C&M Manufacturing

What C&M Manufacturing does

C&M Manufacturing Corp. is a privately held, founder-family-operated contract metal stamping company founded in 1983 and headquartered in Chesterfield, Michigan. The company operates from two adjacent buildings totaling 55,000 sq. ft., employing between 11 and 50 people, and runs progressive and compound die presses up to 450 tons with in-house die design, build, and maintenance capabilities for dies up to 120 inches. Its primary customers are automotive OEMs and tier suppliers, with a secondary non-automotive industrial segment producing brackets, washers, retaining clips, drawn cups, and over-molded inserts.

C&M's technical stack is centered on conventional stamping and die-making technology rather than software or AI. Production is supported by CAD/CAM-integrated die design, load analyzers and die protection sensors on each press line, in-die process verification (including poke-yoke methods), and bowl-fed automated assembly. Secondary operations include light assembly (staking, bending, forming), welding (MIG, robotic MIG, spot, compression, projection), and managed outsourced processes (heat treating, plating, painting, tumbling, packaging). Quality assurance is anchored in APQP, FMEA, SPC, and ISO 9001:2015 certification, with the company reporting outstanding PPM performance against customer requirements.

The business model is project-based contract manufacturing. Pricing is quote-based and determined per drawing, with tooling design/build and production stamping as the core revenue streams, supplemented by secondary processing services. Lead times range from two to sixteen weeks from start to PPAP, with quotation typically taking 1–5 days. The company commits to maintaining all tooling it builds for the life of the production part at no additional charge, creating long-tenured customer relationships. Go-to-market is direct sales-led, leveraging the company's Southeastern Michigan location among Midwest automakers, with the company website serving as a top-of-funnel information channel and direct phone/email contact driving bottom-of-funnel conversion. There is no evidence of external investment, institutional ownership, or M&A activity; the company appears to be founder-owned and operated under President Troy Warren.

Name

C&M Manufacturing

Legal name

C&M Manufacturing Corp.

Website

https://candmmfg.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1983

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

C&M Manufacturing Corp. is a private, founder-family contract metal stamper in Chesterfield, Michigan, producing progressive and compound die stampings, assemblies, and tooling up to 450 tons for automotive OEMs, tier suppliers, and non-automotive industrial customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Contract Metal Stamping and Tool & Die Manufacturing

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (3321), Special Die and Tool, Die Set, Jig, and Fixture Manufacturing (333514), Motor Vehicle Metal Stamping (33637)

SIC

Metal Forgings & Stampings (3460), Sheet Metal Work (3444)

akta.pro primary industry

Tool & Die Making (EDAOAGAC)

akta.pro secondary industry

Sheet Metal, Stamping & Presswork (EDAOAGAK)

Keywords

• Contract metal stamping
• Progressive die stamping
• Tool and die manufacturing
• Metal stampings and assemblies
• Automotive stamping services

Headquarters

HQ city

Chesterfield

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Metal Stamping Services: Contract stamping services for low and high volume production runs using progressive and compound dies. Revenue generated from tooling design/build and production stamping services.
2. Tooling Design and Build: In-house tooling department builds and maintains dies up to 120 inches. New tooling for prototypes and production support, as well as refurbishment of existing tooling.
3. Secondary Processes: Additional services including assembly, welding, heat treating, plating, paint, tumbling, and packaging managed as part of project delivery.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

C&M Manufacturing is a contract metal stamper that designs, builds, and maintains its own dies (up to 120 inches) and runs progressive and compound stamping on presses up to 450 tons. It supplies long- and short-run metal stampings, assemblies, and prototypes to automotive and non-automotive customers, with in-house CAD die design, secondary welding/assembly, and managed services such as heat treating, plating, and packaging.

Product overview

C&M Manufacturing is a contract metal stamping company offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing services. The core offerings include contract stamping capabilities using progressive and compound dies (up to 450 tons), die design using CAD/CAM, complete die shop support (maintenance, review, and engineering changes), assembly processes (staking, welding, forming), and quality assurance services including APQP and SPC. The company also offers managed secondary services (heat treating, plating, painting, tumbling, packaging) and produces metal stampings such as brackets, washers, retaining clips, drawn cups, and over molded inserts. Products are manufactured from materials including carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, copper, and brass. All services are provided with ISO 9001:2015 certified quality standards.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Contract Metal Stamping

Quantifiable outcome

• Outstanding PPM levels at customers, consistently meeting or exceeding requirements on both product Quality and Delivery
• +2 more outcomes

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Boker's, Inc. Manufacturer of precision stampings and non-standard washers serving automotive, industrial, and OEM customers. Direct overlap with C&M's washer and stamping product lines.
• Kenmode Tool & Die: Midwest-based precision metal stamper offering progressive and compound die stamping, in-house tool & die design/build, and assemblies. Comparable customer mix and end-market exposure.
• Horst Engineering & Manufacturing: Contract manufacturer of precision metal stampings and assemblies with in-house tooling. Comparable vertical integration from die design through secondary operations.
• Acme Manufacturing Company: Contract metal stamping and assemblies company serving automotive and industrial customers. Highly comparable business model with progressive die stamping, in-house tooling, and tier-1/tier-2 supplier relationships.
• Bracalente Manufacturing Company: Contract manufacturer of precision stampings, machined components, and assemblies. Comparable integrated service offering and customer base.
• Moseys Production Machinists: Contract manufacturer providing stamping, machining, and assemblies to automotive and industrial customers. Comparable Midwest footprint and tier-supplier business model.

Broad incumbents

• Shiloh Industries: Automotive stamping and lightweighting solutions provider serving major OEMs. Competes in the same automotive stamping end-market as C&M at significantly larger scale.
• Martinrea International: Large publicly traded automotive metal stamping and assemblies supplier with multiple plants. Represents the larger-scale end of the stamping services space that C&M competes against for OEM programs.
• SFS Group: Global precision stamping and fastening solutions provider serving automotive, industrial, and electronics end markets. Comparable stamping capability at much larger scale and geographic reach.

Others

• Dayton Progress (MISUMI Group): Supplier of punches, dies, and die components used in metal stamping operations. Adjacent to C&M's die design and tooling operations as a key supplier to the stamping industry.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles4 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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