About Us

About Us

Timeline

2019
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1945

A mainstay of the northeast Ohio manufacturing community for 70 years, Profile Grinding was founded by Henry Homer in 1945 as a centerless grinding shop. He grew the business by becoming a trusted source of precision-machined components, while providing exceptional service and timely deliveries.
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1954

Originally incorporated as Profile Centerless Grinding, the company was re-branded in 1954 as Profile Grinding, Inc. to reflect its expanding range of precision-grinding services.
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1996

More recently, in 1996 the company added its first Swiss turning machine and began partnerships with material treatment specialists to offer machined and manufactured complete components, streamlining the supply chain
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2002

CNC turning centers, CNC milling machines, and CNC grinding machines have been added since 2002, further expanding our machining capabilities.
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Today

Today, the fourth generation of the Homer family leads the way, holding fast to the heritage of quality workmanship, customer focus, and personal integrity that has defined Profile from the start. The collective experience of Profile’s engineering and manufacturing teams provide continuous improvements in product manufacturability and efficiency, giving each and every customer advantages they can build on.
1st Open House in 1945 (Henry Homer, far left)
The original shop and crew of Profile Centerless Grinding