About Peterson Machine Tool Inc.


Peterson Machine Tool has a long and varied presence in the automotive machine shop equipment manufacturing area. Mr. Pete Peterson started out in 1948 in Kansas City MO with a solid stone push over surfacing machine that was so durable and popular that we still supply parts for it to this day.  With the change from in frame engine overhauling to complete engine rebuilding, Peterson Machine Tool responded with the ever changing field.  We developed more accurate surfacing machines and partnered with several other companies to market a complete line of machine shop equipment.  In 1978, Kansas Instruments was acquired as a subsidy of Peterson in Council Grove KS.  The KI brand specialized in sheet metal construction which included our first wash cabinet and cylinder hones. Peterson Machine Tool and Kansas Instruments became the leading manufacturer of cleaning equipment.

The Peterson side was busy building flywheel grinders and the seat and guide machine that would become the industry standard for many years the TCM25.  As we all know, the automotive machine shop industry has changed and so has Peterson Machine Tool.  In 2004, the company was purchased by Deron Lock and all operations were moved to the KI building in Council Grove KS.  We now have a complete manufacturing facility, under one roof, in the center of the US.  We start with steel and end with a quality powder coated piece of equipment that is shipped world wide.  We have our own engineering staff so custom orders or not a problem for us here at Peterson.  We have continued to build relationships with other quality engine building companies to supply a wide variety of machine shop equipment including reintroducing the TCMV25 seat & guide machine with an air clamp cradle.  Our equipment is not only for the automotive industry it is also in many HD truck facilities, industrial and manufacturing companies and our bake oven is even used in Waffle Houses to “Bake Clean” their waffle irons.  The staff here at Peterson Machine Tool takes pride in our quality of equipment and personal service to all of our customers worldwide. We continue to strive to build high quality products with enough variety to fit within most budgets.

 

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Telephone: 620-767-6721

Fax: 620-767-6415

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