Rafter started in 1917 and has been in continuous Metal Forming Machinery Business for over 80 years.  From its earliest days, the Rafter name has been known for reliable, high quality tube mill and roll forming equipment.  Rafter machines are installed all over the United States and in industrialized countries around the world, with over 800 production lines in current production.

Rafter manufactures high quality tube and pipe mills, roll forming machines, cutoff machines, auxiliary and other related tube and pipe mill machinery.  Additional services offered include rebuilding and upgrading of tube mills, roll forming equipment and cutoff presses.

Rafter manufactures rafted machines.  With this concept, the stands are mounted on rafts for quick and easy changeover from one set to another set of roll tooling.  This low cost and efficient concept is widely accepted by tube producing companies in the United States and countries around the world.

Rafter has built an organization with aggressive and experienced personnel to provide reliable and efficient equipment in today’s competitive market.  Rafter is totally dedicated to provide state of the art equipment to the Tube and Metal Forming Industry.