Rottler Manufacturing: The Unsung Hero of Combustion Engines (100 Years of Made In America)
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- 100 years ago the automobile was so new that rebuilding a used engine was not a thought yet.. Clarence Rottler saw a need and developed the Rottler Boring Bar to refinish Ford Model T engines out on the isolated west coast. 100 years later his grandson Andy has led the company into the forefront of the CNC era with the most advanced engine honing and resurfacing machines in existence. Today we get to go inside the Kent WA factory to see how a third generation American manufacturing company operates!
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People really don't realize how much companies like Rottler have an influence on the automotive industry we all love. I don't think these places get the recognition they deserve and we are set out to change that!
Absolutely, would love to see more content like this. Not sure if you want suggestions but would love to see torque converter production, center section, valves, or even lifters. There are other videos out there but your approach to these videos are so interesting.
I really admire you guys for going down this path, because like you just said here: companies like Rottler really do deserve to be widely known and appreciated. Most of us never even consider anything beyond the machine shop that preps and builds our engines. But those machine shops wouldn't even exist without companies like Rottler giving them their capabilities.
Always KILLER content when you folks hit up outfits like this! Keep it going!
Also, influence on the power of the US. Without the building blocks of society, you are nothing.
I'm Australian, and we produce nothing anymore except minerals.
100% reliant on the rest of the world
@@beekeeper6109unfortunately you may have to go over the big pond for lifter production but hopefully USA has one that builds quality!
Right on, man!
And the cool part is that facilities like that are coming back.
People are finally starting to realize that having a supply chain scattered all over the world maybe isn't the best idea.
American manufacturing is and always has been the best.
absolutely!
100% AGREE THIS BEST COMMENT ON TH-cam STRAIGHT UP! ABOUT TIME SOMEONE SAYS THIS.
England was once... but socialism tends to wreck everything.
@@Mercmad Heh.... But, it wasn't "real" socialism...... har har...
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Outstanding Video!!!! It shows how much Rottler cares about there customers! You guys do a tremendous job asking the right questions to inform all of us about there products and services. Another Great Video
thank you sir!
I just saw Steve Morris using the right angle head
Same. Roller cam bearings in the viper engine. Never seen that before...
Steve knows the deal!
Only 3 generations for a 100 year old company is amazing. You’d think there would be more. It’s great his daughter works there. A small (100 people or less) company is so great. This was a great video
thanks man! I thought the same thing
Cue SpongeBob saying “I’m ready” nonstop until the video premieres
Spongebob is awesome
This is absolutely amazing. Just think it what the original owner would’ve thought.
great question. probably extremely proud of his lineage to keep it an industry leader!
Sad that government wants all these great people gone or retrained to work on electric motors.
I do not believe that will actually happen
Most certainly will be another good video!
I am 60 years old and have been a cylinder head guy for 40 years. You have the best content and stuff that you just wouldn't know about. You have something no one else has as far as I know. Thank you and please don't stop.
thanks man we won't stop I promise!
Your videos keep getting better. Enjoy everyone of them. Thanks guys 🇺🇸👍
Was a great video, could def tell it was a family run shop. Absolutely love to see that!!! The machine that could scan and make a model on it's own is amazing! You could duplicate so many older parts with that, very sick
Absolutely great video content! You & Logan sure do keep the information going with all things automotive/racing and everything in between, and you know that it and you guys are always appreciated 110%. Love it, keep up the great work! There till the last second!👍👍👍
thanks mark!!
That was very interesting and its nice to see that some things are still made here in the USA. Also your Race Car is looking amazing! Thanks for another cool Upload! 🤙🏼
thank you sir!
Great video.
Thanks for sharing.
Have a great day.
At 9:10, how close was that 16 cylinder engine block? It's MASSIVE!!!!
I don't wanna wait longer :(
This was awesome. I work in steel mill maintenance and operate old school machines and CNC. Seeing different machines and uses of them is cool. I know Steve Morris loves his new Rottler machines and is proud of them. I hope he sees this video.
thanks man!
Your content keeps getting better with each new video! This channel is definitely my favorite TH-cam channel! Thanks so very much for sharing this with us and please keep making more!
Wow, thank you!
Perfectly timed video with watching Steve Morris’ SML creation series
Thanks for this it is superb! I have just started from the beginning 1815 here :)
Maaan I could be right at home there.. I absolutely love the technical side of stuff. Keep up the amazing work and putting out these bangers 🐼🫶
thanks man!
I had never even heard of Rottler. That was interesting.
thanks man now you know!
Excellent video being a retired machinist! I was doing layout, first piece Quality control and we built a Hitachi Seiki CNC machining center back in the 90's!
Those ABB servo motors used to be made in Westville, OK but moved to another ABB plant. Lots of Haas equipment there, using ABB motors too.
Funny I didn't see anyone in the plant wearing safety glasses.
I don't wear safety glasses unless I am cutting or drilling something usually
Fascinating. You just never think about who makes the machines to do stuff. You take for granted that a car manufacturer just does it but never see where their manufacturing machines come from. Did that make sense ??
Absolutely does! That is why we made this video!
Titans of Machining did a Video on Connie Koletta's Air Craft parts manufacturing CO in MI They make turbine blades to rebuild their own Jet engines.
thats awesome!
Wow, this video brought back some memories! Around 1984, I worked for an engine remanufacturer…we did a lot of engines for the military’s ground units, like tugs that pull around aircraft…slant 6s, GMC V6 gas engines, and Hercules? That was a big in-line 6 made of chrome moly…tough to machine! I had the privilege to learn to operate the green Rottler boring bar! You centered the bar in the bore by floating the machine on air, use the four fingers in the bore to center it, then lock it down. Had to do a lot of sleeving back then-thin wall blocks. Also operated the Sunnen CK-10, and a Sunnen Align hone/boring bar. Then after doing the machine work, I got to assemble them. That was a nice job. Also, we had to document everything when we turned the rebuilt engines over to the Dyno room. Learned a lot! Thanks for the video. Great job.
thanks man thats awesome!
I see these machines on TH-cam at Steve Morris Engines. He talks highly of his Rottler
Steve knows the deal!
Yes not only Rottler but, the HARD WORKING automotive machinists out there who bust their asses off to create a quality product. My buddy had to close down his machine shop in Silicon Valley after it was in business for 40+ years (he bought it in the mid 1990's) after he wasn't able to keep up with yearly lease increases from the property owner. It's a shame that these hard working guy are not fairly compensated for their efforts. My buddy now works @ a semiconductor machine tool builder and makes 3 times what he was making in running his shop. He constanly jokes he should have closed it sooner! Rottler is the best equipment manufacturer since Sunnen seems to have abandoned their roots and given up on automotive machines.
Very interesting Kenworth Truck Co. Also began in Seattle in 1923!
great stuff as always
Thank you for coming to the Puget Sound area. You could have visited Joes Racing Products in Everett Wa. and a couple miles away visit the Boeing Everett plant.
See if they can send some work to Amital USA concord nc 28025,,,please ..we are slow...
Several of these being used at Jasper Engines & Transmissions in remanufacturing. Check out their Authentics division. You two should do a couple tours next time you’re in the Hoosier state!
he is right I have been a CNC machinist and programmer for over 30 years and most engine machinist don't know the g codes and m codes and different types of CNC controller languages that a regular machinist has to know. Matter of fact there ae so many different types of languages if you will of the CNC controllers most CNC machinists don't know all of them as well, Most pick a types of machine like a Fanuc or Haas controller machine and they stick with that their whole career. Some people like myself are operato0rs/programmers and we have to know at least the basic codes form all the controllers in the shop you work at. I was partially self taught and finally at 40 went back to school so I could keep up with the latest machines like the 4 and 5 axis machines and the latest CAD/CAM software. on my off time i used to design and machine Aluminum heads for go-kart and mini bike engines for a couple buddies whose kids raced karts. it was for fun and some of them worked great and some , well sucked.lol
Mitchell Look into Okuma CNC machines. They have or had a place in Charlotte. I was there and RCR uses there stuff and also those machines are used in manufacturing of driveline components here in NC.
JUST AMAZING. I NOW COMPLETLY UNDERSTAND WHY STEVE MORRIS HAS INVESTED SO MUCH $$ IN ROTTLER MACHINES AT HIS SHOP NO WONDER THE SMX/ SML PROGRAMS. ARE SO DURABLE. AT SUCH A HIGH HP RATEING AND CAPABLE OF REVING TO 9000 RPM SAFELY. THANK YOU FOR SHOWCASEING SUCH A GREAT AMERICAN COMPANY 😎👍🏽❤️
thanks man! can't put a price tag on precision when it comes to engines pushing limits!
I remember seeing that floating head mounted on a Bridgeport manual milling machine. It was at a machining trade show about 1996 if I remember it right. Thanks for sharing about the company. Charles
Feel like Jeremy from FasterProms, Steve Morris, and Kevin Smith will all enjoy this video if they stumble upon it
Dude… thank you so much for what you do. I really mean that from the bottom of my heart. I haven’t watched one video I didn’t enjoy and/or learn a ton from. Keep up the outstanding work
nice paint
Another great video, I've watched Steve Morris recently installing and using the Rottler equipment and they're definitely state of the art, Thanks again for an awesome video.
thanks man!
That cat engine looks very similar to some locomotive engines I've seen. Which I don't know if the still do or not but if you traced back the majority ownership of E.M.D. (Electro-Motive Division) it points to CAT. Which was once owned by GM. I was a conductor/engineer for 15 years. Mechanical things have always peaked my interest. Love the videos👍
thanks man! they did have some locomotive blocks
Cat owns the old emd plant in Chicago. I drive by it last year. Think it’s called progress rail now.
Those machines are so cool. I could watch them for hours. In a way, they take material away while a 3d adds material. Exact opposites sort of.
Where does one find a list of local shops who use or are using these Rottler machines?
I suggested to them establishing a machine shop locator on the Rottler website just for this reason!
Great video. Keep them coming. I had never heard of Rottler until Steve Morris got one. He loves his. Appears to be an awesome company with awesome equipment for engine machinist and builders.
they really are!
Have you checked out Memory Lane Museum an Dale Earnhardt Chevy yet?
Damm I thought we machined big cat blocks!
Their biggest machine does the biggest blocks in existence!
I've said it many times...yet another awesome video, Mitchell!! Absolutely love your content.
Thank you so much!
Such an amazing video, thank you guys!
Our pleasure!
Just saw Steve Morris build SML and SMX engines, honing them on Rottler machines. Nice to see a little bit of background on these and on the company!
Very cool, I've seen the new boring machine on Steve Morris's channel.
Their machines are wicked awesome!!
Seeing the 3600, and the compressors brought back memories from the field
Have not seen a comment about the money tree @7:55 lol love it
Tee the older guy buys doughnuts for the shop.
would love to be able to operate those machines to design and make my own engines, motors etc . awesome loved this content
Yes, that job on the Model T was boring. That is why they called it the "boring bar"... 😂😂😁😁🤟🤟
What a fun episode! It's cool to see that this company culture is coming back. Small to medium businesses which are the backbone of pretty much everything... 😎✌️
😂 thanks man 💪🏻
Really enjoyed this video. From the first manual boring bar to the Cat 3600 block and that the newer Rottlers can digitize and create a toolpath on the machine. It's impressive, I wish I could see how the software and programming works. I used to work for the Caterpillar Large Engine Center in Lafayette, Indiana machining new 3600 engine blocks. I never ran the 16 cylinders you showed, but instead ran the inline 6 and 8 cylinder blocks. They do use those in marine use, like tugboats or as part of a backup generator for a nuclear submarine. I no longer work there, but still do work for them through my current job.
thanks man!!
When he was talking about the centering setup van Norman boring bars had the same setup.
Logan, that was awesome. I seen you put your foot on the block for reference... I was hoping you guys would show how big the bores are...
Another great video. Thank you and God bless you both.
King of all hones!!
This is American Manufacturing at is finest. Thanks for the video! Just retired from machining. I have a great deal of pride for having been part of it for 30+ years
Thanks man!!
In Windsor, VT there is a precision museum. It is the birthplace of the first precision manufacturing a something like 1775. Maybe take a look at it.
That’s interesting!
That boy knows his stuff, what an assett to their company.
One tech builds a whole machine. Love it That is the way it should be. More hands on a job = more issues.
Lots of Haas machines In there.... 😮
They don't build the typical cnc mill. Their stuff is application specific!
I'm a new subscriber. Love the old NASCAR stuff. I grew up in that Era. I also loved the videos with Rambo. I like your content, and the girl really adds to it. She just kind of hangs out in the background without a care in the world and then just suddenly asks some very intelligent question of the guest that none of us thought of before that moment, but we actually want to know the answer to. Plus, she ain't hard to look at. Keep up the good work 👏
Thank you Aaron we appreciate you! Welcome to the team
What a cool company, I went to an open house there once, it was awesome.
I found this video very Interesting. My grandfather who was born in 1909 had his first Model T at the age of 13. I remember him telling about rebuilding the motor back then and boring the enginenblock with a hone. He did the first cylinder until he thought it was where he wanted it, and ground a nail until it just fit into the cylinder. Then he did the other 3 cylinders to match. He ended up having to get custom size pistons because he went past the standard oversize for the day. He became a machinist and still a hotrodder after that. Great video.
thats awesome. its possible he used an original design Rottler to do it too!
Precision!!!
This is amazing-- amazing that Rottler has not moved out of the state of Washington to a state that is "friendly" to business and taxpayers and welcomes the jobs..
Washington has no state income tax.
Another really good one! I have a lot of respect for companies here that have been operating for multiple generations, and have not sold out to some investment group or foreign entity. Keep up the good work Rottler! Thx!!!
Well said!
Always man u 2 r the best and thanks again for the best dam Automotive/ Hotrod/Americana vids on TH-cam
thank you sir we are glad to have you on the team!
I really like Ryan for your Tour guide/Spokesman. He looks like he's a happy employee. 😊
Absolutely!
Stock car is looking really good 👍
thank you sir!
❤From NZ awsome stuff great to see this kind of engineering factory ,more interesting to me than a parts manufacturing factory tour ,industrial machinery is still built to last and stay accurate for many lifetimes.
Thank you very much!
What I would give to have a machine that could duplicate a custom Bob Glidden cylinder head back in the day!
This would do it! Send someone who has one an old glidden head 😂
It blows my mind and frabkly pisses me off, about all the stuff that aint American made to the point that we brag about something that is made in America. Its ashame
that is a very true perspective
Years ago i read a article about a cruise ship engine I think it was 19 97 the crank journal was the same as the wheelbase of the Honda Civic that
wow thats wild
Mr Stapelton very impressive. Wat a video and Greg Anderson never seen him so relaxed. What s pleasure to see you sir and your family.
Glad you enjoyed it!!
10:35 in, I LOVE the interaction in the family dynamic. So good!
Us too it was very entertaining!
What is really amazing here with Rottler is that it survived, where many of the competing companies like Kwik-Way, Van Norman, Peterson, Winona, and K.O. lee didn't, that tells us that the ownership was thinking ahead of the curve. Even though, both the Van Norman and Kwick-Way manual boring bars were better they are now obsolete and hard to find parts for, and Rottler will still supply parts for their manual equipment.
I run a Rottler F-69ATF Porting machine --
Awesome video I wait every week for your video and watch it a second time usually cause it’s so informative.
We love to hear that! Thank you for being here!
That was great..! thank you
thank you!
Loved the video and knowledge it shares .
That dude doesn't get paid enough... hell of a tour guide and a killer employee
Ryan has a bright future for sure. We enjoyed having him as our guide and personal uber every morning ride to the factory from our hotel lol. He is very knowledgeable about a lot even outside of his own industry. Used to work at RCS which makes springs used by almost every nascar team
So Wise , Thank You For showing some of the people that make the tools that help us keep our vechles operating longer
thank you Henry we are glad you enjoyed it!
Loved seeing this video, also love seeing how your circle track is coming along.
Thanks man!
Allrighty. No Sunnen for me. Im now a convert to Rottler.
Amazing vid Mitch! Love the new look of the car, you going to put diecast of the car on your store?
I wish. Diecasts have a minimum order quantity and are expensive
Loved this tour, it opened my eyes a bit more. However, the racecar looks fantastic, good job Mitchell.
thanks mark!!
Now that looks like a great place to work at!
Knocked it out of the park again,Great video Thanks!
Thanks man!
its amazing how Yinz find these companies that do what they do !!!!
Thanks man!
Can’t help but wonder if guys like Steve Morris aren’t watching your videos, and if not, someone should tell him bc I think it’s definitely up his alley!
Side note, I actually sold your parents a vehicle several years back when I was still in finance in the auto industry. It was uncommon to find people that were or had family legit into the car world and they actually mentioned the Escalade which I’ll be honest, until I saw was hard to believe was as nasty as it is!
Can’t remember if they were looking at the VW Atlas or Tiguan though now 😂
I am not sure neither one of my parents have a VW 😂
@@Stapleton42 weird… but… dude, it’s been 4-5 years… maybe they were looking and I’m getting it mixed up but at the time I was in finance at Keffer off exit 23 on 77. Def remember them talking about you, the Escalade and TH-cam, but regardless glad to see you enjoying what you’re doing and I can tell you I dig the content. And honestly maybe I’ve mixed it up bc I’ve so fervently tried to forget the years of the retail car business 😂
I agree, machineing is very important and we wouldn't have nearly as good quality of a life without companies like this one
Cool stuff that your putting out
Looks like a way to dirty environment to build Machines that are supposed to be high Precision. Just Saying.
where do the machines that make those machines that make those engines come from?
This would have been the title if it would fit 😂
Sounds like bor-ing company!
😂
Lovin' the Mullet Mitch.