In 2022, automotive supplier A.J. Rose celebrated 100 years of supplying stampings and assemblies, primarily to the automotive industry - a significant milestone to be sure. Coming in a close second: adding a huge 1375-ton servomechanical press to the shop floor, which the firm did late in the year, along with a massive coil line and transfer system. It's not often that we get to visit a centenarian metal stamping company, so walking press row at Cleveland, OH-area A.J. Rose Manufacturing Co. was a real treat for me. Founded by Czech immigrant Anton Rose in 1922 in a small Cleveland stamping shop, the company added a second location in the Cleveland suburb of Avon in 1996, which is the subject of this article.
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