MSC & Tooling U Create Exclusive Program

MSC Industrial Supply Co. has signed an agreement to create an exclusive, first-of-its-kind co-branded certificate program with Tooling U, a leader in online training for the manufacturing industry.  MSC is a premier distributor of metalworking and maintenance, repair and operations (MRO) products, solutions and services for manufacturers. The company helps U.S. manufacturers thrive by providing high-quality products and solutions to maximize uptime on the production floor and reduce total MRO inventory costs. Tooling U is a company of the Society of Manufacturing Engineers.

Together, MSC and Tooling U will develop a customized, extensive online training program that significantly advances the metalworking knowledge, skills and expertise of MSC’s metalworking sales force. Every member of MSC’s metalworking sales teamwill participate in the program and receive a certificate of completion from Tooling U that formally recognizes the depth of knowledge and skills gained through the training.  

“Our customers ask us for more than just the high-quality tools and equipment at competitive prices. They are asking us to help them at the application level, to reduce their costs, increase their productivity and accelerate their time to market to meet their own customers’ expectations,” says Tom Cox, Executive Vice President of Sales at MSC. “MSC is excited to partner with Tooling U because expert machining skills and applications support is absolutely critical for advising customers on optimizing their manufacturing operations.” According to Cox, MSC already offers customers the largest and most advanced technical team in the industry.