Bordo

What Bordo does

Bordo, Inc. is a privately held precision manufacturing company founded in 1958 by Al Boren and Harry Dosher in Norwalk, California, now operating from a 24,000-square-foot integrated facility at 10110 Miller Way in South Gate, CA. The company delivers custom CNC turning, CNC milling, certified welding (AWS D1.1), EDM, and full assemblies to aerospace and defense, aerial lift and construction equipment, concrete pumping, offshore oil extraction, electronics, and select consumer/aftermarket customers.

Its core technical stack consists of 10 CNC turning centers (Mori Seiki NL/NLX/SL series and Ikegai lathes) and 12 CNC machining centers (Okuma MA/MC, Haas VM/VF, Mori Seiki MV), supplemented by a Sodick A500 five-axis Wire EDM and quality assurance via Mitutoyo and Brown & Sharpe CMMs. Tolerances of ±.0001" on turning and ±.0002" on machining centers are quoted. Materials processed include aluminum alloys, stainless and tool steels, super alloys, brass, bronze, copper, titanium, and plastics. The company's CAD/CAM design systems support five-axis contour programming and accept iges, .dxf, .adp, and .dwg file formats.

Commercial model is project-based B2B contract manufacturing: customers submit drawings and specifications, Bordo quotes per project, and ships finished parts or assemblies direct. Service tiers span prototype, pilot run, large-scale production, single-lot, and annual contract work, with emergency parts stocking for select offshore-oil customers at no additional charge. The company operates a direct sales motion (phone, web contact form, email) with no distributor or retail channel, and reports customers nationwide plus select international use cases (China, Ecuador, Alaska for offshore oil; global deployment of Apache-helicopter and concrete-pumping components). Sister companies Accurate Steel Treating (1962) and Accurate Ion Technologies (1998) extend heat-treat and ion-plasma nitriding capacity, while MetalSport, Inc. addresses the custom motorcycle segment. No funding rounds, M&A, or external investors are disclosed; ownership appears founder- or management-held.

Name

Bordo

Legal name

Bordo, Inc.

Website

https://bordoinc.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1958

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Bordo, Inc. is a privately held, 66-year-old precision CNC machining and custom fabrication manufacturer in South Gate, California, serving aerospace, defense, aerial lift, concrete pumping, offshore oil, and electronics OEMs with tight-tolerance turning, milling, EDM, AWS D1.1 welding, and assembly.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Contract Manufacturing

NAICS

Industrial Machinery Manufacturing (33324), Search, Detection, Navigation, Guidance, Aeronautical, and Nautical System and Instrument Manufacturing (334511)

SIC

Special Industry Machinery (No Metalworking Machinery) (3550), Aircraft (3721), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYIMACABAI

Truck Body & Upfitting Manufacturing (Box Bodies/Service Bodies/Cranes/Liftgates)

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing/Commercial Vehicle & Truck Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMACABAE

Truck Cab & Chassis (Incomplete Vehicle) Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing/Commercial Vehicle & Truck Manufacturing

SECONDARYIMACAJAC

Automotive ECUs/Control Modules & Embedded Electronics Manufacturing

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Automotive & Mobility Manufacturing/Automotive Electrical & Electronics Manufacturing (ECUs/Sensors/Wiring/Lighting)

SECONDARYIMABAEAC

Metal Airframe Structures & Machined Parts

Industrials, Manufacturing & Construction/Aerospace & Defense Manufacturing/Aerospace Structures, Airframes & Composites

Keywords

• Precision CNC machining
• Custom metal fabrication
• Certified welding services
• Aerospace components manufacturing
• Offshore oil connectors

Headquarters

HQ city

South Gate

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Precision CNC Manufacturing Services: Custom precision CNC turning and milling, as well as conventional machining services. They deliver prototype and production quantities of precision-turned, milled and fabricated components manufactured to customer drawings and specifications. Revenue is generated through project-based manufacturing contracts, either as prototype, pilot run, large-scale production, single lot, or annual contract work.
2. Custom Fabrication and Assembly Services: AWS D1.1 certified welding fabrication providing precision weldments for various applications. Assembly services for components and finished products. Revenue generated through custom fabrication projects and assembly work.
3. Emergency and Rapid Response Parts: For emergency repairs, BORDO stocks parts for immediate delivery at no additional cost. This provides an additional service revenue stream for urgent manufacturing needs.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Bordo operates a full-service precision manufacturing shop that produces custom CNC-turned, milled, and fabricated components and assemblies to customer drawings and specifications. Its capabilities span prototype through large-scale production runs, AWS D1.1 certified welding/fabrication, advanced CAD/CAM with five-axis contour programming, EDM, and CMM-based quality assurance. The company serves aerospace, defense, construction equipment, oil field, electronics, and commercial OEMs, and stocks emergency parts for immediate delivery at no additional cost.

Product overview

Bordo is a full-service manufacturing company operating from a 24,000-square-foot facility in South Gate, California. The company offers an integrated portfolio of precision manufacturing services centered on CNC machining (turning and milling), certified welding (AWS D1.1), and custom fabrication with assembly capabilities. These core services are supported by advanced CAD/CAM design systems for programming and quality assurance using coordinate measuring machines. Bordo's manufacturing capabilities span precision CNC turning centers, CNC machining centers, EDM, and conventional machines, working with diverse materials including aluminum alloys, stainless steel, super alloys, tool steels, brass, bronze, copper, and plastics. The company serves aerospace, defense, construction equipment, oil field, electronics, and commercial industries with a focus on rapid response times and prototype through production quantities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Precision CNC Machining Services State-of-the-art CNC turning and milling services delivering precision parts and assemblies for aerospace, defense, construction equipment, oil field, electronics, and commercial OEMs in prototype through production quantities.
• Certified Welding and Fabrication AWS D1.1 certified welding and fabrication services producing precision weldments for vehicle chassis, steering and drive components, scissor arm assemblies, work platforms, and concrete placement systems.
• Custom Assembly Services Complete assembly of components and finished products, integrating design, precision machining, and welding/fabrication under one roof at the South Gate, California facility.
• Watertight Electrical Components Specialized watertight electrical connectors and components for the offshore oil extraction industry, machined with close tolerances from alloy steels, stainless steels, and titanium.
• Aerial Lift and Construction Equipment Components Precision-machined components and assemblies for aerial lift and construction equipment OEMs, including scissor arm assemblies, work platforms, and steering components.
• Concrete Pump Components Quality components and assemblies for the concrete pumping industry, including pump components, concrete placement systems, vehicle chassis, and steering/drive components.
• Aerospace and Defense Components Precision parts and assemblies for critical applications in aerospace and defense, including helicopter components and aircraft hardware.
• Outside Processing Services Value-added outside processing services coordinated through approved suppliers, including plating and coating (anodizing, chrome plating, nickel plating), thermal processing, ion nitriding, shot peening, and non-destructive testing.

Quantifiable outcome

• Dimensional accuracy within ±.0001" for CNC turning and ±.0002" for CNC machining centers
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers19 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves4 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Sterling Industries: Sterling Industries operates precision contract manufacturing facilities producing machined and fabricated components for industrial and aerospace markets. Comparable in scale and capability profile to Bordo's full-service CNC and welding operation.
• Phillips Manufacturing Company: Phillips Manufacturing is a precision metal fabrication and machined-parts producer with customers in industrial, electronics, and OEM channels. Mirrors Bordo's sheet-metal + CNC combination and multi-industry customer diversification.
• Pioneer Service Inc. Pioneer Service is a precision machining and contract manufacturing job shop producing close-tolerance components for industrial OEMs. Comparable to Bordo in scale (sub-200 employee job shop), job-shop business model, and short-run-to-production capabilities.
• Mayville Engineering Company (MEC): MEC is a publicly-traded precision contract manufacturer with CNC machining, fabrication, and assembly capabilities serving aerospace & defense, industrial, and commercial vehicle customers. Same business model as Bordo — diversified job shop producing precision-tolerance components for OEM supply chains — but at much larger scale, making it the strongest direct comparable.
• Riverside Machine & Engineering: Riverside Machine & Engineering is a CNC precision machining contract manufacturer serving aerospace, defense, and industrial OEMs. Directly comparable to Bordo's precision-turned and milled component business model and customer profile.
• Aero Manufacturing & Engineering Co. Aero Manufacturing is a precision machined-components job shop serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers with tight-tolerance CNC capabilities. Closely comparable to Bordo in customer mix (aerospace/industrial), manufacturing approach (custom precision parts), and end-product profile (mission-critical components).

Broad incumbents

• Altec Inc. Altec is a large manufacturer of aerial lift equipment, utility trucks, and related specialty vehicles. Relevant as both a buyer-type comparable (Bordo produces aerial-lift components for OEMs like Terex and Skyjack) and as an industry incumbent whose vertical integration pressures component suppliers.
• Precision Castparts Corp (Berkshire Hathaway): Precision Castparts is the largest aerospace-focused precision manufacturer globally, producing forged and machined components for aircraft and industrial customers. Provides a scaled-incumbent ceiling on capabilities, certifications, and contract structures that Bordo competes against on aerospace work.
• Jabil Inc. Jabil is a Fortune-500 contract manufacturer with broad industrial and aerospace precision capabilities. While far larger and broader than Bordo, Jabil represents the scale that consolidated OEM customers gravitate toward, setting the competitive ceiling for aerospace/defense machining work.

Regional players

• HTI (Hankison/Hankison Thermal): Regional Midwest-based precision machined-components manufacturer serving heavy industrial and aerospace OEM customers. Relevant as a comparable specialty job shop serving similar diversified industrial/aerospace customer bases.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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