History Of Mayville Die & Tool
1935 - The Mayville Die and Tool Company was started in Mayville by Carl and Andrew Johnson. The company did large forging die sinking work. One of their first major customers was the Ladish Company of Milwaukee. It is thought that the company started in a shack at the present sight of Mayville Metal and then moved the old Dorst Building on Commerce Street. One of the first employees, July, 1935, was George Olson Sr.
1937 - MD&T moved it's operations from its first quarters on Commerce Street into the old Round House. The City of Mayville provided a concrete floor, machinery pits heating and electric light. During the early years Carl & Andy Johnson hired an office secretary by the name of Carl Olson.
1942 - The City of Mayville sold 20 acres of land to MD&T including a building used by the city as a warehouse (Still there) and a structure used by Mayville Shoe Corp. The old Cast House was being repaired to expand for an avalanche of defense work.
1943/45 - WW II work included link dies for tank tracks - 5 sets per week, connecting rods for aircraft engines, crankshafts for jeeps, etc. Other items were cannon mounting brackets, landing hooks for Navy planes landing on aircraft carriers, parachute buckle, etc.
1945 - MD&T employees joined the International Die Sinkers' Conference.
1946 - The Johnson family sold MD&T to a group of investors.
1947 - The company was sold to the the Resnick family of Milwaukee.Carl Olson remained as manager. The Resnicks were not resident owners.
1965 - Second generation Resnick takes over when first generation Resnick dies, again as a Non-resident owner.
1969 - Carl Olson's nephew, George Jr. joined the company.
1977 - George Olson Jr. becomes Manager
1980 - A major addition was added including a 25 ton crane and new, modern machines.
1992 - Dick Resnick, the second generation Resnick owner unexpectedly passed away.
Widow Clarice Resnick and son Bruce and daughter Dana decided they did not
want to continue to own the company and contracted with a broker
1994- In January the employees asked the Resnicks if they could enter into direct negotiations for purchase, were
given approval and formed their own group under the leadership of Bumpy Schafer and Gary Metke.
With the assistance of their union's legal council, Garvey and Bauer of Madison, they began work negotiating and searching for financing.
The Resnicks and the employees came to a basic agreement to sell in May.
1994 - November the sale was closed. Twenty one people working at Mayville Die & Tool now were owners.
2011 – Precision Castparts Company (PCC) purchased Mayville Die and Tool Inc. Mayville Die & Tool is now managed by the Wyman Gordon division of PCC.