BRAUN MACHINERY COMPANY
The timeline:
1946 • Founded by Fred G. Braun, Sr.
1959 • Robert T. Braun (Bob) joined as a salesman
1956 • Fred G. Braun, Jr. joined as a salesman
1969 • Fred G. Braun, Sr. retires
1969 • Robert T. Braun (Bob) became President
1979 • Doug Morgan joins company
1980 • Fred Braun III, joins Hurco as a Demo Route Salesman
1982 • Fred Braun III joins Braun Machinery as Territory Salesman
1990 • Joe Braun joins company
1994 • Bob Braun joins Gov. Engler’s board serving Michigan
1990 • Bob Braun joins board of American Machine Tool Distributors Association (AMTDA)
1996 • Michigan Legislature honors Braun Machinery for celebrating 50 years in business
1998 • Fred G. Braun, Jr. retires as Executive V.P.
1998 • Jim Braun joins company
1999 • Robert T. Braun (Bob) retires
2005 • Joe Braun joins board of American Machine Tool Distributors Association (AMTDA)
2009 • Joe Braun becomes Chairman of AMTDA
2009 • Braun Machinery forms partnership to create Hurco Midwest, LLC
2010 • Braun Machinery represents TRUMPF Machine Tools in Michigan
2013 • Braun Machinery wins Most Improved Distributor Award for TRUMPF
2015 • Braun Machinery wins TRUMPF aware for Exceptional Sales Performance, Braun Machinery wins Top Unit Sales Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Net Revenue Award for HURCO
2017 • Braun Machinery wins Top Unit Sales Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Net Revenue Award for HURCO
2018 • Braun Machinery wins Top Unit Sales Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Net Revenue Award for HURCO, Outstanding Salesman Net Revenue- Fred Braun
2019 • Braun Machinery wins Top Unit Sales Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Net Revenue Award for HURCO
2020 • Braun Machinery wins Top Unit Sales Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Net Revenue Award for HURCO, Braun Machinery wins Top Market Share Award for HURCO, Jim Braun wins Top Five Award for HURCO, Fred Braun wins Top Salesperson Award for HURCO
2021 •Braun Machinery wins Exceptional Performance Award for TRUMPF
2024 • Fred Braun retires, Joe Braun returns from Hurco Corporate to his roots at Braun Machinery and Justin Braun joins as the 4th generation Braun.
Braun Machinery Awards
Braun Machinery has been the recipient of dozens of awards presented by the machine tool builders that we represent. This is the result of hard work, but ultimately these awards come from the customers we represent. Ultimately, its always about the customer!
Multiple winner of Top Distributor Awards from Hurco, Cincinnati Incorporated, Murata Wiedemann, W.A. Whitney and many others.
Multiple winner of Top Individual Salesperson Awards from Hurco, Cincinnati Incorporated, Murata Wiedemann, W.A. Whitney, and many others.