About Freeman
Manufacturing & Supply Co.

Who We Are & What We Do

Celebrating over 100 years of excellence, Freeman is the one-stop materials supplier to industries such as aerospace, automotive, foundry, prototyping, steel rule die, thermoforming, and more, that design, develop, and manufacture products to precise sizes and shapes. Our materials begin where the initial designs and software end and are used in nearly every stage until the very high production (usually metal) tooling investment is ready to be made.

What We Offer

With a team of highly-skilled and knowledgeable technical specialists and sales representatives, helpful customer service department, a comprehensive website and catalog, and 14 North American warehouses, Freeman is your one-stop-shop for everything you need for your specific project.

Today, we are proud to offer our new and improved members-only platform, Freeman 360°, where you can...

• View List Pricing
• View Contract Pricing (if applicable)
• Order Directly (no quotes)
• View Order Status
• Access Web Discounts
• Createa a “Favorites” List
• Track Shipping
• View Select Inventory
• View “Industry Pulse” Data

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Our History

Humble Beginnings In 1902, Bill Freeman resold excess shop materials to other foundry pattern shops in the Toledo, OH area. This side business was named Freeman Pattern Supply and moved to Toledo as a regional supplier.

Mid-Century Expansion In the 1960s, Freeman acquired several similar suppliers around the country and became the nation’s largest tooling material supplier to pattern shops. This enabled Freeman to serve the rapidly growing automotive and aerospace industries. Freeman then expanded into manufacturing with the acquisition of a specialty wax manufacturer in Cleveland, OH, officially becoming Freeman Manufacturing and Supply Company.

Building Partnerships & a New Headquarters In the 1980s, the tooling plastics manufacturing division developed and grew while an enduring partnership began with CIBA, later Huntsman Advanced Materials. In 1998, Freeman’s new facility in Avon, OH (near Cleveland) became its headquarters to this day. Since then, it has expanded to 150,000 sq. ft. in order to accommodate the growing staff and reliable stocking of products.

Geographical Growth & Major Acquisitions In the last 20 years, Freeman has expanded to 150,000 sq. ft. in order to accommodate the growing staff and reliable stocking of products and has added several warehouses and sales territories. Numerous companies have been acquired to expand the industries we serve and and product lines we carry. Epoxical: tooling board technologies and plastics manufacturing MF Composities: tooling and composite materials Kindt-Collins Co: pattern supply and specialty wax DuMatt: jewelry wax manufacturing PSC Global: die boards and steel rule die materials Marco Die Supplies: speciality plywood and steel rule die/converting materials   Freeman Today We now service our North American customers with twelve U.S. and two Canadian locations, as well as dozens of authorized distributors of our products both domestically and worldwide. While the traditional pattern shop supply business remains deeply at our core, Freeman is now also a major supplier to a much wider range of customers, including those that do automotive and aircraft tooling, modelmaking, rapid prototyping, jewelry manufacturing, vacuum forming, steel rule diemaking, high performance composites construction, injection molding, metal stamping, bronze art casting, and much more.

Our Locations

Branch Locations and Public Warehouses

Freeman has strategically placed satellite locations across North America with customer service representatives ready to help. Thousands of products are stocked at these locations as well as public warehouses to reduce your shipping costs.

Strategic & Effective Stocking

Freeman’s inventory staff constantly monitors sales and stocking data across the country to properly provide the right amount of products at each location.

Worldwide Shipping

Freeman ships orders all across the globe and has various international distributors available to supply customers with top-quality products.