What Mitee-Bite Products does

Mitee-Bite Products, LLC is a privately held US manufacturer of compact, low-profile edge clamps and workholding systems for CNC machining, founded in 1984 and headquartered in Center Ossipee, New Hampshire. The company designs and produces a broad catalog of mechanical workholding solutions, with its core platform being the patented Pitbull® Clamp family (Patent No. 6,435,496), which delivers high clamping force in a miniaturized footprint to maximize machining center real estate. Supporting products include the Loc-Jaw® System for 4th/5th axis machining (Patent No. 9,216,484), Loc-Down® Quick-Change pallet system for aerospace applications (Patent No. 8,920,063), ID Xpansion™ internal-diameter clamps, Heavy Duty™ T-Slot Clamps generating over 20,000 pounds of pressure, Mitee-Grip® GEN II wax workholding compounds, TalonGrip™ and VersaGrip™ vise jaws, Concentric OD Clamps, Vacmagic® vacuum chucks, OK-Vise® wedge clamps, and several 2025 patent-pending additions including a waterjet/pincher clamp and desktop slide clamp. The portfolio is complemented by CAD models, engineering support, and an online Fixture Calculator for ROI analysis.

The company sells through a hybrid channel model anchored by a worldwide authorized distributor network and manufacturer's reps, supplemented by direct sales (phone and email) for US/Canada customers. Pricing is unit-based catalog pricing with a 20% Scratch & Dent discount channel, and revenue derives entirely from hardware sales of workholding products and accessories. The company does not publish pricing or financials and is not venture-backed. Customers include enterprise aerospace and motorsports manufacturers (Roush Yates Engines, Shuttle Aerospace), defense/firearms OEMs (Smith & Wesson), and a long tail of CNC machine shops served through distributors and trade show relationships. Strategic partnerships include TE-CO (2009, channel), Roush Yates Engines (ongoing, co-development/flagship), and TITANS of CNC Academy (2018, education/GTM).

The company self-describes as 'fast pace and fast growing' and continues to file new patents and launch new products, including three patent-pending product families in 2025 extending into waterjet cutting and desktop/light-duty machining segments. Headcount is disclosed in the 1-10 range, which likely reflects core employees given the company's 40+ year operating history and worldwide distribution footprint.

Name

Mitee-Bite Products

Legal name

Mitee-Bite Products, LLC

Website

https://miteebite.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1984

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Mitee-Bite Products is a privately held US manufacturer of patented low-profile edge clamps, vise jaws, and quick-change workholding systems for CNC machining, serving aerospace, defense, motorsports, and general CNC machine shops through a worldwide distributor network and direct sales.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

CNC Workholding Devices

NAICS

Cutting Tool and Machine Tool Accessory Manufacturing (333515)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

Metal Cutting Tools, Tooling & Workholding (Cutters, Inserts, Chucks, Fixtures) (IMAHADAB)

Keywords

• CNC workholding devices
• Low-profile edge clamps
• Precision machining fixtures
• CNC milling clamps
• Toe clamps

Headquarters

HQ city

Center Ossipee

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workholding Hardware Sales: Direct sale of manufactured workholding products including clamps, vise jaws, vacuum systems, and accessories. Products sold through distributors worldwide or directly from manufacturer. Includes replacement parts and consumables.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Mitee-Bite Products designs, manufactures, and sells low-profile workholding devices and edge clamps used by CNC machinists to hold workpieces during milling and machining operations. The product line includes several patented clamp families (e.g., Pitbull, Loc-Jaw, Loc-Down) that maximize tool clearance and workpiece visibility. The company sells these products directly and through a global network of industrial distributors to machine shops and OEMs.

Product overview

Mitee-Bite Products LLC is a manufacturer of compact, low-profile workholding clamps and systems for CNC machining. The product portfolio centers on the core Pitbull Clamp platform (featuring knife-edge, blunt-edge, brass, and machinable variants in multiple sizes) and includes ID Xpansion Clamps for internal diameter holding, Loc-Down Quick Change System for aerospace applications, Heavy-Duty T-Slot Clamps, Modular In-Line Clamping System, and Modular XYZ Xpansion Pins. Supporting accessories include VersaGrip and TalonGrip vise jaws, Mitee-Grip GEN II wax compounds, Vacuum systems (Vacmagic, Roto-Vac, Multi-Power Vac), OK-Vise wedge clamps, Uniforce clamps, Loc-Jaw System for multi-axis machining, Concentric OD Clamps, and various locating/positioning components. The company also provides engineering support for custom fixture design and CAD files for all products.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Pitbull®: Brand of low-profile edge clamps known for high holding force and compact design
• Mitee-Grip®
• OK-Vise®
• TalonGrip™
• VersaGrip™
• Loc-Jaw®
• Loc-Down®
• Uniforce®
• Vacmagic®
• Kopal®

Products and services

• Pitbull Low-Profile Edge Clamp
• Loc-Jaw Workholding System
• Loc-Down Clamping System
• Low-Profile Edge Clamps
• Toe Clamps

Quantifiable outcome

• 6,000+ lbs holding force gripping on only .125" of material
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers7 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles1 record

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Partnerships

Three partnerships are on record, tiered flagship, minor and core.

• Roush Yates EnginesflagshipStrategic or Co-development Partner · 14 August 2019Long-standing partnership with Roush Yates Engines, the exclusive engine manufacturer of the Ford FR9 V8 engine powering Ford Performance NASCAR vehicles. Mitee-Bite provides workholding solutions for high-performance engine manufacturing. Partnership extended through 2016 season supporting 17 NASCAR Sprint Cup, Xfinity, and other racing series engines.
• TITANS of CNC AcademyminorGTM or Marketing Partner · 18 April 2018TITANS of CNC Academy Kits made available through Mitee-Bite. The 'Titan - American Built' TV series featured episodes on maximizing production with modern machining practices. The partnership provides educational content and kits for CNC training.
• TE-COcoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 January 2009Partnership announcement in 2009 between Mitee-Bite Products Inc. (Ossipee, NH) and TE-CO serving the industrial metalworking industry. Both companies built substantial reputations for quality workholding products and world-class customer service.

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Carr Lane Manufacturing: One of the largest U.S. manufacturers of workholding fixtures, clamps, and tooling components for CNC machining. Directly comparable to Mitee-Bite in target customers (machine shops) and product category (workholding clamps and fixtures), though Carr Lane operates at a significantly broader catalog and scale.
• Kurt Workholding (Kurt Manufacturing): Specializes in precision machine vises and CNC workholding, including 4th/5th axis solutions. Highly comparable to Mitee-Bite's vise jaw and clamping products, serving the same machine shop buyers with overlapping product applications in milling and high-density machining.
• Lang Technik: German manufacturer of macro/macro-precision vises, chucks, and workholding systems for 4th/5th axis CNC machining. Directly competes with Mitee-Bite in the multi-axis low-profile clamping segment, particularly against Loc-Jaw and Pitbull platforms.
• Fixtureworks: U.S. supplier of workholding components including clamps, locating pins, and sub-plates for CNC. Directly comparable as a fixture-components catalog competitor to Mitee-Bite's broader clamp, pin, and modular product family.
• TE-CO: U.S. workholding manufacturer of T-slot clamps, fixture components, and tooling. Mitee-Bite is already a distribution partner of TE-CO (announced 2009), and their product lines are highly complementary in the same machine shop channel.

Broad incumbents

• Jergens Workholding Technologies: Broader industrial supplier offering workholding, lifting, and fastener solutions, including fixture clamps and quick-change systems. Comparable to Mitee-Bite in product overlap but operates as a much larger, multi-line industrial components company.
• Schunk: Global leader in toolholding, workholding, and gripping systems for CNC machining and automation. Comparable to Mitee-Bite in clamping/gripping technology but serves a much broader portfolio across industrial automation and robotics.
• Kitagawa Workholding: Japanese manufacturer of high-precision chucks, rotary tables, and workholding for CNC lathes and machining centers. Comparable to Mitee-Bite in precision workholding applications, especially in rotary/turning use cases (Roto-Vac Gen II overlap), at significantly larger scale.

Emerging players

• Allmatic-Jakob (Allmatic): German maker of compact, low-profile clamping systems (e.g., S-Power, Centro) for 4th/5th axis and high-density CNC machining. Direct technology overlap with Mitee-Bite's Pitbull and ID Xpansion clamp lines in the European low-profile workholding segment.
• 5th Axis (5th Axis Fixtures): U.S. maker of 4th/5th axis workholding fixtures, dovetail clamps, and tombstone systems. Direct overlap with Mitee-Bite's Loc-Jaw and multi-axis product family, targeting the same machine shop buyers with comparable low-profile solutions.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/mitee-bite-products-inc
• Instagraminstagram.com/miteebite

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Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

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