Charleston Metal Products

What Charleston Metal Products does

Charleston Metal Products, Inc. is a third-generation, family-owned contract manufacturer of precision machined metal components, founded in 1946 by Howard Tucker in Waterloo, Indiana. The company operates two facilities in Northeast Indiana — a corporate headquarters at 350 Grant Street, Waterloo and a manufacturing-only facility at 1746 US 6, Corunna — and employs approximately 100 skilled machinists. Its core competency is multi-spindle screw machining using more than 40 Acme Gridley machines with bar stock capacities of 1" to 3-1/2", supported by CNC machining, CNC Swiss turning, centerless grinding, broaching, wire EDM, and in-house 3D printing for tooling and fixturing.

The company generates revenue exclusively through B2B contract machining engagements priced on a per-project quote basis, with no self-serve or e-commerce channel. It serves four stated primary verticals — automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and the fitting industry — and ships globally to OEM customers, supported by EDI capability, advance ship notices, full barcoding, and 26,000 sq. ft. of warehouse and shipping space. Its quality system is IATF 16949:2016 registered, and it offers full PPAP, gage calibration traceable to NIST, and C=0 sampling inspection, positioning it as a Tier-aligned automotive supply chain partner. Customer engagement is direct sales via phone, email, or website contact form; there are no third-party distributors or resellers.

The company's go-to-market is sales-led and relationship-driven rather than digitally marketed. Its core value proposition combines single-supplier capability across multiple machining processes, in-house engineering and tooling design, robotic process automation for part loading and inspection, and in-house Acme Gridley rebuild and retool capabilities. Leadership is concentrated in the Tucker family, with Bill Tucker Jr. serving as President; no external investors, private equity ownership, or parent company is indicated. The company has no public listing, ticker, or exchange reference and operates as a privately held corporation.

Name

Charleston Metal Products

Legal name

Charleston Metal Products Inc.

Website

https://charlestonmetal.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Charleston Metal Products is a third-generation, family-owned contract precision machining company founded in 1946 in Northeast Indiana, serving automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and fitting industry OEM customers globally with screw machining, CNC, Swiss turning, and secondary operations.

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Headquarters

HQ city

Waterloo

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Machining Services: Charleston Metal Products operates as a contract manufacturer producing precision machined products to customer specifications. Revenue is generated through manufacturing services for OEM customers across automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and fitting industries. Services include screw machining, CNC machining, centerless grinding, broaching, and secondary operations. Pricing based on quote requests for custom projects.

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Core offering

Charleston Metal Products is a contract manufacturer of precision machined metal components produced to customer specifications. The company specializes in screw machine products using more than 40 Acme Gridley Multi Spindle Screw Machines, and complements that with CNC machining, Swiss turning, centerless grinding, broaching, wire EDM, and 3D printing capabilities. Output serves OEM customers in automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and fitting industries.

Product overview

Charleston Metal Products is a third-generation, family-owned precision machining company established in 1946, offering contract machining services primarily for screw machine products with extensive secondary capabilities. The company operates two facilities in Northeast Indiana with nearly 100 skilled machinists. The core product portfolio centers on Precision Machined Products, with Screw Machine Products as the specialty using over 40 Acme Gridley Multi Spindle machines. Additional machining services including CNC Machining, Swiss Turning, Centerless Grinding, Broaching, Wire EDM, and 3D Printing support and enhance the screw machining capability. The company also provides Engineering Services, Quality Assurance Services with IATF 16949:2016 registration, Shipping & Warehouse Services (26,000 sq. ft.), Rebuild & Retool Services, and coordinates Subcontracted Services for plating, heat treating, and injection molding.

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Products and services

• Screw Machine Products High-volume precision screw machined components produced on more than 40 Acme Gridley Multi Spindle Screw Machines (1" to 3-1/2" bar stock, 6 and 8 spindle configurations). Offered to OEM customers in automotive, heavy truck, agriculture, and fitting industries.
• CNC Machining Services CNC machining using vertical machining centers, turning centers, lathes, drilling, and tapping equipment to perform cut off, turning, milling, tapping, and complex machining operations with tight tolerances. Sold to industrial customers requiring custom precision parts.
• Swiss Turning Services CNC Swiss Machining for producing small, high precision parts with long length-to-diameter ratios while maintaining consistency and tight tolerances. Capable of machining materials up to 1-1/4 inch in diameter at medium to high volumes. Targeted at customers needing precise small-diameter parts.
• Centerless Grinding Services Infeed and thrufeed centerless grinding services for maintaining tight tolerances and low surface finishes. Supports both screw machine products and secondary operations, complementing the primary machining offerings.
• Broaching Services Broaching service for face, saddle, index saddle, notch, and internal broaching operations. Provided as a secondary operation to complement screw machine and CNC products.
• Wire EDM Services Wire Electrical Discharge Machining (EDM) for precision cutting of conductive materials. Provides additional capability for complex geometries in metal components.
• Quality Assurance Services Quality assurance services including quality planning, receiving inspection, setup approval, lot inspections using C=0 sampling plan, final inspection, dock audits, full PPAP capabilities, and gage calibration traceable to NIST. Backed by IATF 16949:2016 registered quality system.

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Technology focussed No

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Direct peers

• NN Inc. NN Inc. is a publicly traded precision components manufacturer producing highly engineered, tight-tolerance parts through machining and stamping — directly comparable to Charleston Metal's screw-machine and CNC machining business serving automotive and industrial end markets.
• SIFCO Industries: SIFCO Industries operates a global portfolio of precision-machined and forged components businesses serving aerospace, defense, and industrial markets. Its machined-components segment is directly comparable to Charleston's contract machining model for OEM customers.
• Mueller Industries: Mueller Industries manufactures copper, brass, aluminum, and plastic products including precision machined components for plumbing, HVAC, and industrial OEMs. Its machining operations and OEM-driven business model are comparable to Charleston's precision machined products business.
• Bokers Machine Company: Bokers is a precision CNC machining and screw machine shop serving OEM customers with tight-tolerance metal components. Its service offering and customer profile closely mirror Charleston Metal's contract machining capabilities.

Regional players

• Hoosier Pattern: An Indiana-based precision machining and pattern shop serving heavy equipment, agricultural, and industrial OEMs. Comparable to Charleston Metal as a Midwest precision contract manufacturer serving similar end markets with overlapping geographic reach.

Broad incumbents

• Park-Ohio Holdings: Park-Ohio is a diversified industrial manufacturer with a precision machined components segment supplying automotive and industrial customers. As a larger incumbent with broader end-market exposure, it competes for similar OEM machining programs.
• Hurco Companies: Hurco manufactures CNC machine tools and controls used by precision machining shops globally. While Hurco supplies the equipment Charleston uses, it is a relevant incumbent shaping the technology baseline for the precision machining industry.
• Roper Technologies: Roper operates a diversified portfolio of industrial and engineered products businesses, several of which produce precision machined components. It represents a larger, established incumbent benchmark for industrial precision manufacturing operations.
• Lincoln Electric Holdings: Lincoln Electric is a global manufacturer of welding, cutting, and brazing products with significant precision manufacturing operations. Its scale, manufacturing depth, and industrial customer base make it a comparable incumbent in North American industrial manufacturing.
• Watts Water Technologies: Watts Water manufactures water and plumbing products with significant precision machined metal components, serving OEM customers in plumbing, HVAC, and industrial markets. Its component-manufacturing operations overlap with Charleston's precision machined products business.

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Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/charleston-metal-products-inc.

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Investors

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Investments

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