Quality Metal Spinning & Machining

What Quality Metal Spinning & Machining does

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining (QMS), operating under legal entity Quality Metal Spinning & Machining Inc., is a privately held precision manufacturing company headquartered in a 30,000 square foot facility in Palo Alto, California. Founded in 1967 and incorporated in California, QMS has served the San Francisco Bay Area as a pioneer in metal spinning for over 50 years. The company employs between 11 and 50 people, with 90% of its workforce having at least 10 years of tenure at QMS, and operates as an in-house, one-stop manufacturing solution that produces parts from raw material to finished product without reliance on outside vendors.

QMS's core service is metal spinning, performed on three CNC spinning lathes and six manual spinning lathes capable of producing rotational-symmetry parts up to 50 inches in diameter, including flanges, steps, conical tapers, and toroidal shapes. The company complements this with five-axis CNC machining (Mazak Variaxis 630 5x, Variaxis i-600, Integrex e-1600, Cincinnati Arrow 1250, plus five Romi CNC lathes), high-pressure waterjet cutting (Flow Mach 3b, 94,000 psi), large-format 3D printing for prototyping, and inspection using three coordinate measuring machines including a Wenzel LH1210 with Renishaw Revo 5-axis scanning. Manufacturing operations are certified to ISO 9001:2015 (design services excluded) and the company claims zero-defect shipment history with on-time delivery.

QMS generates revenue through quote-based custom manufacturing contracts billed per part or job, with pricing determined by complexity, material, tolerances, and volume, and quoting typically responded to within 24 hours. Its go-to-market is direct B2B sales with no reseller or distributor channel. Named customers span semiconductor (IBM, Lam Research, Western Digital, HGST), aerospace (Blue Origin, Moon Express, Associated Aerospace Activities), defense (L3 Communications), energy and national labs (Lawrence Livermore, SLAC), and university R&D (Stanford, Santa Clara, University of Louisville). The company also claims over 200,000 metal spun parts produced globally, although geographic distribution beyond North America is not detailed.

Name

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining

Legal name

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining Inc.

Website

https://qualitymetalspinning.us

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining is a Palo Alto-based precision manufacturer of metal spun and 5-axis CNC machined components, serving semiconductor, aerospace, defense, energy, and university R&D customers with in-house production from raw material to finished part.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Manufacturing

NAICS

Machine Shops; Turned Product; and Screw, Nut, and Bolt Manufacturing (3327), Machine Shops (332710), Machine Shops (33271)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540), Sheet Metal Work (3444), Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

akta.pro secondary industries

CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA), Sheet Metal Machinery (Laser/Plasma/Waterjet Cutting, Punching) (IMAHADAD)

Keywords

• Precision metal spinning
• CNC machining services
• 5-axis milling
• Metal component manufacturing
• Waterjet cutting services

Headquarters

HQ city

Palo Alto

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Spinning Manufacturing: One-stop manufacturing solution producing metal spun parts from raw material to finished product in-house. Revenue generated through custom manufacturing of precision metal components with short to medium lead times.
2. CNC Machining Services: 5-axis CNC machining and mill-turn services for complex part features and tight tolerances. Charged per part or job based on complexity and material.
3. Design & Prototyping Services: Optional design and prototyping support for customers, including 3D printing capabilities for product development verification.
4. Waterjet Services: Waterjet cutting services used to create blanks for metal spinning, increasing efficiency compared to conventional shears and circle shears methods.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining is a one-stop in-house precision metal manufacturer producing custom metal spun parts, 5-axis CNC machined components, waterjet-cut blanks, prototypes, and inspected finished parts from raw material. The company operates 3 CNC and 6 manual spinning lathes, five-axis machining centers, waterjet stations, large-format 3D printing, and CMM inspection inside its 30,000 square foot Palo Alto facility, serving aerospace, semiconductor, defense, energy, and R&D/university customers with quote-based custom manufacturing.

Product overview

Quality Metal Spinning & Machining is a manufacturing service provider offering a suite of precision metal fabrication services centered around metal spinning as the core competency. The company operates as a one-stop in-house manufacturing solution combining five interconnected services: Metal Spinning (producing rotational symmetry parts up to 50 inches using 3 CNC and 6 manual spinning lathes), 5-Axis Machining Services (advanced CNC milling using Mazak and Cincinnati equipment), Waterjet Services (high-pressure cutting with Flow Mach 3b), Design & Prototyping (with large-format 3D printing), and QA & Inspection (using coordinate measuring machines with Renishaw scanning systems). All services are performed in-house at their 30,000 square foot Palo Alto facility, enabling customers to receive finished parts from raw material without relying on outside vendors.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Metal Spinning Metal spinning service for creating round parts with flanges, steps, conical tapers, and toroidal shapes up to 50 inches in diameter using 3 CNC spinning lathes and 6 manual spinning lathes; serves aerospace, semiconductor, defense, energy, and R&D customers needing thin-wall round parts.
• 5-Axis Machining Services CNC 5-axis milling and mill-turn machining using Mazak Variaxis 630 5x, Mazak Variaxis i-600, Mazak Integrex e-1600, Cincinnati Arrow 1250, and 5 Romi CNC Lathes to produce complex part features and tight tolerances for aerospace, semiconductor, defense, energy, and R&D customers.
• Waterjet Services Waterjet cutting service using a Flow Mach 3b with Dynamic Offset and 94,000 psi pump for preparing blanks for metal spinning and for precision cutting, increasing efficiency over conventional shears and circle shears; serves manufacturing customers needing precise metal blanks.
• Design and Prototyping Design assistance and prototyping services including large-format 3D printing for product development verification before production, supporting customers whose parts are not originally designed for manufacturing ease.
• QA and Inspection Quality assurance and inspection service with 3 CMMs including the Wenzel LH1210 with Renishaw Revo 5-axis scanning system, performing final inspection on every part under ISO 9001:2015 compliant processes; supports zero-defect delivery to aerospace, semiconductor, defense, energy, and R&D customers.

Quantifiable outcome

• Zero defects shipped to customers with long history of on-time delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers13 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves3 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Metalcraft Spinning & Stamping: Specialty metal spinning and stamping shop producing rotationally symmetric metal components for aerospace, defense, and industrial customers. Closely comparable in process mix (spinning, stamping) and customer profile to QMS, and a head-to-head competitor for tight-tolerance spun parts.
• Robinson Metal Inc. Diversified metal spinning and fabrication company serving aerospace, defense, and industrial OEMs with custom spun and machined components. Comparable scale and capability profile to QMS, particularly in exotic-alloy and large-diameter work.
• Tubular Metal Spinning: Custom metal spinning house producing cylindrical, conical, and hemispherical parts for aerospace and industrial applications. Directly comparable process focus (metal spinning) and mid-market contract-manufacturing model.
• National Metal Spinning: Precision metal spinning and deep-draw manufacturing for aerospace, defense, and semiconductor customers. Closely matches QMS's combination of high-tolerance spinning and exotic-material capability.
• LeBel Bronze Company: Custom metal spinning and fabrication shop with a long operating history serving industrial and aerospace customers. Directly comparable in craft-based spinning services and small-shop contract-manufacturing model.
• Continental Machine & Engineering: Precision CNC machining and metal fabrication shop serving aerospace, semiconductor, and defense customers. Comparable mix of 5-axis machining, exotic alloys, and tight-tolerance contract manufacturing to QMS.
• Owens Industries: Precision CNC machining and grinding shop specializing in tight-tolerance components for aerospace, medical, and semiconductor OEMs. Comparable in technical capability, customer mix, and bespoke contract-manufacturing service model.

Broad incumbents

• Protolabs: Larger digital manufacturing services provider offering CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding with automated quoting and rapid lead times. Overlaps with QMS's CNC machining capability but competes through platform scale and digital GTM rather than specialty spinning.

Emerging players

• Xometry: On-demand manufacturing marketplace aggregating thousands of CNC, sheet metal, and 3D-printing shops. Competes with QMS for the same B2B buyer relationships via an AI-driven quoting platform and broader supplier base.
• Hubs (formerly 3D Hubs): Global digital manufacturing marketplace for CNC, sheet metal, and additive parts, now part of Protolabs. Competes for online-sourced custom machined and fabricated parts and represents the platform-based alternative to QMS's direct-sales model.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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