Kinefac® was founded in 1962 to develop cylindrical die thread rolling machines. In the years since, it has become a world class developer and manufacturer of specialized metal forming, metalworking and processing equipment. Today the Kinefac Division products are sold worldwide. Initially, its patented Kine-Roller® thread rolling machines and Kine-Form® dies were used to produce fasteners for the U.S. market. As the automotive industry moved toward cold formed and near net shaped shafts for steering, starters, alternators, wipers, power windows and seat adjusters it applied its rolling capabilities to this market. To provide blanks for these shafts it developed its patented Kine-Turn® center drive lathes. As use of hollow shafts grew they introduced the advanced Kine-Xtrude® CNC metal extrusion machines.