About Us
Venango Machine Company is the world's largest and oldest exclusive platen manufacturer.
Since 1954, we've developed leading-edge technology that has set the stage for critical advancements in the rubber, laminating, plywood and particleboard industries.
Our versatile production capabilities allow us to cater to your specific requirements and, most important, your individual needs.
Whether you require platens only, electrically heated platens complete with control panels, solid state, sophisticated, simple on-off controls or you simply prefer assistance in selecting, sizing and purchasing heat transfer systems or steam generators (large or small), Venango Machine Company does it all.
In fact, we've invested in specialized machinery and equipment to ensure our platens remain on the leading-edge of product design and development:
- Gun Drills—Capable of drilling mild steel, stainless steel, and most alloys with depth limit of 10' with diameters of 1/4" to 1 1/2"
- CNC horizontal boring mills
- Planer mills (side & rail heads)
- Horizontal deep hole drilling machine
- Wire feed and stick electrode welders
- Large blanchard & precision grinders
- Hydrostatic testing facilities
- Trucks and handling facilities
Markets Served
Rubber Products
- O-rings
- Seals
- Gaskets
- Automotive goods
- Oil well blowout devices
- Tires
Leisure Products
- Golf balls
- Tennis balls
- Racquetball molds
- Skateboards
- Golf club grips
- Surfboards
Plastics
- Aircraft canopies and parts
- Aerospace components
Laminates
- Printed circuit boards
- Decorative laminates
- Bowling alley lanes
Wood products
- Particleboard
- Plywood
- Laminates
Customer Experience
- Most domestic press manufacturers
- Callaway Golf
- Titleist Golf
- Cooper Tire & Rubber
- Goodyear Tire & Rubber
- Freudenberg, NOK
- Minnesota Mining & Manufacturing
- Alcoa Corp, Inc.
- Formica Corporation
- Armstrong World Industries
- United States Navy/Air Force