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

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.