1. Achieving A Performance Advantage with
The Global EDGE

2. Processors/Service Centers
Markets Served by ASKO
Rolling Mills
Processors/Service Centers
Recycling Industry
Flat Rolled
Long Products
Tube & Pipe
OEMs
Sheet
Plate
Strip
ERW Tube
Ferrous
Non-Ferrous
OEMs
Processors
Distributors
Demolition Contractors
OEMs

3. Products & Services Products Services Services Shear Blades
Reconditioning
Slitter Tooling, Side Trimmers
Slitting & Shearing Seminars
Liners / Wear Plates
Field Diagnostics
Scrap & Recycling Knives
Shimless Tooling Set-up Software
Knife Accessories
Knife Management
Rolls and Bearings

4. Facilities Headquarters Homestead, PA Rock Hill, SC South Holland, IL
Production & Sales
501 West 7th Ave.
Homestead, PA 15120
Production
600 Huey Road
Rock Hill, SC 28730
Homestead, PA
Rock Hill, SC
Production
15600 Vincennes Ave.
South Holland, IL 60473
Production & Sales
Willem Fenengastraat 10
Amsterdam, Netherlands
South Holland, IL
Amsterdam

5. Special Tooling Materials
Manufacturing Processes
Technology
Special Tooling Materials
Machining
Grinding
Heat Treating
Quality

6. ASKO Defines Application Requirements
Type of shear
Material to be cut
Tensile strength
Temperature
Requirements of sheared edge
Service life
Dimensional accuracy
Cost of ownership

7. ASKO Technology & Experience
Raw material selection
Heat treating expertise
Machining & grinding excellence
Application knowledge
Tool use & maintenance advice
Reconditioning excellence

8. ASKO’s Unique Value Customer Application Requirements ASKO Technology
ASKO High Performance Products & Services
Engineering leadership, together with broad application knowledge, delivers lowest total cost of ownership (TCO)

9. Our Objective Solutions
Partner with our customers to improve metal shearing productivity
Assist customers through deep knowledge in:
Shearing application engineering
Special tool materials
Tool optimization
Tool manufacturing
Quality assurance
Customer Process
ASKO Technology
Solutions

10. Global Sales Coverage ASKO Production Locations
ASKO Global Sales Coverage

11. History
Founded in 1933, ASKO produces a wide range of specialty wear resistant tooling for the metal producing, metal processing and metal recycling industries. 4th generation family business owned and operated by the Rackoff family.

12. Timeline
1933
1949
1952
1957
1960
1962
1964
1969
1978
1988
Founded by
Ben Weinberg
& Stan Rogers
Weinberg’s son-in-law
Ray Rackoff
Joins ASKO
First International sales
Squarkeen 2
introduced
Joint venture
with Sotec
In Mexico
Edgemaster Software Introduced
Shear Knife
Handbook by
Ray Rackoff
Plant in the Netherlands opens
Start of Recycling products
Rock Hill, SC
Plant Opens
1992
1994
2008
2009
2010
2011
2013
2014
2015
ISO 9001
Certification
Coswig Partnership
Peter Rackoff
Joins ASKO
HXT Technology
Introduced
Bowers & Jones and FAI-FTC Partnerships
Bill Rackoff
Named CEO
Wapakoneta
Acquired
R&D Initiated
To Process Advanced High Strength Steels
BSA Partnership

13. Highlights Number of employees: 144
Technical and engineering staff: 16
Countries served: 42
Production sites: 5
Sales offices : 45
ISO 9001 certified

14. Mission
Enable producers, processors and recyclers to improve operating productivity through the sustainable supply of quality products and services.

15. Values
Customers Responsive to our customers’ individual needs for products & services
People Dedication, ingenuity and service
Character Demonstrate a high level of integrity & professionalism
Products Reliably deliver innovation and value
Continual Improvement Excellence through continual improvement of the value
of products & services

16. Partners
B.S.A. SRL Forged Rolls for Levellers, Back-up Rolls, Bearings, Scale Breakers, and Shafts
Bowers & Jones Limited High Precision Roll Tooling Equipment including Straightening Rolls, Welded Tube Mill Rolls, and Seamless Tube Piercing Plugs
Coswig Cast Rolls for Medium and Heavy Section Mills
FAI-FTC SPA Special Steel Foundry Specializing in Casting for Radiant Tubes and Furnace Rolls

17.  information@askoinc.com 
 USA
The Netherlands