Patrick Smith Email & Phone Number

United States

Hampton Products International manufactures and distributes a wide range of residential hardware, lighting and security products found in nearly every major home goods store in USA. Commando Lock is now part of the Hampton Products family of companies. As GM of Commando, my team continues the tradition of manufacturing in USA, with expanded support and.

Troy, Michigan

I founded Commando to create an American Made padlock based on the stamping and assembly technology my father invented at our die manufacturing company, Piece Maker. My background is in metal stamping of padlocks and electric motors for military, aerospace, automotive and appliances. Our tooling technology has been proven to produce existing products more.

395 Elmwood Drive, Troy, MI 49083 USA

Connected US manufacturers to compete for currently offshored production. Managed and direct industrial sourcing using US factories. Certifications to AMS, ASTM, MIL and automotive. http://www.micoating.com

9mm and 5.56 NATO rounds available in high volume. I created Commando Arms to further new technology in lead-free, frangible projectiles used in small arms ammunition. I continue to develop and test "green" ammunition for use by LE (Law Enforcement) and shooting enthusiasts. Lead-free, frangible ammunition is a requirement for LE indoor practice ranges.

Hazel Park, Michigan

I founded Michigan Plating in 2013 to supply Commando Lock with better plated parts than I was able to get locally. Since then, I have developed new RoHS compliant surface treatments for locks that are unique to Commando.Michigan Plating specialized in zinc, cadmium and zinc nickel. The company also performed shot blast/peening and sorting services. We.

I founded Interlock Die after the passing of my father in 2006. The company served to continue the padlock assembly technology we invented at our former company, Piece Maker. In 2009 the company was purchased by a division the Revstone group of companies, offering me the opportunity to manage multiple entities simultaneously. I continued to manage the.

Madison Heights, Michigan

Fourslides, Inc., one of 3 manufacturing operations I managed simultaneously, was a division of the Revstone group of companies that specialized not only in the production operations of its namesake but as an innovator in fastener design and production. The well known "Freddy Clip" series of stamped fasteners are in virtually every domestic vehicle.

Querétaro Area, Mexico

Laminaq, SA de CV was an electrical steel stamping, annealing and distribution company in Queretaro, Mexico. Operations included production stamping of custom motor laminations and standard transformer laminations with tooling built at my company, Piece Maker. The company serviced the needs of Mexican electrical appliance manufacturers throughout the.

Troy, Michigan

Our family business with lineage to 1946, Piece Maker in its earliest days as Commando Tool, was the oldest carbide lamination die manufacturer in North America. The company supplied Ford Motor Company with their very first carbide dies to produce starter motor laminations. I maintain the letter from 1948 congratulating my grandfather for the nearly 400%.