Harvey Performance Company History
Jan 1985
Harvey Tool Company Founded
Harvey Tool Company is founded by John Harvey, who sought an opportunity to bring niche products to an untapped cutting tool market.
Oct 1990
First Harvey Tool Company Catalog
Harvey Tool’s 1st catalog, an 8-page pamphlet featuring 64 ready-to-ship tools, is released.
Oct 1990
Mar 2001
Helical Solutions Founded
Helical Solutions is founded by Dave McCulloch with 3 employees. Operations begin in a 5,000 square foot facility in Saco, Maine.
Jan 2002
Harvey Tool Partners With Distributors
Harvey Tool Company makes a strategic decision to eliminate selling direct to end-user accounts and focuses resources on building deeper relationships with distributor partners across the US & Canada. Authorized Harvey Tool Distributors provide stronger end-user onsite support and are utilized as an extension to the Harvey Tool Sales Team.
Jan 2002
Jan 2003
Helical Expands To New Facility
Helical Solutions triples their number of employees and outgrows their facility after only 2 years. They relocate to an 11,000 square foot location in Gorham, Maine, and begin manufacturing high performance carbide end mills.
Mar 2007
Helical Releases 1st Catalog
Helical introduces its first catalog featuring a full-line of stocked tooling.
Mar 2007
Jul 2007
Peter Jenkins Purchases Harvey Tool
Peter Jenkins, a manufacturing consulting expert and financial leader, purchases Harvey Tool Company after serving as President for three years.
Jun 2008
Helical Solutions Becomes 1st Safe-Lock™ Licensee
Helical Solutions becomes the first Haimer Safe-Lock™ licensee, allowing them to offer customers an added Safe-Lock™ shank configuration to any standard or custom tool.
Jun 2008
Jan 2010
Helical Solutions Expands Their Manufacturing Capabilities
Helical Solutions breaks ground on a 10,000 square foot addition to their building, doubling their manufacturing capabilities. The company exceeds 35 employees.Mar 2015
Harvey Tool Celebrates 30th Anniversary
Harvey Tool Company celebrates its 30th Anniversary by releasing a 268-page catalog containing over 12,000 tools.
Mar 2015
Aug 2015
Harvey Tool Company Acquires Helical Solutions
Harvey Tool Company acquires Helical Solutions and begins combining the product performance and technical expertise of both organizations.
Aug 2016
Helical Recognized at Boeing Industry Challenge II
Helical Solutions earns an “Exceeding Expectations” recognition at the 2015 Boeing Industry Challenge II, a multi-month invitational tournament meant to gauge the world’s strongest and highest-performing milling tools.Aug 2016
Oct 2016
Helical Expand CNC Manufacturing Capacity by 40%
Helical Solutions breaks ground on a facility renovation creating 40 percent additional CNC manufacturing capacity.
May 2017
Harvey Performance Company
Harvey Performance, the parent company of the Harvey Tool and Helical Solutions brands, is launched in an effort to streamline communications and better support its customers and business partners.
May 2017
Jan 2018
Harvey Performance Company Introduces Machining Advisor Pro™
Harvey Performance Company introduces Machining Advisor Pro™ (MAP), a tool designed to quickly, seamlessly, and accurately deliver recommended running parameters to machinists. MAP is the new and improved version of the Milling Advisor™ software.
January 2019
Harvey Performance Company Acquires Micro 100
Harvey Performance Company acquires Micro 100, adding their turning tool expertise to the Harvey Performance Family
January 2019
October 2020
Harvey Performance Company Opens New 79,000-Square-Foot Manufacturing Plant in Gorham
Harvey Performance Company opens 79,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Gorham, Maine, to support the tremendous growth and product demand its brands continue to experience.
December 2020
Harvey Performance Company Acquires Titan USA
Harvey Performance Company acquires Titan USA, adding their high-value tooling solutions and best-in-class coating operation to the Harvey Performance Family of brands.
December 2020
September 2021
Harvey Performance Company Acquires CoreHog
Harvey Performance Company acquires CoreHog, adding their specialized composite and honeycomb tooling to the Harvey Performance Company family of brands.