Product Brands
SETCO™ - North American leader in spindles and spindle-related services such as rebuilds.
MASTER/SETCO™ - a brand of SETCO slides, formerly known as Master Machine Tool, Inc., is a market leader in dovetail and hardened way slides, as well as multi-axis modules.
POPE™ - this well-known spindle manufacturer was purchased by SETCO in 2003. The Pope acquisition also included the Spindle Machine & Service Company (more commonly known as SMSI). The acquisition of POPE includes all spindle designs, complete engineering, and the entire spindle repair business. POPE spindles are now manufactured at the SETCO manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.
WHITNON™ - this well-known spindle manufacturer was purchased by SETCO in 1995. All WHITNON models are now manufactured at the SETCO manufacturing facility in Cincinnati, Ohio.
Trademarks and Product Sub-brands
AirShield™- Patented air purge system used that protects a spindle from coolant ingress and contamination.
FlexCenter™- Line of Multi-Axis Machine Modules: FC-350, FC-450, and FC-630.
MASTER/SETCO™- Lines of precision slides and slide accessories.
MCS - Line of a motorized SETCO Spindles. MCS stands for Motorized Compact Spindle.
ProMetrix™- Line of precision belt driven block, cartridge and flange-type spindles.
Sentry™- Line of precision belt driven block and cartridge spindles.
SETCO™- Lines of precision spindles, accessories and machines.
TCT Gold Line- TCT Gold Line is a SETCO term that identifies a procedure to measure spindle accuracy. TCT stands “True Centerline Testing.
GOLD LINE™- A registration certificate that ships with each spindle that documents product accuracy when it ships from the factory.
SEG- A portable electronic discharge machining system that precisely removes metal stock using AC current. SEG stands for “Spark Erosion Grinding.”
WHITNON™- Brand of spindles and spindle designs owned by SETCO. WHITON is a trademarked brand.
Smart Spindle- Smart Spindle is a brand name identifying a line of SETCO closed loop motorized spindles.