From a humble start in a single car garage, Fab Masters Company has made its mark as a premier machining service provider for the aluminum extrusion industry. It has not been easy; the road to success was fraught with potholes and deviations, but confidence and determination lead the way for the "American Dream" to materialize for Ron Troxell, president of Fab Masters Company.

In 1984, Ron started out making a single copper electrical lug. From then Fab Masters Company has grown into becoming a provider of custom fabricated aluminum parts and manufacturing solutions. The company specializes in fabricating aluminum extrusions that vary in size from 3/8" to over 20' feet long, that can be cut, machined, welded, and assembled to order. 

The company has gone through many changes. Starting out as a 48' x 48' building, with six employees, that produced 900 parts in six weeks, expanding to a facility that exceeds 100,000 square feet has over 100 employees, operates three shifts, and produces 366,720 parts in six weeks.  

Having fond memories of growing up in rural Marcellus, Ron wanted to give back to the community, he said," Marcellus needs industry and I'd like to help get things going."   That he did, making Fab Masters the largest industrial employer in town, and stimulating others to open businesses here as well.

In 2009 he started the Welding Technology Education Center, Inc. (WTEC) an intensive industry-level welding training school that has certified 61 students, and returned these individuals to the workforce as highly-skilled employees.

The Troxell family has been a voice in the Marcellus community for many years, holding positions on the Town Council, and being active in community and educational affairs. Always striving to help build Marcellus into a place where fond memories continue to be the core of family life.

The economy has not been kind to the manufacturing industry in recent years.  Fab Masters' stance as a stalwart pillar in the manufacturing community has been due to the company's ability to flex with the marketplace, provide innovative processes, and pursue new technologies.

I invite you to take a trip with us down "Memory Lane" to see where this all started.  

Sincerely,

Nadia Klein

Marketing 

January 1 - The Bell System was the system of companies, led by the Bell Telephone Company and subsequently by AT&T, which provided telephone services to much of the United States and Canada from 1877 to 1984, at various times as a monopoly. In 1984, the system was broken up into independent companies by a U.S. Justice Department mandate. "Ma Bell"

US and Vatican exchange diplomats after 116-year hiatus (Jan. 10).

April 6 - The 56th Academy Awards, hosted by Jack Lemmon, are held at the Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, with Terms of Endearment winning Best Picture.

May 8 - The Soviet Union announces that it will boycott the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, California.

May 8 - The longest game in Major League Baseball history begins at 7:30 PM between the Milwaukee Brewers and the Chicago White Sox. The game is played over the course

August 30-September 5:Space Shuttle Discovery's maiden voyage.

of 2 days, lasting 25 innings, with a total time of 8 hours and 6 minutes.

July 28-August 12 - The 1984 Summer Olympics are held in Los Angeles, California.

August 30 - STS-41-D: The Space Shuttle Discovery takes off on its maiden voyage.

November 6 - United States presidential election, 1984: Ronald Reagan defeats Walter F. Mondale in landslide with 59% of vote.

Apple introduces the user-friendly Macintosh personal computer.

Deaths 

Johnny Weissmuller, Austro-Hungarian-born American swimmer and actor, best known for Tarzan 1930-40's. (b. 1904)

Truman Capote, writer (b. 1924)

Indira Gandhi 1917-84, Indian political leader; daughter of Jawaharlal Nehru. Was assassinated by two Sikh bodyguards, 1,000 killed in anti-Sikh riots, Son Rajiv succeeds her.

Count Basie Grammy Award-winning jazz pianist, composer and bandleader (1904)

The Cosby Show debuts on NBC. The sitcom is widely considered the most popular show of the 1980s.