In December1962, Kenneth Fisher, the current owner of the company, was hired as a machinist. The business was incorporated in June 1966. In 1967, the business moved to its present location at 900 N. Lake Street, a 4,300-square foot facility.
In October 1973, Bert Stowers sold his shares to two of his sons (Keith and William Stowers) and to two other key employees (Kenneth Fisher and Alfred Graham). William "Dell" Stowers, Kenneth Fisher, and Alfred Graham together owned ninety percent of the corporation, with Keith "Ron" Stowers holding the remaining ten percent of the corporation’s shares. Bert sold the business for $90,000, plus $70,000 for the property at 900 N. Lake Street, which was later purchased by the corporation in January 1974. Dell was named President of the company.
In February 1981, Dell Stowers died after losing his battle with cancer. Kenneth Fisher became the President of S&H Machine, Inc.. In March 1982, Alfred Graham and Kenneth Fisher purchased Keith Stowers’ shares. In April 1985, Kenneth Fisher became the sole owner of S&H Machine after his partner, Alfred Graham, passed away of a heart attack.
In January 1979, S&H Machine purchased its first CNC Lathes (a Mori Seiki SL-1 and SL-3). During the late 1990s, S&H Machine made close to three quarters of a million dollars in capital expenditures to drastically upgrade the technology in the shop by purchasing five new CNC Machines and the company’s first Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM). In 1995, Ken’s son David Fisher began working for the company, and soon took responsibility for the positions of Vice President, CFO, and Production Manager.
In November 1997, S&H Machine doubled the size of the manufacturing floor by acquiring the adjacent building at 830 N. Lake Street, a 4,300- square foot building, giving S&H Machine a total of 8,600 square feet of manufacturing space. 1997 was a turning point for S&H Machine, and set the stage for subsequent growth:
• April 1998– S&H Machine receives its first order from Vickers Sterer Division (now
Eaton Aerospace Sterer Engineering), located in Glendale, CA.
• March 1999– S&H Machine becomes a certified supplier for Crane Hydro-Aire and is
given the authority to ship parts dock-to-stock.
• June 1999– S&H Machine signs a three year Long Term Agreement (LTA) with
Hydro-Aire, covering a family of one hundred parts which can only be purchased from
S&H Machine, but that must be held at firm and fixed pricing.
• August 1999– S&H Machine receives its first order from Haskel International, located in
Burbank, CA.
• January 2001– S&H Machine receives its first order from Special Devices (now Pacific
Scientific EMC/West), located in Chandler, AZ.
• March 2001– S&H Machine begins working to ISO9002 and AS9000 quality standards.
• April 2001– S&H Machine purchases a Mori Seiki SL-253, the company’s first CNC Lathe
with milling capability.
• November 2002– S&H Machine purchases a new Mori Seiki SL-2500SY, a two-spindle
CNC Lathe with live milling capability, utilizing a “Y” axis for more advanced milling
capability. This is the first two-spindle lathe purchased by the company, and it significantly
increases production capacity and cost effectiveness.
• May 2003– S&H Machine receives its first order from L-3 Ocean Systems in Sylmar, CA.
• September 2003– S&H Machine purchases a new Mori Seiki SL-204MC (mill/turn CNC Lathe).
• February 2004– S&H Machine adds an additional 4,300 square feet by expanding into an
adjacent building at 828 N. Lake Street.
• April 2004 – S&H becomes a founding member of the Southern California Manufacturing Group (SCMG). The SCMG is a Peer group of companies dedicated to improving their businesses to better serve their customers.
• September 2004– S&H Machine purchases a new Mori Seiki NV5000 CNC Mill with fifth axis capability.
• September 2004– S&H Machine purchases a new Mori Seiki NL1500MC CNC (mill/turn CNC Lathe).
• June 2005– S&H Machine purchases a new Haas VF-4 Super Speed CNC Mill with 4th axis capability.
• October 2005 – S&H Joins the National Tooling and Machining Association (NTMA).
• November 2005 - S&H receives its first order from HR Textron, Santa Clarita, CA.
• January 2006 – S&H passes the AS9100 & ISO9001:2000 Registration Audit from Orion Registrar with no findings.
• June 2006– S&H Machine purchases a new Mori Seiki CL-2000 CNC Lathe.
• July 2006– S&H Machine purchases a second new Haas VF-4 Super Speed CNC Mill with 4th axis capability.
• November 2006– S&H Machine purchases a second new Mori Seiki NV5000 CNC Mill with fifth axis capability.
• June 2007- S&H Machine adds and additional 4,350 square feet by expanding into the adjacent building at 826 N. Lake Street. Total square footage is now at 17,200.
