PEC Tools
Precision squares, calipers and rulers, manufactured in-house in Torrance, California since 1960.
✓ American Manufacturing
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Company details
Where PEC Tools products are made
“We oversee the production of our U.S.-manufactured product lines in-house.”
“Maintaining full control over every stage of production — from raw materials to finished products.”
2645 Maricopa Street — the company’s Torrance headquarters and manufacturing base.
What this emblem covers. PEC Tools states it manufactures its U.S. product lines in-house at its own facility, with full control over production from raw materials to finished goods. The emblem reflects that company-level statement about its domestic product lines; individual product listings checked did not carry a separate country-of-origin label.
The story
PEC Tools began in 1960 as a small, family-owned business operating out of a one-room workshop in Santa Monica, California, making precision measuring tools for machinists and metalworkers.
The company has since moved to Torrance, California, where it says it has “remained steadfast in our dedication to American manufacturing,” overseeing production of its U.S.-manufactured lines in-house rather than outsourcing to contract manufacturers.
Why they matter
Precision measuring tools — squares, calipers, edge finders — are a category where low-cost imported tools are common; PEC Tools’ own site instead emphasizes keeping production in-house at one California facility.
A 65-year-old, still-operating domestic tool manufacturer is a rare thing in this category, and buying from one keeps that production line running.
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PEC Tools has manufactured precision measuring tools in-house at its own Torrance, California facility since 1960.
PEC Tools questions
Is PEC Tools made in the USA?
PEC Tools says it oversees production of its “U.S.-manufactured product lines” in-house, with full control over every stage of production from raw materials to finished products. This is a company-level statement about its domestic lines.
Where is PEC Tools based?
Torrance, California.
How long has PEC Tools been in business?
Since 1960, when it started as a one-room workshop in Santa Monica, California.
What does PEC Tools make?
Precision squares, calipers, edge finders and rulers for machinists and metalworkers.