In 1946, Jack Sutherland set out to build machines that perform. Eighty years later, his son Mark leads the company with the same conviction. This is the story of three generations, one name, and a standard that has never moved.
Jack Sutherland founded the company in the years following World War II, initially distributing coil steel to manufacturers across the Western United States. By the mid-1950s he was pioneering import relationships in Japan, helping establish the Pacific Rim as a credible source of precision manufacturing at a time when few American companies were willing to make that bet.
In 1980, Mark Sutherland took the helm. Over the decades that followed, he transformed the company from a press distributor into a full-spectrum engineering and manufacturing operation. Today, Sutherland designs every press at its headquarters in Ventura, California, and builds through a carefully vetted network of Pacific Rim partners held to JIS 1st Class standards, the most demanding industrial manufacturing benchmark in the world.
A Message from the CEO
“What matters today is not just what a press can do. It is how consistently it can do it. Control is what makes that possible.”
Mark Sutherland CEO, Sutherland Presses
The Foundation of Eight Decades
Family Legacy
Three generations of Sutherland leadership. Every press carries the family name because the family stands behind it.
JIS 1st Class
The most exacting industrial standard in the world. Sutherland presses are built to meet or exceed it. No exceptions.
What Is Next
A new R&D Center and showroom in Ventura, California, where the next generation of press performance takes shape.
Looking Forward
The Ventura R&D Center: Where the Next Era Begins
Eighty years in, Sutherland is still building what is next. A new R&D Center and showroom is under construction in Ventura, California, designed not as a display space but as a fully operational environment where performance can be experienced under real production conditions.
Engineers, operators, and leadership teams will engage directly with the equipment, interact with I-PRESS controls, and evaluate system performance in conditions that mirror their own shop floor. It is the most direct expression yet of what Sutherland has always believed: that the best way to sell a press is to let it run.
Technology Spotlight
I-PRESS AB PLUS: Precision at Every Stroke
The I-PRESS AB PLUS delivers real time press performance data, intelligent diagnostics, and seamless automation integration. It is the control system that runs the same shift every time, and gives operators and plant managers full visibility into what is happening on the floor.
Paired with the I-CORE operating philosophy of Innovate, Collaborate, Optimize, Refine, and Execute, it represents Sutherland's fullest statement on what precision manufacturing looks like in 2026.
Voices from the Floor
“Sutherland has high quality machines and outstanding service. We have been a customer since 1999 with 8 machines from 66 to 200 tons. We run them 5 days a week, 8 hours a day.”
Keith Kane Maintenance Manager
“When we built our new heavy stamping and assembly plant, we selected Sutherland for our new presses. On time, professionally installed, and relied on every day since.”
Ivan Da Silva President, Carron Automotive
“Our 13 Sutherland presses play a critical role in our manufacturing. We recommend Sutherland and are proud to work with them.”
Bill Topper SVP Operations
1946 — 2026
Thank You for 80 Years.
To every customer, partner, and team member who has been part of this story: the name on the press has always been a promise. It still is.
In 1946, Jack Sutherland set out to build machines that perform. Eighty years later, his son Mark leads the company with the same conviction. This is the story of three generations, one name, and a standard that has never moved.
Jack Sutherland founded the company in the years following World War II, initially distributing coil steel to manufacturers across the Western United States. By the mid-1950s he was pioneering import relationships in Japan, helping establish the Pacific Rim as a credible source of precision manufacturing at a time when few American companies were willing to make that bet.
In 1980, Mark Sutherland took the helm. Over the decades that followed, he transformed the company from a press distributor into a full-spectrum engineering and manufacturing operation. Today, Sutherland designs every press at its headquarters in Ventura, California, and builds through a carefully vetted network of Pacific Rim partners held to JIS 1st Class standards, the most demanding industrial manufacturing benchmark in the world.
A Message from the CEO
“What matters today is not just what a press can do. It is how consistently it can do it. Control is what makes that possible.”
Mark Sutherland CEO, Sutherland Presses
The Foundation of Eight Decades
Family Legacy
Three generations of Sutherland leadership. Every press carries the family name because the family stands behind it.
JIS 1st Class
The most exacting industrial standard in the world. Sutherland presses are built to meet or exceed it. No exceptions.
What Is Next
A new R&D Center and showroom in Ventura, California, where the next generation of press performance takes shape.
Looking Forward
The Ventura R&D Center: Where the Next Era Begins
Eighty years in, Sutherland is still building what is next. A new R&D Center and showroom is under construction in Ventura, California, designed not as a display space but as a fully operational environment where performance can be experienced under real production conditions.
Engineers, operators, and leadership teams will engage directly with the equipment, interact with I-PRESS controls, and evaluate system performance in conditions that mirror their own shop floor. It is the most direct expression yet of what Sutherland has always believed: that the best way to sell a press is to let it run.
Technology Spotlight
I-PRESS AB PLUS: Precision at Every Stroke
The I-PRESS AB PLUS delivers real time press performance data, intelligent diagnostics, and seamless automation integration. It is the control system that runs the same shift every time, and gives operators and plant managers full visibility into what is happening on the floor.
Paired with the I-CORE operating philosophy of Innovate, Collaborate, Optimize, Refine, and Execute, it represents Sutherland's fullest statement on what precision manufacturing looks like in 2026.
Voices from the Floor
“Sutherland has high quality machines and outstanding service. We have been a customer since 1999 with 8 machines from 66 to 200 tons. We run them 5 days a week, 8 hours a day.”
Keith Kane Maintenance Manager
“When we built our new heavy stamping and assembly plant, we selected Sutherland for our new presses. On time, professionally installed, and relied on every day since.”
Ivan Da Silva President, Carron Automotive
“Our 13 Sutherland presses play a critical role in our manufacturing. We recommend Sutherland and are proud to work with them.”
Bill Topper SVP Operations
1946 — 2026
Thank You for 80 Years.
To every customer, partner, and team member who has been part of this story: the name on the press has always been a promise. It still is.
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