importer and master distributor of live tools, angle heads, Swiss machine products, knurling tools, and marking tools manufactured by various international suppliers has partnered with a new sales representative firm.

Located in Murrieta, CA, Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. has over 100 years of combined experience offering tooling from multiple manufacturers. The firm will sell Platinum Tooling products in Arizona, southern California, Colorado and New Mexico.

In business for 40+ years, Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. serves aerospace, defense, space, semiconductor, EV, and automotive industries. Owner/President Troy Morace has served the company's principles for over 20 years, maintaining strong end user and distributor relationships across industries and serving as the New Mexico representative. The sales team includes Chris Ochoa (southern California), Oscar Cordero (southern California) and Randall Martin (Arizona and Colorado).

Ochoa is a Technical Applications Specialist supporting manufactures in the counties of northern LA, Ventura, Santa Barbara, Kern, and San Luis Obispo. He works closely with CNC machine shops and aerospace manufacturers to identify opportunities for cost savings, cycle time reduction, and process improvement. Additionally, Ochoa helps customers evaluate their current machining processes and implement practical solutions that increase productivity, improve tool life, and drive measurable results on the shop floor.

Cordero has worked for over five years at Technical Tool & Gage, Inc. as a Technical Applications Specialist, covering South LA, South Bay, Orange counties, and Riverside County. He has 40+ years of machining experience as a CNC machinist, of which 25 years were spent as a mill and lathe programmer, shift lead and shop manager in high and low production machining and prototyping of parts in aerospace, medical, automotive device machining environments.

An Arizona native, Martin provides local support to manufacturers and suppliers in the Phoenix metro area as well as all of Arizona and Colorado. Martin provides valuable insight into cost savings and process improvement by drawing from his previous experience in aerospace manufacturing, lean manufacturing, automation, and machine tooling.

For more information contact:

Technical Tool & Gage, Inc.

41615 Date St., Ste. 102

Murrieta, CA 92562

800-644-4111

www.technicaltool.com

Preben Hansen, President

Platinum Tooling Technologies, Inc.

16 E Piper Lane, Suite 128

Prospect Heights, IL 60070

847-749-0633

phansen@platinumtooling.com

info@platinumtooling.com

www.platinumtooling.com

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