Welcome to SMW Autoblok

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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SMW Autoblok's International Locations

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Staff Directory

Gary downs
Gary Downs
President  
gdowns@smwautoblok.com 
Direct Line: 847-353-7724
Larry Robbins
Larry Robbins
Vice President of Sales  
lrobbins@smwautoblok.com 
Direct Line: 847-353-7223
Cell: 313-520-0737

 

Outside Sales

Kyle Zellman
Kyle Zellmann 
National Sales Manager  
kzellmann@smwautoblok.com 
Cell: 773-501-1755
Ron Bluhm
Ron Bluhm 
Regional Sales Manager  
bluhm@smwautoblok.com 
Cell: 312-420-2566
Coming Soon
Mick Lang 
Regional Sales Manager 
mlang@smwautoblok.com 
Cell: 918-691-0935
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Tom McKinney
 Regional Sales Manager
mckinney@smwautoblok.com
Cell: 832-330-5050
Dave Smets
Dave Smets
Regional Sales Manager
dsmets@smwautoblok.com
Cell: 630-202-3808
Larry Sulenski
Larry Sulenski 
Regional Sales Manager 
sulenski@smwautoblok.com
Cell: 313-617-9536
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Steve Williams
 Regional Sales Manager
sfwilliams@smwautoblok.com
Cell: 717-521-3223
Kris Zellman
Kris Zellmann
 Regional Sales Manager
kris@smwautoblok.com
Cell: 262-302-0448
Kyle Downs
Kyle Downs
Live Tooling Product Manager
kdowns@smwautoblok.com
Direct:  847-353-7227
Cell: 708-752-0067
   

Inside Sales

Walt Clarehout
Walt Claerhout
Operations Manager
walterc@smwautoblok.com 
Direct: 847-403-7280
Cell: 847-363-3715
Mike Wood
Mike Wood
Inside Sales Territory Coordinator
mwood@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7278
Dan Garza
Dan Garza
Sales Territory Coordinator
dgarza@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7270
Ellyn Coming Soon
Ellyn Kovalsky
Sales Territory Coordinator
ellynk@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-353-7228

Engineering

Ron Shibovich
Ron Shibovich
Director of Engineering
rshibovich@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-353-7222
Cell: 847-867-2187
Rob Martinez
Rob Martinez
Design Engineer
rmartinez@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7275
Shuan Thomas
Shaun Thomas
Engineering Manager
sthomas@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7276
Cell: 847-489-7830 

 

Chase Luckey
Chase Luckey
Design Engineer
gluckey@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7284

Accounting

Bill Yakubovich
Bill Yakubovich
Comptroller
bill@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7272
Cell:  414-378-4339
Claudia Marchetti
Claudia Marchetti
Accounting Coordinator
cmarchetti@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-403-7273
   

Service & Installation

Joe Gentile
Joe Gentile
Service Manager
jgentile@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 847-353-7226
Cell: 847-682-1431
     

Shipping & Receiving

Mario Arriaga
Mario Arriaga
Shipping & Receiving Coordinator
marioa@smwautoblok.com
Direct: 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.