About SMW Autoblok
- About Us
- Our Team
- Services
Autoblok Corporation was established in 1981 as a subsidiary of Autoblok of Italy, the largest power chuck manufacturer in Europe. Since 1942, Autoblok has been at the forefront of engineering and manufacturing state-of-the-art workholding, clamping and tooling solutions. The global corporate organization is dedicated to QUALITY, PRICE, TECHNICAL SUPPORT and CUSTOMER SERVICE. Our products are manufactured to the most demanding standards in the world, yet priced competitively to those products of lesser performance. Autoblok has achieved sustained global growth by providing a superior level of customer service and technical support for our application driven product line.
In 1993, Autoblok acquired SMW of Germany. The combination of these two premier manufacturing entities resulted in the most extensive product line of high quality workholding devices in the world. Now available exclusively through its subsidiaries, reps and distributors, SMW AUTOBLOK customers are ensured a consistent, single source of superior product performance, support and service.

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Staff Directory
![]() Gary Downs President gdowns@smwautoblok.com Direct Line: 847-353-7724 |
![]() Larry Robbins Vice President of Sales lrobbins@smwautoblok.com Direct Line: 847-353-7223Cell: 313-520-0737 |
Outside Sales
![]() Kyle Zellmann National Sales Manager kzellmann@smwautoblok.com Cell: 773-501-1755 |
![]() Ron Bluhm Regional Sales Manager bluhm@smwautoblok.com Cell: 312-420-2566 |
![]() Mick Lang Regional Sales Manager mlang@smwautoblok.com Cell: 918-691-0935 |
![]() Tom McKinney Regional Sales Manager mckinney@smwautoblok.com Cell: 832-330-5050 |
Dave Smets Regional Sales Manager dsmets@smwautoblok.com Cell: 630-202-3808 |
![]() Larry Sulenski Regional Sales Manager sulenski@smwautoblok.com Cell: 313-617-9536 |
![]() Steve Williams Regional Sales Manager sfwilliams@smwautoblok.com Cell: 717-521-3223 |
Kris Zellmann Regional Sales Manager kris@smwautoblok.com Cell: 262-302-0448 |
![]() Kyle Downs Live Tooling Product Manager kdowns@smwautoblok.com Direct: 847-353-7227Cell: 708-752-0067 |
Inside Sales
![]() Walt ClaerhoutOperations Managerwalterc@smwautoblok.com Direct: 847-403-7280Cell: 847-363-3715 |
![]() Mike WoodInside Sales Territory Coordinatormwood@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7278 |
![]() Dan GarzaSales Territory Coordinatordgarza@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7270 |
![]() Ellyn KovalskySales Territory Coordinatorellynk@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-353-7228 |
Engineering
Ron ShibovichDirector of Engineeringrshibovich@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-353-7222Cell: 847-867-2187 |
Rob MartinezDesign Engineerrmartinez@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7275 |
![]() Shaun ThomasEngineering Managersthomas@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7276Cell: 847-489-7830
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Chase LuckeyDesign Engineergluckey@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7284 |
Accounting
Bill YakubovichComptrollerbill@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7272Cell: 414-378-4339 |
![]() Claudia MarchettiAccounting Coordinatorcmarchetti@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-403-7273 |
Service & Installation
![]() Joe GentileService Managerjgentile@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-353-7226Cell: 847-682-1431 |
Shipping & Receiving
![]() Mario ArriagaShipping & Receiving Coordinatormarioa@smwautoblok.comDirect: 847-353-7229 |
Full Lineup – Full Support
The highest quality, most comprehensive lineup of Chucks, Live Tools and Steady Rests is only the start of what we provide.
ENGINEERING: Give us your part, and our dedicated engineering team will provide the ideal solution for your unique application. Our highly trained engineering team has the in-depth product knowledge and experience to make your application productive and profitable.
SERVICE: From phone support to replacement parts to onsite service, SMW Autoblok has you covered. Our knowledgeable team is backed by an impressive inventory of spare parts to make sure that your machines stay running in top form.
INSTALLATION: Our factory-trained field service engineers will install it right the first time, every time. Whether you need one chuck retrofitted to an older machine or dozens of chucks installed on a brand new line, trust SMW Autoblok’s engineers for the job.














