Craig Machinery & Design's roots extend back to1975 with a hobby machine shop in a two car garage in Villa Park Illinois. The company was officially founded by Ken Rabeneck in Louisville KY in 1977. Ken’s education and work history included tooling and machine design. He previously worked for Branson Ultrasonics for 10 years in sales, service and applications.

Ken’s son, Craig helped in the family business as a youth and officially started working full time at Craig Machinery after finishing up his Masters in Engineering degree at the University of Louisville in 1989.

Craig Machinery & Design has grown into a full service automation company with complete in-house machine design and build capabilities.