Our history
2022
Pilot Precision
2020
Progress continues!
Palbit continues to increase its productive capacity and technological evolution, as well as the knowledge of its human resources. Investing in the expansion of its productive area by developing the Palbit Tech Center to provide its partners with all the information about tools.
2016
Palbit is to be congratulated for its 100 years!
Let 100 more come! 100 years of high precision hard metal tool production.
2010
The moment of change!
High investments in technology are made in the productive areas to increase their response in the production of high precision hard metal tools and continue responding to global challenges.
2005
We keep working hard.
We are presently selling worldwide through a network of distributors, agents and representation offices, with a team of highly qualified technicians.
2003
The strategy being developed.
We supply several industries such as automotive industries, Moulds & Die, Aerospace, General Metallurgy. We aim for the excellence on our product.
1952
New horizons.
The expertise allows us to increase other activities and the production of wear parts (Industrial Tools).
1941
A step toward the future.
Acquired by the SAPEC Group, expands mining operations to other mines of the group, increasing the Rock Tools business area for the production of mining drilling equipment and also the Cutting Tools.
1916
The beginning of our history!
PALBIT (Initially Minas e Metalurgia) begins operations to grant the exploitation of the Mines of lead sulfide of Palhal (Portugal) and for the production and trade of hard metal tools.
About us
Pilot Precision Products is the parent company of duMont Minute Man industrial broaches and Hassay Savage broaching tools. The company is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of Magafor and GMauvais USA products.
Eric Hagopian, owner and CEO, formed Pilot Precision Products in 2019. Pilot Precision Products traces its roots back to 1945 when the duMont Company began producing broaching tools. With multiple brands in the duMont portfolio, Eric purchased the company in 2016 after growing and selling his family’s aerospace and defense contract manufacturing firm. Eric then acquired Hassay Savage, a manufacturer of rotary and index broaching tools that also distributed Magafor and GMauvais products. Eric brings valuable end-user insight and experience to the company.
Pilot’s home base is located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, a Western MA community right off of Interstate 91, located about two hours from Boston and 10 minutes from the college towns of Amherst and Northampton.
Eric Hagopian, owner and CEO, formed Pilot Precision Products in 2019. Pilot Precision Products traces its roots back to 1945 when the duMont Company began producing broaching tools. With multiple brands in the duMont portfolio, Eric purchased the company in 2016 after growing and selling his family’s aerospace and defense contract manufacturing firm. Eric then acquired Hassay Savage, a manufacturer of rotary and index broaching tools that also distributed Magafor and GMauvais products. Eric brings valuable end-user insight and experience to the company.
Pilot’s home base is located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, a Western MA community right off of Interstate 91, located about two hours from Boston and 10 minutes from the college towns of Amherst and Northampton.
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Pilot Precision Products is the parent company of duMont Minute Man industrial broaches and Hassay Savage broaching tools. The company is also the exclusive U.S. distributor of Magafor and GMauvais USA products.
Pilot’s home base is located in South Deerfield, Massachusetts, a Western MA community right off of Interstate 91, located about two hours from Boston and 10 minutes from the college towns of Amherst and Northampton.
