Current and prospective customers, small or large companies – those who are trying to make something. If you need manufacturing help, you call us to ensure you’re making it better, faster, and more cost-effectively to make you more competitive.We believe our employees are our first customers. Each is critical to achieving success and will be treated with respect and encouragement to do what is best to inspire loyal customers.1968 was the year that changed America, but it was also the year that Productivity was born. Productivity’s name is no accident – it was chosen to represent the idea that the company provides products and services that will increase productivity in the manufacturing workplace. Today, Productivity prides itself on being a foremost expert and supplier of everything for the manufacturing industry in the Upper Midwest and Rocky Mountain states.Productivity Inc. opened its doors in Minneapolis, MN, in October 1968. The first machine tool line represented was Pratt and Whitney, based in Hartford, Connecticut. Previous locations included a basement and an office that was once mistaken for a barbershop. At the helm was Dan Stenoien, an area businessman with a unique business model for the machine tool sales industry at the time—a 1-to-1 ratio of sales and service.By the end of the 1980s, Productivity had moved several times. Even amidst the upheaval of moving, Productivity still saw expansion, which included the creation of a Turnkey department.Productivity held its first Oktoberfest Tool Show. This was a means to showcase new equipment, accessories, and other innovations while in a fun-filled atmosphere inspired by a German-themed Oktoberfest with the usual music and food fare.The current logo was chosen in 1982. The swoosh part represents “increasing” – like on many dials (as in your car for more volume or more heat). The red center part with the three sections, areas of emphasis as shown together, implies movement or action. Separately, they represent the three words on our business cards –sales, service, engineering.More growth marked the 1990s with the creation of Applied CIM Technologies (ACT) from Productivity’s CAD/CAM division, Productivity Quality from the Metrology department, and the birth of Productivity Robotics. The Die Mold or Micro Machining department was also created.In 1995, Productivity’s Materials Management Integrated Systems (now called Advanced Supply) division was born with its first customer. This department works directly with integrated supply customers to reduce transactional costs when purchasing tooling and supplies.To address the trade, sale, liquidation, and appraisal of quality used metalworking equipment, Productivity created the Machinesused.com division.To accommodate the growing needs of its business, Productivity expanded its facility in Plymouth. This update included a new building, expansion of offices in the adjacent building, and renovation of the current facility. The expansion gave Productivity the ability to have more machines on the showroom floor for display and demonstrations, house a rotary table repair bay, and provide more room for its growing Tooling & Accessories, Machinesused.com, and Robotics and Automation divisions.Productivity, they offered Tooling, Machine Tools, and support to the manufacturing community of Utah, Colorado, Wyoming, and New Mexico with a motto of “We service what we sell”. By the year 2000, they had grown into one of the largest machine tool dealers in the mountain states. This partnership with Moncktons Machine Tools enabled Productivity to expand its name and reputation into the Rocky Mountain region.