About us

ATD ENGINEERING & MACHINE

At ATD, we design, test, and build highly engineered components and custom equipment for a multitude of industries to include automotive, agriculture, transportation, marine, iron foundries, and machining facilities. Our Proven solutions, expertise of our specialists, comprehensive product portfolio, and attention to customer satisfaction has resulted in us running a successful global business!

MISSION

• We will grow our business by satisfying customers.

• We will operate a lean, reliable organization staffed with industry professionals.

• We will continually work to be the preferred equipment manufacturing source that will deliver on time, every time, at a globally competitive overall value to our customers.

HISTORY

In 1956, Mr. Lisle E. Southward, Mr. Ellis W Southward, and Mr. Warren E. Keefer began SSK Engineering Company with the goal of engineering and providing tool and die equipment from their facility in Au Gres, MI.  They officially became a Michigan Corporation in 1961.

In 1975, under the guidance of Mr. Ray Witt, Cast Metal Industries, CMI International’s forerunner, acquired a controlling interest in SSK Engineering Company and in 1976 acquired the remaining percentage of the stock.

In 1982, SSK Engineering Company was placed under the Foundry Division of CMI.  SSK management established four main areas of concentrated efforts:

• Engineering, designing, and building new specialized equipment.

• Refurbishing and renewing old equipment, and upgrading and/or modifying existing or used equipment to meet the required process parameters.

• Engineering, designing, and fabricating heavy weldments.

• Engineering and detailing components, developing specifications, and manufacturing replacement or spare parts.

In August 1984, SSK Engineering, Inc. Acquired Seaton Engineering of Ann Arbor, Michigan, thus changing the company name to Seaton-SSK Engineering, Inc.  They specialized in automatic pouring and related equipment.  This acquisition provided Seaton-SSK Engineering with the capability of being a “Total Foundry Equipment Supplier”. 

On June 12, 1990, Seaton-SSK Engineering, Inc. Changed its name to CMI Equipment & Engineering, Inc. The name change was motivated by the widely known name of CMI in the foundry industry.  To fall under the “CMI umbrella” was a great advantage from a marketing standpoint.  The name described the equipment services the company provided as well. 

On February 2, 1999, Hayes Lemmerz International Inc. Acquired most of the CMI International divisions and the company became Hayes Lemmerz Equipment & Engineering Inc. The operation and staff remained the same.  Later that year, another equipment division within the company occured when PCA Process Control Automation was merged with Hayes Lemmerz Equipment & Engineering. 

In July of 2005, Hayes Lemmerz International Inc announced the sale of its wholly owned equipment and engineering subsidiary to Todd G. Carlson and Daniel D. Minor.  Minor began his career at CMI in the early 80s.  The company name was changed back to CMI Equipment & Engineering. 

In March of 2009, Cadillac Casting purchased CMI Equipment & Engineering.  The name was changed to ATD Engineering & Machine.  This highlights the broadened capabilities to include (Automation, Testing, and Design = ATD). 

As equipment needs for producing highly engineered components for the automotive, agricultural, transportation, and marine industries have grown, we’ve expanded our support to include advanced aluminum and iron foundries as well as machining facilities.  We design and build custom industrial equipment for non-foundry industries as well.  Our machine design expertise, along with the most comprehensive range of products and services, makes us the leading source for custom industrial equipment.  

Proven solutions, the expertise of our specialists, a comprehensive product portfolio, and attention to customer needs have all resulted in our global business success.