From first cut to Qualified Part.

Commercial Tool Group is a
Single Source Mold Builder,
Automation Integrator,
& Production Facility.

One Partner. Zero Handoff Risk.

What You Get With CTG

Three collaborative divisions. One program team.

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Precision Mold Building & Repair

Injection and compression molds built to the tightest industry tolerances — on time, every time, with 175+ years of combined engineering experience powering your entire program.

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Robotic Cell Integration

From quality gauges and fixtures to full robotic assembly cells – automation solutions built around our precision tooling and your production requirements.

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Production Molding & Tryout

Capabilities from 85 to 2,500 tons support mold sampling, tryout, process validation, and low-volume production – helping ensure your program is production ready before launch.

Solutions

Commercial Tool Group delivers turnkey manufacturing solutions built for launch readiness.

2025 Ford Expedition Flex Powered Console

SPE Automotive Innovation Award
Most Innovative Use of Plastics

Ford Expedition Power Sliding Console.  Commercial Tool & Die served as the tooling supplier for the award-winning Power Sliding Console program for the 2025 Ford Expedition, recognized alongside Celanese, Summit Polymers, Washington Penn, and Brose.

Solutions

Commercial Tool Group delivers turnkey manufacturing solutions built for launch readiness.

Ford F-150 Lightning Mega Frunk

SPE Automotive Grand Award
Most Innovative Use of Plastics

Commercial Tool Group served as the tooling supplier for the Ford F-150 Lightning Frunk — recognized by the Society of Plastics Engineers alongside Cascade Engineering and Celanese Corp. This complex, high-stakes program is what our integrated model was built for.

Quality Standards You Can Verify.

Each CTG division maintains certifications specific to its operation and quality requirements. Rather than relying on a single company-wide certification, our facilities are independently certified to the standards that apply to their work.

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Where Are You in Your Program?

Whether you are starting a new program, adding automation, or working through tooling issues, CTG has the people and capabilities to help.

Building a New Tool?

One team manages your program from design through tooling, automation, and validation

By keeping every stage of the project connected, CTG helps to reduce delays, improve communication, and keep your program on schedule from concept through launch.

Need Automation?

One automation team designs and builds systems around your tooling, production requirements, and manufacturing process.

Whether you are launching a new program or improving an existing operation, we’ll develop a solution that supports your production goals.

Ready to Launch?

Whether you’re dealing with molding issues, part quality concerns, or a delayed launch, our team can help.

 From production molding and mold tryout to process validation and optimization, we help customers move into stable, reliable production.

Industries We Serve

Serving the industries where precision tooling, automation, and on-time delivery are non-negotiable.

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Commercial Tool Group provides large-scale, robust tooling and parallel automation cells to manufacture complex exterior automotive components. They ensure that heavy-duty parts, from fascia assemblies to stylized body trim, are structurally sound and visually flawless.

For automotive interiors, CTG delivers precision mold construction and specialized automated sub-assembly cells optimized for intricate part geometries. They support the production of tight-tolerance dashboard components, user interfaces, and decorative trim panels with pristine surface finishes.

CTG specializes in the high-precision tooling and sophisticated post-mold validation required for complex automotive lighting programs. Their end-to-end solutions guarantee exact optical alignment and seamless component assembly for advanced headlamps, taillights, and light pipes.

CTG partners with consumer goods manufacturers to streamline the launch of high-volume, everyday retail products. By integrating mold building directly with secondary robotic automation under one roof, they maximize manufacturing efficiency while completely eliminating handoff risks.

In the industrial sector, the company provides the heavy-duty machinery and precision engineering necessary for rugged, tight-tolerance components. Their turnkey approach ensures that structural hardware, commercial sub-assemblies, and functional parts are fully validated and production-ready from day one.

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Michigan-Made. Family-Owned Since 1953.

Robotic cells and assembly equipment.

Founded in a Grand Rapids garage by Al Bouwman and now led by third-generation owners JD and Daniel, Commercial Tool Group has grown into a network of precision manufacturing facilities across the Comstock Park, Michigan area. Driven by an unstoppable work ethic and the Golden Rule, CTG operates as a single, integrated partner — delivering the highest quality products at competitive costs, on time, every time.

  • Commercial Tool & Die — precision mold building

  • CG Automation & Fixture — robotic cell integration

  • CG Plastics — production molding and tryout

Lets do something together.

The simplest first step is to contact us. From there we’ll work with you to determine the best solution for what you need to get done.

Send us a simple message using the adjacent form. We’ll send your request to the right place and respond accordingly.

How can we help you?

From project management to design, build, and prove-out.

What Our Customers Say

Our long-standing dedication to ethics and value code has earned us a reputation for building quality tooling — ON TIME, EVERY TIME.

We were pleased they consistently met our high standards, which resulted in a quality mold, all while offering competitive prices.

Purchasing Manager

My experience with Commercial Tool & Die has been positive in every way. From project management to on-time delivery. They have excellent engineering support and build a very high-quality mold that is dependable, accurate, and quite impressive.

Manufacturing Engineer
Just wanted to start by thanking everyone involved in this trial – very happy with the result, professionalism of your staff and the treatment received while the tool was set and the process was tweaked. Very much appreciated.
CGP Customer

CG Automation & Fixture was highly responsive, attentive to our needs, and consistently onsite throughout the project. Their level of support made a significant difference to our team.

Global Tier 1 Automotive Supplier

What really impressed us is that Commercial Tool Group is able to do their own tryouts, which truly makes them a full service supplier.  I can place an entire program package with them–very important and hard to find in today’s market.

CG Plastics Customer
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Join Our Team

At CTG, our people are the foundation of everything we do. From apprentices and entry-level team members to experienced engineers, machinists, technicians, and manufacturing professionals, we provide opportunities to learn, grow, and build a rewarding career across our three divisions.

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Let’s start a conversion about your needs.  Talk to an Engineer.