: I visited the Pro-Tools facility ( Pics )


billyji
08-20-2006, 08:48 AM
Being a Pro-Tools Dealer and Vendor on the Pirate Bullentin Board for several years I wanted to see the facility. WOW This place is unreal. It is one of those places you can litterly eat off the floor. The pride and workmanship is awesome. Here are some of the pictures. I hope you enjoy them.

The front and side of Pro-Tools from the street.

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Diffferent stages of making the die.

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Orders lined up and ready to be packed and shipped.

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Bryan my wholesaler at Pro-Tools at his desk.

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The 105 and the 105sb in the show room.

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The visit was great. It was nice to put faces with the names of all the folks I talk to on the phone. What great bunch of Floridians !!!

Mike Green -- Billyji




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cebby
08-20-2006, 11:15 AM
Cool! I love seeing behind the scenes! Thanks!

jstandle
08-20-2006, 01:20 PM
Do they actually use that whole building? Seems huge for their size of operation.

PhantomEB
08-20-2006, 04:12 PM
Yup I definitely know where my bender is coming from... now I wonder if I ever get my ass down to Florida, will I get a tour too?

billyji
08-20-2006, 05:56 PM
Do they actually use that whole building? Seems huge for their size of operation.


Oh Yeah that building is filled from an office in the front to the welders in the rear.

http://www.jeeps-offroad.com/mike/pro-tools/DSC00227.JPG

Mike Green -- billyji

billyji
08-20-2006, 06:00 PM
Yup I definitely know where my bender is coming from... now I wonder if I ever get my ass down to Florida, will I get a tour too?

You will love the bender and the facility. Theres a ton of stuff to do in that area !!!

Mike Green -- Billyji

Gabe88
08-20-2006, 11:14 PM
Hell I got to go into Sioux tools (snap on sub company) and yeah.... This is a nice shop shown but wow! The shop is three times the size of this one posted and the office space is probably half the office space also.

Sioux tools has it all...


I have got to get a bender and some free tools from my uncle now....

jstandle
08-20-2006, 11:28 PM
Hell I got to go into Sioux tools (snap on sub company) and yeah.... This is a nice shop shown but wow! The shop is three times the size of this one posted and the office space is probably half the office space also.

Sioux tools has it all...


I have got to get a bender and some free tools from my uncle now....

Are you trying to turn this into Penis Wars? He didn't say it was the biggest, bad ass shop ever known to man.

fabcam
08-20-2006, 11:33 PM
Hell I got to go into Sioux tools (snap on sub company) and yeah.... This is a nice shop shown but wow! The shop is three times the size of this one posted and the office space is probably half the office space also.

Sioux tools has it all...


I have got to get a bender and some free tools from my uncle now....

Huh?

fabcam
08-20-2006, 11:38 PM
Mike,

I, like you, waited way too long to visit the facility. I got my chance for the tour last December. Their facility and personal we both very impressive. Both Brian and Jim bend over backwards taking care of the customer.

One shot you missed was the new smaller facility across the parking lot. Have they started using that yet? They had just finished the slab and were putting up side walls.

90Beater
08-20-2006, 11:39 PM
Nice pics Mike. It's pretty cool to see where my bender was made.

Gabe88
08-21-2006, 08:09 AM
O I know he didn't say that its the most impresive shop. Hell the sioux tools, I'm sure, isn't the biggest shop in this country.

No I like that pics and its cool to see what each company actually works out of to get a good idea of what conditions your tools/products are being made at.

shelljeep
08-21-2006, 08:48 AM
Wow, nice place. Makes me wanna go clean my garage.:D

billyji
08-21-2006, 10:39 AM
Mike,
I, like you, waited way too long to visit the facility. I got my chance for the tour last December. Their facility and personal we both very impressive. Both Brian and Jim bend over backwards taking care of the customer.
One shot you missed was the new smaller facility across the parking lot. Have they started using that yet? They had just finished the slab and were putting up side walls.


Although I work with Bryan on all my orders I do get the pleasure of talking to Jim every once and while. They are both great guys. I am very impressed with eveyone there.
It is awesome that they have out grown this building.
Yeah they have been using the new shop for about 6 months. That is where the new palsma cutter sits along with all the raw steel that comes in.

I am glad you recovered from your illness whlie you were there !

Heres a couple more shots

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Somebody is about to get their order in a few days

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Mike Green -- Billyji

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fabcam
08-21-2006, 11:32 AM
Although I am glad you recovered from your illness whlie you were there !

Don't remember being sick. I was down there for the Performance Racing Industry (PRI) Show.

Dangle
08-21-2006, 02:20 PM
Somebody is about to get their order in a few days

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Mike Green -- Billyji

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That would be me...Thanks again Mike for the great customer service. I recieved my orders today. Very fast. I would def. recommend Mike to anyone in the market for a bender. Thanks again

BrettM
08-24-2006, 02:48 PM
do they make anything besides the products listed on their site? (http://www.pro-tools.com/) Like another company under the same ownership and same roof?

I wouldn't have guessed they are that big of an operation... I guess there are a lot more tubes being bent out there than I thought...

billyji
08-29-2006, 09:30 AM
do they make anything besides the products listed on their site? (http://www.pro-tools.com/) Like another company under the same ownership and same roof?

I wouldn't have guessed they are that big of an operation... I guess there are a lot more tubes being bent out there than I thought...

No the facility is used for the benders (105,105hd,105sb) then all equipmnet to go with it. Stands,Die,Degree Ring etc along with Knothcers,Large Radius Benders.
Thye purchase a few of the other items like the Ercolinas and Sheet Metal Brakes

Mike Green -- billyji