ORT-E Overview

Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering, Inc. is located on a 42-acre site in Oak Ridge, TN, with over 120,000-sq. ft. under roof. We have 24,000 sq. ft. for Administrative and Engineering Offices, 56,000 sq. ft. for Machining, 20,000 sq. ft. for Fabrication, 10,000 sq. ft. for Receiving/Storage, 6,000 sq. ft. for Assembly and Test, and 4,000 sq. ft. for Inspection. The environment in each area is controlled for precise measurement, inspection, and verification.

Headquartered within 500 miles of 70 percent of the nation's industrial base, ORT-E is linked to the world through the most modern air, rail, barge, and interstate services available.

 

The area's concentration of major high-tech companies, ongoing research and development, and Oak Ridge National Laboratory further strengthens ORT-E's competitive advantage and greatly benefits its customers. The operation has access to a tremendous pool of talented engineers, scientists, and inventors, many of whom are on call to meet the needs of ORT-E's diverse international clientele.

Since 1962, ORT-E has continually grown and adapted to meet the ever-changing demands of its worldwide clients. Through its unique full-service approach—handling every detail from concept through completion — the company has built an unsurpassed reputation for precision, quality, and excellence. Our goal is to provide the highest quality precision tooling, machining, fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, and testing—on time, every time.

 

Mission Statement

Engineer and manufacture high precision and “delivery critical” special tooling, jigs, fixtures, mechanical equipment and short run production for the Aerospace, Defense, Energy, Automotive, and Commercial Markets.

Goal

Provide the highest quality precision tooling, machining, fabrication, engineering, manufacturing, and testing, on-time, every time.

Technicians install International Space Station hardware on stand-off assembly in ORT-E's state-of-the-art assembly area.

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Company History & Overview

Oak Ridge Tool & Die was founded in 1962 by Ben Mullins, Jay Cotter and Don Wilkin as a two-room machine shop. In 1967 Ben Mullins and Jay Cotter moved the company to a new 12,000 square foot facility in the Industrial Park of Oak 

Ridge and changed the corporate name to Oak Ridge Tool-Engineering, Inc. (ORT-E). After Mr. Cotter’s untimely death in 1970, Ben Mullins continued the business until his sons joined; Terry, in 1973 and Steve, in 1977. The addition of key management personnel has enabled ORT-E to expand to a facility that is over 100,000 square feet. 

Our core business is providing engineering and manufacturing services for custom tooling, components, and mechanical equipment. We have the privilege of serving the Aerospace, Defense,Medical, Architectural and Energy-related companies throughout the Nation and the World. Some programs we support include the Delta IV, TADS Apache, International Space Station, MEV Cyclotron, Spallation Neutron Source, High Flux Isotope Reactor, Gas Centrifuge and Decontamination of former DOE Nuclear Weapons Facilities.

In the fall of 2005 ORT-E upgraded to a new 104,000 square foot facility on 42.5 acres in Oak Ridge’s prestigious Commerce Park. We have Administrative and Engineering Offices, Machining, Fabrication, Receiving/Storage, Assembly/Test, and Inspection. At this new location, the environment in all areas is controlled for precise manufacturing, measurement and verification.