Lewark Metal Spinning

What Lewark Metal Spinning does

Lewark Metal Spinning (LMS) is a privately held, family-owned precision metal spinning and tube forming company founded in July 1993 by Larry Lewark and his wife Esther in Dayton, Ohio. The company specializes in both CNC and hand metal spinning, capable of forming aluminum, hot- and cold-rolled steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, and exotic metals including titanium, nickel alloys, Inconel, and Hastelloys, with CNC blank capacity up to 53 inches and hand spinning blank capacity up to 72 inches in diameter. Its core business is complemented by in-house Mazak 6-axis CO2 laser cutting, fabrication, MIG/TIG/spot welding, polishing, machining, FARO laser scanning and KEYENCE optical comparator inspection, and a closed-loop washing system, positioning LMS as a one-stop-shop for tight-tolerance spun and finished metal components. The company is AS 9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certified and serves aerospace (primary), cookware, lighting, industrial manufacturing, food processing, and filtration customers, with named aerospace expertise in exotic metals being a key differentiator versus commodity spinning shops.

LMS generates revenue through project-based, quote-driven custom manufacturing rather than catalog sales: customers submit designs with material, thickness, tolerance, and quantity specifications via the website or direct sales contact, and the company returns pricing and delivery terms—typically a one-week quote turnaround and concept-to-shipment lead time of six weeks or less. Go-to-market is direct sales (phone, email, website quote form) with no intermediaries, and marketing is minimal, relying on a nationally recognized reputation in metal spinning, a Facebook page, and word-of-mouth within industrial procurement channels. Pricing is described as roughly an order of magnitude lower in tooling cost than metal stamping for equivalent parts, which is the central commercial value proposition for low-to-mid volume production runs. The business is operated day-to-day by all four Lewark family members, with headcount in the 11–50 range and a relatively flat but steadily growing trajectory evidenced by 20% sales growth in 2012 (the year of a major office fire) and continued capacity expansion, including a current move of the hand spinning department to a new facility.

Name

Lewark Metal Spinning

Legal name

Lewark Metal Spinning

Website

https://lewarkmetalspinning.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1993

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Family-owned precision metal spinning company in Dayton, Ohio, providing CNC and hand spinning, laser cutting, fabrication, welding, polishing, machining, and inspection for aerospace, cookware, lighting, industrial, and food-processing customers under AS 9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Metal Spinning and Fabrication Services

NAICS

Forging and Stamping (33211)

SIC

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

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• Metal spinning services
• CNC metal forming
• Precision metal fabrication
• Custom metal shaping
• Tube forming services

Headquarters

HQ city

Dayton

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Metal Spinning Services: Custom metal spinning services including CNC spinning, hand spinning, fabrication, machining, welding, polishing, and laser cutting. Project-based pricing with quotes provided per part design specifications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels3 records

Core offering

Lewark Metal Spinning is a family-owned custom metal spinning and fabrication company offering CNC spinning (blanks up to 53 inches diameter) and hand spinning (blanks up to 72 inches diameter) in aluminum, steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, and exotic metals such as titanium, Inconel, and Hastelloys. The company bundles spinning with complementary in-house capabilities including Mazak 6-axis laser cutting, fabrication, MIG/TIG/spot welding, precision machining, polishing, washing, and FARO/KEYENCE inspection to deliver finished, inspected custom metal parts to industrial customers.

Product overview

Lewark Metal Spinning is a family-owned metal spinning service provider offering a comprehensive suite of manufacturing capabilities. The core offerings are CNC Spinning and Hand Spinning services for processing various metals including aluminum, steel, stainless steel, brass, copper, and exotic metals. These primary spinning services are complemented by supporting capabilities including Laser Cutting (Mazak 6-axis CO2 laser), Fabrication, Polishing, Welding (MIG, TIG, and spot welding), Machining, Inspection (FARO laser scanning and KEYENCE optical comparator), and Washing. The company operates as a one-stop shop for metal spinning needs, serving industries from cookware to aerospace with AS 9100D and ISO 9001:2015 certifications.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Spinning Computer-controlled metal spinning service capable of processing blanks up to 53 inches in diameter. Supports aluminum up to 0.250 inches, hot rolled and cold rolled steel up to 0.187 inches, stainless steel up to 0.125 inches, brass, copper, and exotic metals such as titanium and nickel alloys with tight tolerances for industrial customers.
• Hand Spinning Manual metal spinning service specializing in smaller production runs requiring extremely tight tolerances. Capable of producing parts less than 1 inch in length with diameters smaller than a dime, and handling blanks up to 72 inches in diameter.
• Laser Cutting 6-axis CO2 laser cutting service using Mazak equipment with CAD/CAM system. Capable of cutting a wide range of applications including structural shapes, spun parts, tubes, formed parts, and bevel cutting of flat components, with maximum cutting thickness of 0.250 inch on stock sheets up to 48 by 96 inches.
• Fabrication Metal fabrication services using conventional bending machines to provide a wide variety of fabrication options including laser, punching, extruding, deburring, plasma cutting, hole punch, polish, notching, shearing, bead blast, tumbling, welding, bending, rolling, grinding, and stamping.
• Polishing Metal surface polishing service for aluminum, stainless steel, steel, brass, copper, and exotic alloys, including grinding, polishing, and buffing to meet finishing requirements demanded by the aerospace and food processing industries.
• Welding In-house welding services including MIG welding, TIG welding, and spot (resistance) welding to complete metal assemblies for industrial customers.
• Machining Precision machining services using a full range of drill presses, machining lathes, bridgeports, milling machines, and additional specialized equipment to support turning steps, broaching, drilling, milling slots, counter boring, and counter sink operations.
• Inspection Quality inspection services using FARO handheld laser scanning probe with high definition scanning technology and KEYENCE optical comparator for automated measurement recording, supporting customer quality requirements.
• Washing State-of-the-art washing system with consistent washing, controlled temperatures, and efficient water recycling, supporting finishing processes for spun metal parts.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tooling costs 1/10th of metal stamping
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature6 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights3 records

Direct peers

• Spaulding Metal Spinning: Metal spinning job shop offering CNC and hand spinning across a range of metals and sizes, closely comparable to Lewark's core spinning service line and similar B2B custom-fabrication model.
• Wisconsin Metal Spinning: Midwest-based metal spinning manufacturer providing CNC and manual spinning for industrial customers, directly overlapping with Lewark on capabilities, customer verticals, and regional footprint.
• William Sopko & Sons Co. Multi-generation metal spinning and stamping shop serving aerospace, defense, and industrial customers; comparable to Lewark in process capability mix (spinning + secondary ops) and family-business heritage.
• Heimerl Spinning: Metal spinning manufacturer offering precision spun components for industrial and aerospace markets, directly comparable in service offering and target customer verticals.
• Quality Metal Spinning: Custom metal spinning job shop producing CNC and hand-spun parts in a variety of metals, directly competing with Lewark in low-to-mid volume, tight-tolerance custom work.
• Dynamic Spinning Services: Metal spinning and tube forming service provider serving industrial customers; closely aligned with Lewark's spinning-and-secondary-services model and project-based B2B GTM.
• Lehigh Metal Spinning: Custom metal spinning manufacturer producing spun components in various metals for industrial customers; comparable service mix and customer profile to Lewark's non-aerospace business.

Broad incumbents

• Metalcraft of Mayville: Larger diversified metal fabrication and stamping company serving industrial and aerospace customers; overlaps with Lewark in metal forming and finishing but at significantly greater scale and product breadth.
• Weiss-Aug Company: Established precision metal stamping and forming supplier with aerospace and medical exposure; comparable in aerospace quality requirements and metal-forming capability, though specializing in high-volume stamping.

Emerging players

• Marco Manufacturing: Custom metal fabrication and machining shop with overlapping capabilities in forming, welding, and finishing; smaller scale but directly relevant as a comparable one-stop-shop fabricator.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Facebookfacebook.com/LewarkMetalSpinning
• Xx.com/lewarkmetalspin
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/lewarkmetalspinning

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles5 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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