MD Tooling
MD Tooling is the exclusive North American importer of Italian M.T. Marchetti CNC tool holders and a distributor of Top Automazioni bar feeders, serving aerospace, automotive, medical, and discrete manufacturers with premium driven and static tooling plus Industry 4.0 smart toolholder products.
- Company typePrivate
- Founded2003
- HeadquartersHowell, United States
- Headcount1–10
- GTM typeB2B
- OfferingHardware or Manufacturing
What MD Tooling does
MD Tooling is a privately held U.S. industrial tooling distributor founded in 2003 and headquartered in Howell, Michigan. The company operates as the exclusive North American importer of M.T. Marchetti, an Italian manufacturer (founded 1972, Rimini) recognized as a world leader in driven and static tool holders for CNC turning centers, and also distributes Top Automazioni automatic bar feeders. Its core offering spans more than 2,500 standard SKUs covering live tooling, static tool holders, multi-spindle tools, Y-axis and B-axis live/static tools, MTSK quick-change systems, and specialty modules including the X11 Powered Electrospindle (up to 60,000 RPM), 91° broaching toolholders, and Power Skiving Modules for gear machining. In addition, MD Tooling has extended into Industry 4.0 with connected products such as MT-SmartLife (NBioT-enabled predictive maintenance via HUMS), MT-SmartForce (real-time tool monitoring), and MT-DCY/MT-DCB (Bluetooth-connected digitally enabled Y-axis and B-axis solutions).
MD Tooling sells primarily to CNC machine shops and discrete manufacturers operating CNC turning centers, with a documented customer base of 40+ named enterprise accounts spanning aerospace (Eaton, Moog, Amphenol, Spirit AeroSystems), automotive (Ford, Dana, Parker Hannifin, Timken), medical devices (Stryker, Smith & Nephew, Wright Medical), defense (Sig Sauer, Hydra-Electric), and general precision manufacturing. The go-to-market combines a nationwide field sales representative network for enterprise engagement, an online catalog (mdtoolingcatalog.com), and a website-driven content/lead-gen motion, supported by an applications engineering team with 35+ years of CNC experience that assists customers from blueprint evaluation through part programming.
The business model is hardware sales of premium tool holders and bar feeders (quote-based pricing through sales reps), supplemented by technical support, warranty repair services at the Michigan Service Center, factory re-certification through the Marchetti Italy facility, and a Tool Loaner Program. Operational metrics emphasize service level — 93% of orders ship same day, products carry a 2-year factory warranty, and tool holders typically last 4-5 years. Revenue, ownership structure, and management team are not publicly disclosed; the company appears founder/owner-operated with 1-10 employees and no disclosed institutional backing.
MD Tooling firmographics
Firmographics- Name
- MD Tooling
- Legal name
- MD Tooling
- Website
- https://mdtooling.com
- Company type
- Private
- Founded year
- 2003
- Operating status
- Operating
- Headcount range
- 1–10 employees
- Short description
- MD Tooling is the exclusive North American importer of Italian M.T. Marchetti CNC tool holders and a distributor of Top Automazioni bar feeders, serving aerospace, automotive, medical, and discrete manufacturers with premium driven and static tooling plus Industry 4.0 smart toolholder products.
- Ownership category
- akta.pro rank
MD Tooling industry classification
Industry- Product category
- CNC Tool Holders
- NAICS
- Navigational, Measuring, Electromedical, and Control Instruments Manufacturing (3345), Speed Changer, Industrial High-Speed Drive, and Gear Manufacturing (333612)
- SIC
- Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Industrial Instruments For Measurement, Display, And Control (3823)
- akta.pro primary industry
- CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers) (IMAHADAA)
- akta.pro secondary industries
- Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers) (IMAGABAG), Motion Control Controllers & CNC/Robot Drives (Motion Controllers, Multi-axis) (IMAGACAH), Packaging Machinery Parts, Tooling & Changeover Kits (IMAHAOAO)
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Where MD Tooling is headquartered
LocationHeadquarters
- HQ city
- Howell
- HQ country
- United States
- HQ region
- North America
Offices1 record
Markets served
MD Tooling business model
Business model- GTM type
- B2B
- Offering type
- Hardware or Manufacturing
- Cost components
- Supply Chain, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Infrastructure
Revenue model
- CNC Tool Holders Sales: Sale of driven and static tool holders for CNC turning centers, including live tooling, axial and radial holders, multi-spindle tools, Y-axis tools, and specialty tooling. Products backed by 2-year factory warranty.
- Bar Feeder Sales: Sale of automatic bar feeders including INFINITY (Swiss Type lathes), FUSION, X-FILES-S, BETA, and accessory loaders from Top Automazioni.
- Technical Support and Service: Applications engineering support with 35+ years CNC experience, repair services at Michigan Service Center, and factory re-certification through Italy partnership.
Pricing tiers
| Model | Billing | Price |
|---|---|---|
| One time/ perpetual license | Pay-as-you-go | Standard tool holders with 2-year factory warranty |
Go-to-market motion1 record
Distribution channels4 records
Marketing channels5 records
MD Tooling product offering
Product offeringCore offering
MD Tooling is the exclusive North American supplier of M.T. Marchetti's driven and static tool holders for CNC turning centers, offering over 2,500 standard products including live tooling, electrospindles, broaching toolholders, gear machining modules, IoT-enabled smart toolholders, and digital Y-axis/B-axis solutions. The company complements this portfolio with Top Automazioni automatic bar feeders and provides applications engineering, 2-year factory warranty, in-house repair services and a tool loaner program.
Product overview
MD Tooling is a single unified product and service offering centered on premium CNC live tooling and bar feeding solutions for manufacturing operations. The core portfolio consists of M.T. Marchetti-driven and static tool holders (including live tooling, X11 Powered Electrospindle, 91° Multiple Broaching Driven Toolholders, Power Skiving Modules, MT-SmartLife predictive maintenance systems, MT-SmartForce monitoring, MT-DCB B-Axis, and MT-DCY Y-Axis devices), complemented by Top Automazioni bar feeders (Infinity, Fusion, X-Files-S, BETA, Return Speed, Magic Electric). The company offers over 2,500 standard products across supported CNC machine brands (Baruffaldi, BMT, Citizen, CMZ, DMC, DMG Mori, DN Solutions, Duplomatic, EMAG, EMCO, Eurotech, Goodway, HAAS, Hanwha, Hurco, Hwacheon, Hyundai Wia, Leadwell, Mazak, Miyano, Muratec, Nakamura-Tome, Nexturn, Nomura Swiss, Okuma, Sauter, Smart, SMEC, Spinner, Star, Takamaz, Takisawa, Tornos, Tsugami, YCM, Victor), supported by applications engineering, 2-year warranty, in-house repair services, and a tool loaner program. The company operates as the exclusive North American importer of M.T. Marchetti products.
Differentiator
Problem solved
Functional benefit
Products and services
- Live Tooling (Driven Tool Holders) Premium CNC live tool holders for CNC turning centers supporting turning, drilling, milling, broaching, gear machining, threading, high-speed machining and part measurement operations, designed for manufacturing customers with strict precision and uptime requirements.
- Static Tooling Static tool holders for CNC turning centers engineered for turning, drilling and milling operations, offered as part of the M.T. Marchetti portfolio.
- X11 Powered Electrospindle Electrospindle that reaches up to 60,000 RPM on the lathe for high-speed drilling, grinding and marking, multiplying input speed by 11 times and occupying one turret station with an integrated control unit.
- 91° Multiple Broaching Driven Toolholder Broaching driven toolholder that machines internal and external profiles (squares, hexagons, gears, special profiles) at a 91-degree angle relative to the turret plane, with synchronous machining for straightness accuracy on long parts and capability for holes from 2/3 mm up to 30 mm.
- Power Skiving Module Power skiving module that machines internal and external gears (straight or helical teeth) directly on CNC lathes with Y-axis in 15-20 seconds versus 6-7 minutes with traditional gear cutting, featuring the MTSK quick change system and adjustable angle of +/- 180 degrees.
- MT-SmartLife Predictive Maintenance Toolholder IoT-enabled driven toolholder with NBIoT cellular connectivity and sensors for temperature, rotation speed, vibration and collision monitoring, transmitting data to cloud via Big Data Analytics using HUMS for condition-based maintenance on CNC turning centers.
- MT-SmartForce Tool Monitoring Technology Tool monitoring technology placed directly on the driven tool holder providing real-time measurement of machining parameters, tool breakage monitoring, preventive worn tool replacement, auto-tuning of machining parameters and analysis of working conditions for Industry 4.0 environments.
- MT-DCB Digitally Connected B-Axis World's first automatic adjustable angle driven toolholder with integrated servomotor and battery, allowing automatic positioning angle adjustment for drilling and threading via bidirectional Bluetooth wireless connection to the CNC.
- MT-DCY Digitally Connected Y-Axis Plug & play device that enables off-center machining on CNC lathes without a native Y-axis, providing offset up to +/- 25 mm through one turret station with bidirectional Bluetooth protocol and pneumatic locking.
- Swiss Type Lathe Tooling Static and driven toolholders dedicated to Swiss type and multispindle machines, including standard axial/radial driven toolholders, double/triple output holders, adjustable angle holders, thread whirling holders, and driven gear hobbers.
- Special Applications Tooling Customized static and driven tool holders designed and manufactured for specific customer applications, with technical support from feasibility analysis through machining cycle definition.
- Top Automazioni Bar Feeders Automatic bar feeders from Top Automazioni including INFINITY (Swiss Type lathes), FUSION, X-FILES-S, BETA, RETURN SPEED and MAGIC ELECTRIC, featuring patented self-adjustable guide bushings and diameter changes in under one minute.
- MTSK Quick Change System Quick change clamping system developed by M.T. Marchetti that allows fast and accurate modular tool adapter replacement, including quick ejection of modular adapters and rapid gear cutter replacement.
- Sliding Steady Rest Module Sliding steady rest module for support of long parts during CNC turning operations.
- MT TPS Touch Probe Shield In-process part measurement system for CNC turning centers using touch probe shielding technology.
- Adjustable Angle Tool Holders Adjustable angle tool holders for angled drilling and threading operations on CNC turning centers.
- Broaching Tool Holder Broaching tool holders for machining of keyways on CNC turning centers.
- Driven Gear Hobbers Driven gear hobbers for external gear machining via hobbing on CNC turning centers.
- Applications Assistance Applications engineering support service covering tool selection, part programming assistance and blueprint evaluation, delivered by engineers with over 35 years of CNC experience.
- Warranty & Repairs Service Two-year factory warranty for non-wear components with Level 1 repairs at the Michigan Service Center and factory re-certification at the Marchetti facility in Italy, complemented by the Tool Loaner Program to keep customer machines operational during warranty repairs.
Quantifiable outcome
- 93% of orders shipped same day
- +5 more outcomes
Companies that use MD Tooling
Customer profileNamed customers42 records
Segments1 record
Ideal customer profiles1 record
MD Tooling technology and API
TechnologyTechnology focussed No
API detail
- Has API
- No
- API docs
- API detail
Core technology
AI maturity
App detail
Feature8 records
MD Tooling partnerships and signals
Strategic signalPartnerships
Two partnerships are on record, tiered flagship and core.
- M.T. MarchettiflagshipMD Tooling is the exclusive North American importer of M.T. Marchetti, a family-owned business founded in 1972 and headquartered in Rimini, Italy. Marchetti is a world leader in innovative design and production of driven and static tools for CNC turning centers. The partnership enables MD Tooling to offer 2500+ standard products with full technical support and warranty services.
- Top AutomazionicoreTop Automazioni is an Italian manufacturer of automatic bar feeders including INFINITY, FUSION, X-FILES-S, BETA, RETURN SPEED, and MAGIC ELECTRIC models. Their products feature patented self-adjustable guide bushings technology and are distributed by MD Tooling in North America. INFINITY is designed for Swiss Type lathes, while FUSION, X-FILES-S, and BETA serve fixed head lathe applications.
Scale indicators5 records
Recent moves6 records
Expansion highlights5 records
MD Tooling competitors and assessment
Company assessmentEmerging players
- Hainbuch: German manufacturer specializing in workholding, clamping, and toolholding solutions for CNC turning centers. Comparable as a supplier of premium German-engineered tooling accessories, though their primary focus is on workholding rather than driven tooling.
- Schunk: German supplier of toolholding, workholding, and automation technology for CNC machining. Comparable as a high-precision tooling supplier serving European and North American industrial customers, with overlap in CNC turning applications.
Broad incumbents
- Sandvik Coromant: Division of Sandvik AB that is one of the world's largest suppliers of metal cutting tools, tool holders, and CNC tooling solutions. Comparable target market (CNC turning/milling shops in aerospace, automotive, medical) but operates with a much larger global footprint and R&D budget.
- Iscar: Israel-based metalworking tooling manufacturer (part of IMC Group) with an extensive portfolio of turning, milling, and grooving tools. Comparable as a tooling supplier to CNC turning centers but operates at global scale across far more product categories.
- Kennametal: Global tooling manufacturer with a broad portfolio of metal cutting tools, tool holders, and CNC solutions. Directly comparable as a tooling supplier to CNC machine shops across aerospace, automotive, and medical devices, but operates at vastly larger scale as a publicly-traded industrial conglomerate.
Direct peers
- Mate Precision Tooling: US-based manufacturer of tooling systems for punch press, laser, and CNC bending applications. Comparable as an independently-operated US tooling company with proprietary product lines and applications engineering support, though focused more on sheet metal than turning.
- BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling: US subsidiary of Big Daishowa that supplies premium tool holders, boring heads, and live tooling for CNC machining centers. Directly comparable as a high-precision tooling supplier to the same North American aerospace, medical, and automotive machine shop customers.
- Guhring: German-based manufacturer of rotary cutting tools, tool holders, and CNC tooling with strong presence in North America. Comparable as a supplier of precision tooling to CNC machine shops serving aerospace and medical markets.
- Maritool: US-based specialist manufacturer of tool holders and live tooling for CNC lathes and turning centers. Directly comparable product portfolio (static and driven tool holders) and serves an overlapping customer base of North American CNC machine shops.
- Tungaloy: Japanese manufacturer of metal cutting tools, tool holders, and wear-resistant products. Comparable as a supplier of turning tooling to CNC machine shops in aerospace and automotive, with growing North American presence.
Market position
Strengths5 records
Weaknesses5 records
Competitive moat5 records
Key risks6 records
Key highlights7 records
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Frequently asked questions about MD Tooling
What does MD Tooling do?
MD Tooling is the exclusive North American supplier of M.T. Marchetti's driven and static tool holders for CNC turning centers, offering over 2,500 standard products including live tooling, electrospindles, broaching toolholders, gear machining modules, IoT-enabled smart toolholders, and digital Y-axis/B-axis solutions. The company complements this portfolio with Top Automazioni automatic bar feeders and provides applications engineering, 2-year factory warranty, in-house repair services and a tool loaner program.
Is MD Tooling a public or private company?
MD Tooling is a private company. It is classified as founder individual operated bootstrapped and is currently operating.
When was MD Tooling founded?
MD Tooling was founded in 2003. It employs 1 to 10 people.
Where is MD Tooling based?
MD Tooling is headquartered in Howell, United States, in the North America region.
How does MD Tooling make money?
Three revenue lines are on record. CNC Tool Holders Sales are the primary driver. The others are bar Feeder Sales and technical Support and Service.
Who are MD Tooling's main competitors?
Emerging players on record are Hainbuch and Schunk. Broad incumbents are Sandvik Coromant, Iscar and Kennametal. Direct peers are Mate Precision Tooling, BIG Kaiser Precision Tooling, Guhring, Maritool and Tungaloy.
Does MD Tooling have an API?
No public API is recorded for MD Tooling.
What industry is MD Tooling in?
MD Tooling's product category is CNC Tool Holders. Its primary akta.pro industry code is IMAHADAA, CNC Machine Tools (Turning, Milling, Machining Centers), with a secondary code of IMAGABAG, Motion & Machine Control (CNC, Robotics Controllers, Servo/Motion Controllers). Its NAICS code is 3345 and its SIC code is 3541.