Dayton Rogers

Our story begins in the 1920s, when Dayton A. Rogers first conceived his vision of shortening manufacturing processes on conventional tool and die methods.

As a University of Minnesota Engineering Instructor, Dayton tasked his students with building an outboard motor – and put the wheels in motion for pioneering an industry, and growing it through unrivaled standards of quality and service.

In 1929, Dayton Rogers Manufacturing Company was formed. 'Short Run Metal Stamping' was off and running, and the business of metal manufacturing was altered forever.

By producing small quantities of stamped or pressed metal forms  - at a fraction of standard costs - Dayton Rogers made improvements, inventions and production efficiencies accessible and affordable to engineers, innovators and artisans alike.

From humble beginnings came early success - including the dial up toaster, the dry mounting press, and intricate Kodak typewriter tooling. Dayton Rogers began to grow.

A WWI veteran, Dayton contributed to the WWII victory by manufacturing integral parts for both air and ground efforts. To this day, Dayton Rogers Manufacturing proudly provides superior components to our military and aerospace industries – as well as medical, industrial, energy and everything in between. Our philosophy is, and always will be – your ideas and our capabilities know no boundaries. From toasters to satellites.

As an educator, Rogers never lost sight of his basic tenets of continuous advancements and sharing that knowledge with his peers in engineering and industry. Rogers' core convictions and pioneering spirit continued throughout his career, and are still reflected in the company today.

Dayton Rogers are experts in sheet metal fabrication. Metal stamping, rapid prototyping, precision metal forming and mechanical assemblies are our specialties. But we want to be more than your precision metal forming company  we want to be your partner. We offer solutions to save you time and improve your bottom line.