Weldon Tool
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Carl A. Bergstrom founded the Weldon Tool Company nearly a century ago in February 1918. The original company was a two-man shop, located in a loft atop the old Blackstone Building in downtown Cleveland, Ohio.
Bergstrom embodied Weldon’s values. He was dedicated to his craft, and to quality. At the same time he embraced innovation. Carl was one of the first to recognize that a straight-fluted end mill was not the best geometry for metal removal, so he developed the first helical end mill. This end mill had 30 degree flutes. However, in order to overcome the “pull out force” that the helical flute generated, Bergstrom had to modify the shanks.
This led to another industry leading innovation, the Weldon Flat or Weldon Shank.
The design and specification of the Weldon Flat is still accepted today as an industry standard.
Weldon has contributed a number of innovations to the cutting tool industry; the Weldon Zero Flute Countersink, the Weldon Crest Kut in high speed steel and Weldon’s Tri-Power, solid carbide, end mill for aluminum.
Along the way, it has also changed location from Cleveland, Ohio to Valley View, Ohio and for over a decade now co-located with Brubaker Tool in Millersburg, PA. Locations have changed, tools have changed and manufacturing techniques have changed. However, these things have remained constant; our dedication to traditional values of craftsmanship and quality, and our commitment to innovation and technology.
Bergstrom embodied Weldon’s values. He was dedicated to his craft, and to quality. At the same time he embraced innovation. Carl was one of the first to recognize that a straight-fluted end mill was not the best geometry for metal removal, so he developed the first helical end mill. This end mill had 30 degree flutes. However, in order to overcome the “pull out force” that the helical flute generated, Bergstrom had to modify the shanks.
This led to another industry leading innovation, the Weldon Flat or Weldon Shank.
The design and specification of the Weldon Flat is still accepted today as an industry standard.
Weldon has contributed a number of innovations to the cutting tool industry; the Weldon Zero Flute Countersink, the Weldon Crest Kut in high speed steel and Weldon’s Tri-Power, solid carbide, end mill for aluminum.
Along the way, it has also changed location from Cleveland, Ohio to Valley View, Ohio and for over a decade now co-located with Brubaker Tool in Millersburg, PA. Locations have changed, tools have changed and manufacturing techniques have changed. However, these things have remained constant; our dedication to traditional values of craftsmanship and quality, and our commitment to innovation and technology.
