What Pivot Precision does

Pivot Precision is an ISO 9001:2015 certified precision machine shop headquartered in Lockport, New York (near Niagara Falls), manufacturing tight-tolerance tooling components for the ammunition, firearm, automotive, medical, and industrial end markets. The company, founded in 1961 (and operating under the legacy name Pivot Punch Corporation prior to rebranding), runs a single production facility equipped with a broad suite of conventional and advanced manufacturing assets: Citizen Swiss turning machines (capable of diameters down to 0.060 inch), Sodick wire and sinker EDM equipment, CNC milling and lathing lines from Hurco, Doosan, Hyundai, Hardinge, Miyano, and Bridgeport, ANCA and Moore jig grinders achieving tolerances to 0.0002 inch, vacuum and induction heat treating furnaces, cryogenic hardening below -238°F, surface finishing stations, and Rigaku KT-100S laser steel analysis. Supplementary capabilities — tool labeling, part and batch traceability, first-article inspection, and conformity documentation — support full turnkey delivery for regulated industries including medical and defense.

The business operates a sales-led, project-based commercial model: customers submit requests for quote through the company website, phone, or email, and Pivot Precision delivers custom-built tooling against tight specifications under multi-year contract relationships. Pricing is fully quote-driven with no published rate card. Distribution is direct from the Lockport facility, leveraging proximity to Buffalo Niagara International Airport and Interstate corridors for domestic and international shipments; there is no reseller or distributor network aside from the sister-company Zip Industrial Products Corporation, a Western New York-based industrial supplies distributor operating since 1967. The company also holds ITAR registration, SBA Women-Owned Small Business (WOSB) certification, and Defense Logistics Agency Joint Certification Program (JCP) clearance, positioning it for federal and defense contracting channels.

Name

Pivot Precision

Legal name

Pivot Precision Corporation

Website

https://pivotprecision.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1961

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Pivot Precision is an ISO 9001:2015 certified, ITAR-registered precision machine shop in Lockport, NY manufacturing tight-tolerance tooling components for the ammunition, firearm, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors, with 60+ years of operating history.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Tooling Manufacturing

NAICS

Precision Turned Product Manufacturing (332721), Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (3327)

SIC

Screw Machine Products (3451), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industries

Grinding, Honing & Superfinishing Equipment (IMAHADAE), Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• Precision machining
• CNC manufacturing
• Tight tolerance tooling
• Firearm tooling
• Ammunition tooling

Headquarters

HQ city

Lockport

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Tooling Manufacturing: Pivot Precision generates revenue through custom precision tooling manufacturing services for various industries including ammunition, firearm, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors. The company produces tight-tolerance tooling components and provides associated services such as heat treating, surface finishing, and documentation. Revenue comes from project-based manufacturing contracts with both repeat customers and new clients.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Pivot Precision is an ISO 9001:2015 certified precision machine shop that manufactures tight-tolerance tooling components for the ammunition, automotive, firearm, industrial, and medical industries. The company offers a comprehensive suite of manufacturing capabilities including CNC Swiss turning, CNC milling and lathing, EDM machining, grinding, hard turning, heat treating, cryogenic hardening, surface finishing, and complementary services such as part traceability, steel analysis, inspection and testing, documentation, and tool labeling.

Product overview

Pivot Precision is a precision machine shop offering a comprehensive portfolio of manufacturing services for tight-tolerance tooling. The company operates as a single unified service offering that encompasses CNC Swiss turning, CNC milling and lathing, EDM machining, grinding services, hard turning, heat treating, cryogenic hardening, surface finishing, and various secondary services including tool labeling, part/batch traceability, steel analysis, inspection/testing, and documentation. They specialize in serving the ammunition, firearm, automotive, medical, and industrial sectors with ISO 9001:2015 certified manufacturing capabilities.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Swiss Turning Services

Quantifiable outcome

• Complex, tight-tolerance tooling down to 0.030-inch feature sizes with 0.0002-inch tolerances
• +2 more outcomes

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Zip Industrial Products CorporationcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ DistributorZip Industrial Products Corporation is Pivot Precision's sister company and serves as a distributor of industrial supplies. Based in Western New York, Zip primarily serves New York, Ohio, Pennsylvania, and New England regions as a specialized distributor of tool & die supplies, abrasives, cutting tools, coolants, and specialized tooling.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Owens Industries: Precision machining and grinding shop serving aerospace, defense, medical, and firearms customers with tight-tolerance capabilities; direct comparable in scale, customer mix, and service portfolio.
• Burg Tool & Die: Multi-decade precision tooling and stamping shop producing tight-tolerance components for industrial and defense customers; comparable as a privately held specialty tooling manufacturer with similar equipment breadth.
• Stryker Machine: Precision CNC machining and Swiss screw machine shop serving medical, firearms, and industrial OEMs; direct comparable given overlapping Swiss turning capabilities and customer overlap.
• Milwaukee Precision Machining: ISO-certified tight-tolerance machine shop serving firearms, defense, and industrial markets; comparable in scale, regulatory credentials, and end-market exposure.

Emerging players

• Protolabs: On-demand digital manufacturing platform offering CNC, injection molding, and 3D printing with automated quoting; competes for low-volume precision work but Pivot's regulated/defense focus is differentiated.
• Xometry: AI-driven manufacturing marketplace aggregating machine shops for instant quoting; increasingly competitive on price/speed for non-regulated precision work but limited on ITAR-cleared, defense-anchored programs.
• Hubs (Protolabs Network): Global network of CNC, sheet-metal, and finishing suppliers accessed through instant-quote platform; overlapping capability set for industrial and prototyping customers.

Broad incumbents

• Hardinge: Established manufacturer of precision CNC turning machines and workholding; supplies much of the same equipment Pivot operates and competes indirectly by offering in-house production services.
• Haas Automation: Largest US-based CNC machine tool builder; its equipment footprint underpins much of US job-shop capacity, making Haas a structural incumbent competitor for any machining services it vertically integrates.
• DMG MORI: Global manufacturer of high-precision CNC turning and milling centers; competes in adjacent tiers of the market and supplies many of the advanced machine platforms used in modern precision shops.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/PivotPrecision
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/jtprecision

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Subsidiaries1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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

M&A

Investments

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

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