After several years of producing pressbrakes, Ted Hilton founded the Accurpress brand in 1973. The AccurShear was added to the product lineup in 1976 and since then the Accurpress brand has become the number one selling Pressbrake brand in North America, with over 20,000 units in operation nation-wide. Accurpress's success is due to the values it was built on - being strong on service and striving to deliver the best value to our customers.
Accurpress first began selling machinery into China in 1988, which the first machines going to the Nanjing Power Company. In 2004, Accurpress International president Tim Hilton, launched a production facility in Shanghai, China with the goal of servicing the international and Chinese markets. Since then, there are over 3500 machines in operation across China and South East Asia.
Accurpress International was formed from the long standing relationship between Tim Hilton and Michael Stratos. Michael was one of the founders of Laser Safe Press brake safety systems and has unparalleled technical and service experience. This partnership gives Accurpress the ability to deliver World Class machinery with World Class support to match.