Bourn & Koch, Inc. was started in 1975. We proudly celebrate 40-plus years of American-Made machine tool manufacturing in Rockford, Illinois.
Our Mission: We provide innovative manufacturing solutions.
Our Values: Teamwork, integrity, quality, learning, innovation, respect, trust, loyalty, customer solutions, accountability
Our Vision: Bourn & Koch is a primary provider of value-added solutions requiring automated material removal technology for gear manufacturing, vertical turning, milling, boring and grinding applications in the manufacturing community. Through continuous improvement practices and the development of Bourn & Koch personnel machine tool expertise, Bourn & Koch will drive product innovation and operating efficiencies to meet and exceed customer expectations.
A Brief History
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1975 – Larry Bourn & Loyd Koch, engineers working for Sundstrand Machine Tool, open the doors as a small machine tool rebuilder with an emphasis on specialty machines and remanufacturing and retrofitting.
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1984 – Bourn & Koch purchases the old Rockford Machine Tool building, in preparation for expanding business.
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1985 – Bourn & Koch purchased the assets of Barber Colman Company, Machine Tool Division and began making its mark on the gear manufacturing machine industry.
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1998 – Bourn & Koch purchased the assets of Reed Chatwood.
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2002 – Bourn & Koch purchased the assets of Roto-Technology, to complement our gear products.
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2002 – Bourn & Koch purchased the assets of Fellows and Jones & Lamson.
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2004 – Bourn & Koch purchased the assets of DeVlieg-Bullard, acquiring not only Devlieg and Bullard but also OEM rights to notable machine tool manufacturers such as Blanchard, Mattison, Motch, Springfield and American Tool Works.
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2011 – Bourn & Koch develops the VBX Modular Platform of machine tools, engineering, designing and building a gear shaper, vertical grinder, and vertical turret lathe around common core components.
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2014 – Bourn & Koch acquires King Machine Tool, providing service for their American-made vertical turret lathes and boring mills.
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2016 – Bourn & Koch acquires Diamond Technology Innovations, Inc. (dti), a leader in the manufacture of waterjet cutting orifices and cutting heads.
- Present – Bourn & Koch continues the legacy of American-Made machine tool excellence by combining the most well-known names in the history of industrial machining and today’s latest technology.
