...holding the
highest standards in design, fabrication, and customer satisfaction
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Tim and Dale are both 1981 graduates of Batesville
High School in Batesville, Indiana. Shortly after receiving their diplomas, they were
hired by Advanced Engineering in Greensburg, Indiana, a 6-8 man tool and die
shop. While there they learned all the basic skills of tool building from basic
drilling, milling and grinding operations to the more advanced operation of CNC
machining centers and WEDM machines. Eventually they each acquired the skills
necessary to work in tool design, purchasing and sales.
In 1986, after a year and a half working in a design capacity at Advanced
Engineering, Tim was hired by for LH Carbide Corp. in Fort Wayne, Indiana, one of the
largest and most technically advanced shops in the Midwest. Beginning as a tool
designer he worked his way into the engineering manager’s position, reporting
directly to the president. While there he was responsible for the design of
dies, from the smallest single hit dies up to $500,000, multi-row, high-speed
progressive dies for companies around the world. In the spring of 2002, Tim
started Schrank Design & Engineering. He has also completed approximately
sixty hours towards his mechanical engineering degree by attending night classes
through Purdue University. After four years of working in design at Advanced Engineering, Dale moved on from there to work at Batesville Tool & Die in Batesville, Indiana, a 400 person, stamping and assembly facility generating $65 million in sales per year. Starting as a lead toolmaker, Dale advanced to tooling supervisor, maintaining the tooling for over 20 press lines and supervising 15 toolmakers. He was part of the team responsible for the approval of all new tooling and was also responsible for the debugging and development of the tools as they were completed. He also gained extensive knowledge and experience by having the opportunity to utilize several different CAD programs for tool design. In 1996 Dale was honored to become a stockholder in Batesville Tool & Die, an opportunity offered to employees who show significant contribution in the workplace. He also assembled all of the basic equipment (milling machine, surface grinder, lathe, etc…) required for a tool shop of his own in a small shop at his residence.
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