In January of 1975, Miniature Tool & Die, Inc. bought an existing machine shop, Layson Machine, which was located at 100 Grove Street in Worcester, Massachusetts. Layson Machine had an EDM (Electrical Discharge Machine) that was the determining factor for the acquisition. This EDM machine was one of the very few in this area at the time. EDM was in its infancy but the potential was bright. This type of machining was not an easy sell and business was not too brisk in the mid ’70s.