Established in 1976, Reynolds Machine & Tool Corp. manufactured drilling and tapping heads, including multi-spindle heads.

In 1984 RMT acquired the Commander multi-drill product line from Rockwell International Corp.. In 1987 RMT acquired rock-drill maker Johnson Drill Head Co. from Master Machine Tools of Hutchinson, KS. At some point they seem to have acquired the rights to SNOW tapping machines. In 2007 the Commander and SNOW lines ended up with Hypneumat, Inc.

Information Sources

• A 1987 government report (Federal Register, VoL 52, No. 99, dated 1987-05-22) lists Reynolds Machine & Tool Corp. as a member of the National Machine Tool Builders’ Association (NMTBA).
• 1987 (approx.) issue of American Machinist & Automated Manufacturing (Jan. 1986-July 1988· Volume 135, Issues 7-11), page 29.

  Reynolds Machine & Tool (Melrose Park, Ill.) has purchased Johnson Drill Head Co. from Master Machine Tools (Hutchinson, Kan.)

• 2008 BIACorp International publication, USA Major Manufacturers has the following entry on page 898:

  13171. Reynolds Machine & Tool Corp
  2033 N 17th Ave
  Melrose Park Illinois IL 60160 United States
  Key Personnel: Jim Reynolds, President; Joe Kostek; Robert Garro
  [now-disconnected phone numbers, email, etc. ...]
  No. of Employees (Est): 100-199
  Sales (Est): US$25MM-50MM
  Year of Foundation: 1976
  Products: 354 Machine Tools and Metal Cutting Types