CM Manufacturing

Name

CM Manufacturing

Legal name

CM Manufacturing Inc.

Website

https://cmman.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1986

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

CM Manufacturing is a privately held, family-owned precision CNC machining shop in Missoula, Montana, producing fracture-critical and flight safety-critical landing gear components for U.S. military and commercial aerospace programs.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Aerospace Precision Machining & Landing Gear Components

NAICS

Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing (33641), Other Aircraft Parts and Auxiliary Equipment Manufacturing (336413)

SIC

Aircraft Parts & Auxiliary Equipment, Nec (3728), Aircraft & Parts (3720)

akta.pro primary industry

Aerospace Landing Gear Components & Subsystems (IMABANAK)

akta.pro secondary industries

Structural Assemblies & Integration (Airframe Subassemblies) (IMABAEAD), Military Aircraft Structures, Airframes & Composites (IMABAMAH)

Keywords

• Precision machining services
• Aerospace parts manufacturing
• Landing gear components
• CNC machining services
• Aerospace components supplier

Headquarters

HQ city

Missoula

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Precision Aerospace Parts Manufacturing: CM Manufacturing generates revenue through the custom manufacturing of precision aerospace components, specifically landing gear parts. As a contract manufacturer, they produce parts to customer specifications for military and commercial aircraft programs. Revenue is derived from long-term contracts with aerospace manufacturers and government defense contracts, with parts being shipped against purchase orders with associated pricing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

CM Manufacturing specializes in precision CNC machining of high-strength steel and non-ferrous parts for the aerospace industry, with a primary focus on fracture-critical and flight safety-critical aircraft landing gear components. The company produces parts to customer specifications for U.S. military aircraft (F-16, C-17, C-130, F-35, Apache, B-2, etc.), foreign military platforms, and commercial aircraft (Boeing 777, Embraer EMB-550), holding tolerances to ±0.0001 on difficult alloys including 300M, Inconel, 13-8PH, 17-4PH, 4340, 4330, Delrin, and Aluminum.

Product overview

CM Manufacturing is a precision machining company specializing in the manufacture of high-strength steel and non-ferrous landing gear components for the aerospace industry. The company operates a single unified product line focused on fracture-critical and flight safety-critical aircraft landing gear parts. Their core offerings include precision-machined parts for military aircraft platforms (C-17, F-16, A-10, Apache, B-1B, B-2, B-52, C-130, C-5, CH-47, CH-53, F-14, F-15, F-18, F-35, KC-135, MQ-25, P-8, SH-60, T-38, T-45) and commercial aircraft (777, Embraer EMB-550, CL-215, CL-415, DHC-515, EA-6B), with specific product families for C-17 and F-16 aircraft including rod-end assemblies, plates, clevis rod ends, piston assemblies, cap dampers, link assemblies, nuts, pins, bolts, axles, tow rings, inner cylinders, pin assemblies, pivot pins, and pin trunnions. The company also offers general precision CNC machining services with tight tolerances on specialty aerospace materials.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• C-17 Landing Gear Parts

Named customers6 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Scale indicators3 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Heroux-Devtek: Canada-based Tier-1 landing gear systems manufacturer and integrator. Direct comparable as CM Manufacturing already supplies into Heroux-Devtek for landing gear components, operating in the same fracture-critical component niche with similar regulatory and tolerance requirements.
• Magellan Aerospace: Aerospace structures and components manufacturer with strong landing gear and flight-critical parts exposure across military and commercial platforms. Comparable as a precision machining supplier serving similar primes (Boeing, Lockheed, etc.) on similar safety-critical components.
• Ducommun Incorporated: Aerospace structural components and electronic systems supplier. Comparable because Ducommun manufactures large structural assemblies and precision machined aerospace parts for commercial and defense aircraft, including high-tolerance work on similar alloy systems.
• Moog Inc. Precision motion control and aerospace components manufacturer. Comparable because Moog produces high-tolerance precision machined aerospace components and assemblies for military and commercial flight-critical applications, often on the same alloy systems and with similar certification requirements.
• Precision Aviation Group: Provider of MRO and parts manufacturing services for aerospace landing gear and flight controls. Comparable because PAG services and manufactures safety-critical aerospace components across both commercial and military fleets, often through contract manufacturing relationships with primes.

Broad incumbents

• Precision Castparts Corp: Berkshire Hathaway-owned broad incumbent in aerospace castings, forgings, and machined components. Comparable because it is a large-scale supplier of high-strength steel and nickel-based alloy aerospace components into similar landing gear and airframe structures, though at much greater scale and vertical integration.
• Triumph Group: Aerospace structures, mechanical systems, and aftermarket services provider. Comparable as a Tier-1/2 supplier of aerospace structural and landing gear-related components to defense and commercial customers, with broader scale and platform reach.
• AAR Corp: Aerospace aftermarket services and parts provider. Comparable as both a customer of CM Manufacturing and a peer operating in landing gear and structural component supply chains, though at greater scale and with deeper MRO integration.

Emerging players

• Stellex Aerospace (formerly AeroControle): PE-backed aerospace precision machining specialist serving military and commercial Tier-1 primes. Comparable as a similarly sized niche machining supplier focused on flight-critical components with similar certifications, though with external capital backing enabling faster scaling.
• Cybernet Manufacturing: Precision CNC machining supplier specializing in complex aerospace and defense components. Comparable as a similarly sized niche CNC machining shop serving aerospace primes with ITAR registration and AS9100 certification.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses4 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@cmmanufacturinginc
• Facebookfacebook.com/cmmanufacturing
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/cm-manufacturing-inc

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles9 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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