Detroit Tool Metal Products is consolidating to one central facility located in Lebanon, MO, and closing its site in Ft. Madison, IA, by the end of 2009. Key management and staff will be offered relocation and important tools and equipment will be transferred.

Consolidation is taking place to cut costs, improve customer service, and make the company more competitive in the economic downturn. Additionally, an engineering center is being created in Lebanon where the company plans to improve design capacity to better launch new products. The new center will have responsibility for tooling design, product improvement, improved manufacturing processes, product qualification, and new product design.

President and CEO of DTMP Steve Westfall alluded that the decision wasn't an easy one. “But with the pressures of this challenging economy, it became clear that a change was necessary.”

“A centralized company with new engineering design capabilities will provide better quality and delivery and ultimately a more competitive cost structure for DTMP. We have always believed that what sets us apart is our ability to bring it all together. This is true now more than ever, and it is something that few other companies in this business can offer.”