Founded in 1981, EWIE is one of the leading commodity management suppliers and distributors of industrial products. The company supplies various products, such as abrasives, cutting and special tools, mill supplies, chemicals, lubricants, hand tools, metal-processing coating and other industrial supplies for manufacturers and customers. It offers a wide range of services, including commodity and inventory management, engineering, tool cribbing, and general store set up and management. The company manages a more than 50,000 parts inventory at over 40 locations. It has various manufacturing facilities in the United States and Canada. The company has a team of procurement specialists, analysts, engineers and information technology personnel. EWIE is an ISO 9001:2000-certified company and is located in Ann Arbor, Mich.