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About Hill Engineering

Roll Forming and Metal Stamping Machinery and Solutions

Hill Engineering has been a leader in engineering and building metal forming and fabrication equipment for over 70 years. Hill Engineering specializes in providing unique alternatives to solve production problems, such as stamping dies, progressive dies, in-line punching dies, and cutoff die systems for roll forming, hydraulic die/press systems hydraulic tube cutoffs, rotary punching machines, or special machines (turnkey systems) to punch, swage, form, and notch roll formed parts or tubing. As the innovator in rotary and hydraulic punching technology in the roll forming industry, Hill Engineering is a full-service provider of tool and die making and special machine building. Our team is made up of sales engineers, design engineers, tool and die makers, and service technicians.

Hill Engineering offers a variety of rotary systems that suit a range of continuous pattern and high-speed applications such as building products and metal construction. Like any Hill Engineering equipment and tooling solution, Rotary Punching Systems are available as stand-alone machinery or integrated with existing lines, used machinery, or as part of a turnkey Formtek system.

Our History

With 70 years in the industry, Hill Engineering has enjoyed a storied history. Here’s a look at some of the key dates.

1950
One man, Maurice Hill, started the tool & die shop that would come to be known as Hill Engineering. Since then, Hill Engineering has expanded to 90 employees in two locations with a more focused approach on roll forming and stamping dies. From the very beginning Hill Engineering has designed and built standard stamping dies as well as flying dies and systems for the roll forming industry.
1981

Hill Engineering moves into the present location in Villa Park, IL.

1989
Hill Engineering opens a 6,000 square feet tool & die facility in Danville, KY.
1992
Hill Engineering doubles the size of the Villa Park, IL facility to the present 30,000 square feet.
1997

Mestek, Inc., a diversified manufacturer of innovative, high quality heating, ventilating and air-conditioning (HVAC) equipment, louvers, dampers and sunshades, metal-forming and fabricating machinery and vertically integrated software systems purchases 90% of Hill Engineering, Inc. Hill Engineering is a subsidiary of Formtek, Inc., which consists of the metal-forming & fabricating machinery group of Mestek, Inc.

2004
Mestek, Inc. purchases the last 10% of Hill Engineering stock making it a full subsidiary and combined with Yoder, Dahlstrom, Tishken, Lockformer, and B&K to create Formtek Metal Forming.

Danville, KY tool & die facility expanded to 14,000 square feet.

2007
Hill Tool and Die in Danville, KY closes its doors for the final time with all operations moved to Hill Engineering in Villa Park, IL.
2008
Mestek, Inc. spins off the Hill Engineering gasket product line and associated equipment to refocus on its core business product line of roll forming. In the fall of 2008, Hill Engineering moved to a new facility dedicated to provide high quality, competitive price dies and equipment for the roll forming industry.

Hill Engineering Solutions

Roll Forming

Hill Engineering has been a leader in engineering and building metal forming and fabrication equipment for over 70 years. Hill Engineering specializes in providing unique alternatives to solve production problems, such as stamping dies, progressive dies, in-line punching dies, and cutoff die systems for roll forming, hydraulic die/press systems hydraulic tube cutoffs, rotary punching machines, and much more. Learn more

Flexible Fabrication Solutions

From stamping, progressive, and in-line punching dies to specialized systems to cut, punch, swage, form, and notch roll formed parts or tubing, designing and manufacturing flexible fabrication equipment has been a focus for Hill Engineering since the beginning. As the innovator in rotary and hydraulic punching technology in the roll forming industry, our machinery can help you reduce operational costs while improving your through-put and quality. Learn more

Metal Stamping

Hill Engineering is best know for its industry-leading metal stamping solutions and equipment. We’ve set the standard for unique alternatives to solve production problems, such as stamping dies, progressive dies, in-line punching dies, and cutoff die systems for roll forming, hydraulic die/press systems hydraulic tube cutoffs, rotary punching machines, or special machines (turnkey systems) to punch, swage, form, and notch roll formed parts or tubing. Learn more

Our Industries

Hill Engineering has been developing roll forming, flexible fabrication, and metal stamping solutions for a wide range of industries since the World War II. From strut framing channel to cable tray to rotary punching and much more, our solutions have been used in applications from aerospace and agriculture to heavy truck and trailer to industrial manufacturing and more.

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