What Precision Technologies does

Precision Technologies International Limited (PTI) is a UK-based, privately held precision engineering manufacturer founded in 1965 in Tamworth, Staffordshire, and operating today as part of the Precision Engineering Solutions (UK) Ltd Group following a 2016 management buy-in/buyout backed by Panoramic Growth Equity, Finance Birmingham and Santander. The company manufactures bespoke, single-micron precision ground gears, splines, threads and gauges on a project/quote basis, using a mature stack of CNC gear grinding (including the first Höfler Viper 500K installed in the UK in 2018), CNC gear cutting, spline shaping, wire EDM, spark erosion, jig grinding and cylindrical grinding, supported by an in-house CAD/CAM environment (AutoCAD, Pro/ENGINEER, NC Graphics, CAMTEK PEPS, Mastercam) and a UKAS ISO17025 calibration laboratory equipped with Klingelnberg, SIP 1002, Zeiss and CNC Mitutoyo metrology.

Revenue is generated from direct B2B sales of bespoke manufactured components to enterprise customers in motorsport (Formula One, MotoGP, IndyCar/IRL/CART, WRC, WEC, GT, historic racing), aerospace OEMs and Tier 1/2 suppliers (including Goodrich, Smiths and Westland), automotive manufacturers, oil & gas operators (API Spec 5B and 7B gauges), defence contractors (via JOSCAR registration across Air, Land and Sea), medical device manufacturers, and marine propulsion builders. Sales motion is direct enterprise field sales, led by technical sales directors working alongside customer design and engineering teams; pricing is quote-based with multi-year contract cadences and is not publicly disclosed. Headcount at the Tamworth headquarters is approximately 90, supplemented by the 2021-acquired Portsmouth-based subsidiary Langstone Engineering; management has publicly targeted £15 million of group turnover by 2025. Regulatory and quality certifications (ISO 9001 since 1996, UKAS ISO17025 since 1990, AS9100 Rev D since 2020, JOSCAR, API 5B/7B) constitute a substantive part of the company's go-to-market, as they are prerequisites for tier-supplier status in aerospace and defence programmes.

Name

Precision Technologies

Legal name

Precision Technologies International Limited

Website

https://precisiontechnologies.co.uk

Company type

Private

Founded year

1965

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Precision Technologies International is a UK-based bespoke manufacturer of single-micron precision ground gears, splines, threads and gauges, supplying motorsport, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, defence, medical and marine customers via direct enterprise sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Engineering and CNC Gear Manufacturing

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Hardware Manufacturing (33251)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823), Screw Machine Products (3451)

akta.pro primary industry

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Tooling, Jigs, Fixtures & Molds for Airframe/Composite Manufacturing (IMABAEAI), Machine Vision & Optical Sensing (Cameras, 3D vision, LiDAR, illumination) (IMAGAFAB)

Keywords

• Precision gear manufacturing
• CNC gear grinding
• Machined spline components
• Aerospace precision machining
• Bespoke thread gauges

Headquarters

HQ city

Tamworth

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Bespoke Precision Component Manufacturing: Project-based manufacturing of custom precision gears, splines, threads, and related components for mission-critical applications. Components are produced to exact customer specifications across motorsport, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, and defence sectors.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Precision Technologies is a bespoke precision engineering manufacturer that produces single micron ground gears, splines, threads, gauges and tooling for mission-critical applications. The company serves the motorsport, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, marine, defence and medical sectors with custom-manufactured components and sub-contract CNC machining, supported by a UKAS ISO 17025 accredited inspection laboratory.

Product overview

Precision Technologies (PTI) is a precision engineering company offering high-precision, single micron ground gears, splines, and threads for mission-critical applications. Their core products include bespoke precision ground components for motorsport (Formula One, IRL, CART, A1GP, historic racing), automotive gauging (master gears, spline gauges), aerospace (gears, racks, shafts, worms), precision tooling (cold forging tooling), oil & gas thread gauges (API accredited), medical components, and sub-contract manufacturing services (CNC turning, milling, EDM, grinding). The company operates as a single unified precision engineering service with comprehensive in-house manufacturing capabilities including gear cutting, gear grinding, spline shaping, and machining, supported by a UKAS-accredited metrology laboratory.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision Ground Gears, Splines & Threads High precision, single micron ground gears, splines and threads manufactured for mission-critical applications where failure is not an option, serving motorsport, aerospace, automotive, oil & gas, and defence customers.
• Motorsport Precision Components Comprehensive range of motorsport-specific precision components including splined shafts, drive shafts, flywheels, piston tooling, transmission gears, torsion bars, engine gears, dog rings, racks, pump components, and layshafts for Formula One, IRL, CART, A1GP, MotoGP and historic racing series.
• Automotive Gauging Products Specialist master gears, spline gauges, and splined work holding products for quality verification of manufactured drive components, including master gears, external and internal spline gauges, and taper spline gauges, sold to automotive manufacturers and Tier 1 suppliers.
• Aerospace Precision Components Precision ground gears, racks, precision components, shafts, gear rings, worms, and actuation parts for aerospace applications manufactured to international standards including AGMA, ISO 1328, DIN 3962, JIS, and BS 436, with AS9100 Rev D certification.
• Precision Tooling Cold forging tooling for automotive applications including CV joint punches, inner race tooling, carbide tooling, broaches, CV joint dies, synchroniser tooling, cold forming tooling, and broach rings.
• Oil & Gas Thread Gauges Specialist gauges for the oil and gas industry including threaded plug gauges, profile gauges, threaded ring gauges, and seal gauges, with API accreditation for Spec 5B and Spec 7 gauges.
• Precision Offload / Sub-Contract Manufacturing Services Full manufacturing or sub-contract processing services for external customers, including CNC turning, CNC milling, CNC EDM, CNC universal grinding, gear cutting, CNC gear grinding, CNC jig grinding, form grinding, spline cutting, spline grinding, super finishing, and vibratory finishing.
• Medical Precision Components Medical implant tooling and measuring devices produced to individual customer specifications, including prototypes, development batches for capability trials, and serial production, supplied to medical device manufacturers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Components produced to DIN quality 3 or equivalent (0.2 to 12 module gears)
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers9 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Langstone EngineeringcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2021Portsmouth-based mould tool, precision engineering and design specialist that became part of the Precision Engineering Solutions Group in 2021. Expands group capabilities and presence.
• In-Comm TrainingminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerTraining provider partnership for apprenticeship programmes. Collaborates with Precision Technologies to identify and develop engineering talent.

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Adelphi Transmissions: UK-based contract manufacturer of precision gears, gearboxes, and transmission components serving aerospace, defence, motorsport and industrial customers. Closest direct peer to PTI by product (precision gears/splines), customer segments (motorsport, aerospace), and bespoke project-based business model.
• HPC Gears: UK precision gear manufacturer producing custom spur, helical, bevel and worm gears plus gearboxes. Comparable to PTI in serving demanding end markets with low-volume, high-precision bespoke gearing, including motorsport and aerospace applications.
• Holroyd Precision (PTG Group): UK precision gear manufacturer specialising in high-precision worm gears, screw gears and rotor screws. Competes with PTI in the niche of precision gearing for aerospace, defence and industrial customers, with similar focus on tight tolerances and certified quality systems.
• Wallwork Group: UK-based contract heat treatment and precision engineering services group serving aerospace, motorsport, defence and medical sectors. Comparable to PTI as a UK contract precision engineering supplier to similar regulated end markets.
• Produmax: UK precision machining company providing CNC milling, turning, EDM and gear cutting for aerospace, defence and medical sectors. Direct peer in precision contract machining serving regulated, mission-critical applications.
• AB Precision Engineering: UK precision engineering firm offering CNC machining, grinding and gear manufacturing for aerospace, defence and motorsport. Closely comparable to PTI on customer base, regulatory certifications and bespoke service model.

Broad incumbents

• Renold plc: UK-listed power transmission and gear manufacturer with broad industrial focus. Larger incumbent in the same precision gear space, but PTI's bespoke, sub-£15m scale and motorsport focus contrasts with Renold's higher-volume industrial customer base.
• David Brown Gear Systems: Global gear manufacturer with industrial focus on heavy-duty gear systems for mining, defence and industrial applications. Larger incumbent operating broadly in precision gearing, but at much larger scale and on series production rather than bespoke low-volume runs.
• Sandvik Machining Solutions: Global leader in metal cutting tools and CNC machining solutions. Adjacent incumbent in CNC machining — supplies tooling and digital machining solutions to contract manufacturers like PTI but does not itself produce custom gears.

Others

• Gleason Corporation: Global supplier of gear manufacturing machinery, gear design software and metrology. Not a contract competitor to PTI but supplies the type of CNC gear grinding, cutting and inspection equipment (e.g., Klingelnberg-style systems) used in PTI's operations.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance6 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles8 records

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

Funding detail is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

M&A1 record

Investments

M&A and investment is available on the Subscription and Enterprise plan.Contact sales →

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