About Us

Advancing Manufacturing Productivity Since 1952.

Technical Equipment Sales (TES) was founded in 1952 by Richard Robinson and shortly thereafter began representing equipment like the Leblond lathe line in the local marketplace. In 1966, the Pratt Whitney line was added as the business transitioned to focus on NC and EDM technologies. During that time, Mr. Robinson quickly realized that tremendous productivity gains were offered by the numerically controlled (NC) machines that his company was selling. The future was realized, then, as TES began helping its customers implement the new NC technology in order to maximize the overall benefits of the more productive machinery.

Around 1982, TES shifted its entire focus over towards CNC machine tool technology. It was in 1985 when the Daewoo line of CNC machines was added to the portfolio and Technical Automation, a GMF Robotics Integrator, was born. The combination of state of the art CNC machine tools and Robotic automation allowed TES to live on the cutting edge of technology. This desire to embrace capabilities that manufacturers wanted further enhanced Tech’s role in the market as a provider of solutions that facilitated competitive advantage.

In 1992, TES was acquired by the Morris Group of companies. With a new partner and a dynamic 1990’s economy, TES grew rapidly and continued to develop the skill sets required to be a resource for local manufacturers. During this period, parts support, field service and Applications Engineering all developed to provide a higher level of support to our customers. Further expansion occurred in 2001 when TES acquired the distribution rights to the Makino brand of equipment throughout the 3 state region.

Manufacturing technology has changed dramatically over the past 50 years. Our commitment to helping you to increase productivity and compete in a global marketplace remains unchanged. Today, with facilities in Cincinnati, Cleveland, Fort Wayne, and Indianapolis we can offer you the services that we set out to develop over 50 years ago. If you are considering the purchase of a new machine tool or a robotic work cell we hope that you will give us the opportunity to share our ideas. Please contact us for a productivity evaluation.