Speedgrip Chuck Company

What Speedgrip Chuck Company does

Speedgrip Chuck Company designs and manufactures engineered workholding solutions for CNC machine tools, including collet chucks, hydraulic chucks, diaphragm chucks, finger chucks, mandrels, arbors, face drivers, quick-change systems, and intelligent workholding controls. Founded in 1946 and headquartered in a 43,000 sq ft manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana, the company combines standard in-stock catalog products with custom-engineered solutions for specific parts, machines, and operations. Core technology rests on proprietary product lines including Cameron hydraulic chucks (using a thin slotted shell expanded by hydraulic fluid for .0002" T.I.R. repeatability), Cameron Sabertooth mandrels (short-taper continuous-grip sleeves for long and thin parts), Madison face drivers and Max-Life drive pins, and the more recent CSC Contactless Stroke Control sensor system. The company also holds ITAR registration, enabling it to serve defense and aerospace customers. Its engineering department carries over 150 years of combined workholding design experience organized into a computerized nomenclature system spanning 24 actuation methods and 36 workholding type families.

Name

Speedgrip Chuck Company

Legal name

Speedgrip Chuck Company

Website

https://speedgrip.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1946

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

51–100 employees

Short description

Speedgrip Chuck Company designs and manufactures engineered workholding solutions, including collet chucks, mandrels, hydraulic chucks, diaphragm chucks, and quick-change systems for CNC machine tools, serving aerospace, automotive, and general manufacturing customers from its Elkhart, Indiana facility.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Workholding Equipment

NAICS

Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• CNC workholding equipment
• Collet chucks mandrels
• Hydraulic chuck arbors
• Quick-change tooling systems
• Engineered workholding solutions

Headquarters

HQ city

Elkhart

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Workholding Equipment Sales: Revenue generated from the sale of standard and custom engineered workholding equipment including collet chucks, hydraulic chucks, diaphragm chucks, finger chucks, mandrels, arbors, face drivers, quick-change systems, and related components. Both one-time product sales and engineered custom solutions.
2. Custom Engineered Workholding Solutions: Engineering design services for custom workholding solutions for specific parts and operations. Pricing based on engineered proposal or budgetary proposal through RFQ process.
3. Service, Repair & Warranty: Service and repair of workholding equipment including warranty evaluations, service evaluations, on-site service, and returns for credit. Warranty covers equipment for one year after sale. Repair services subject to minimum inspection charge.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Speedgrip Chuck Company designs and manufactures engineered workholding equipment for CNC machine tools, including collet chucks, mandrels, hydraulic chucks, diaphragm and finger chucks, face drivers, arbors, and quick-change systems used in turning, milling, drilling, grinding, and gear machining operations. The company offers both standard in-stock products and custom-engineered workholding solutions built around proprietary platforms such as Cameron hydraulic chucks, Cameron Sabertooth internal gripping, Madison face drivers, and Accu-Flex inspection collets. All products are produced at Speedgrip's 43,000 square foot manufacturing facility in Elkhart, Indiana, supported by an in-house engineering team with 150+ years of combined workholding design experience.

Product overview

Speedgrip Chuck Company offers a comprehensive portfolio of engineered workholding solutions for CNC machine tools, encompassing both standard in-stock products and custom-designed solutions. The core product lines include: ID Mandrels (NDS Quick-Change Sealed Mandrel, Single/Double Taper Mandrels and Collets, Cameron Sabertooth™ Chucks & Arbors, Multi-grip Chucks & Arbors, Cameron Hydraulic Chucks & Arbors, Push-On Accuflex Collets); OD Collet Chucks (Standard External Collet Chucks, Diaphragm & Finger Chucks); Jaw Chucks (Quick Change Jaw Chucks, Ball Lock Power Chuck); Quick Change Systems (QCR Quick-Change Spindle Receiver, Quick Change Chucks & Adapters); Face Drivers (Madison Hydra-Drive, Madison Face Drivers, Madison Max-Life Drive Pins); Cylinders & Actuators (Mini Actuators, Rotating Air & Hydraulic Cylinders); Intelligent Workholding (CSC Contactless Stroke Control); and supporting products including Fixtures/Tombstones/Pallet Chucks and Special Features & Coatings. All products are manufactured in-house at Speedgrip's 43,000 square foot facility in Elkhart, Indiana. The company also acquired Cameron (hydraulic chucks/arbors) and Madison (face drivers) brands, incorporated into the product portfolio. The CSC Contactless Stroke Control represents their entry into intelligent/smart manufacturing solutions.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Cameron Sabertooth™: A unique, versatile, and powerful internal gripping chuck or mandrel with a series of short tapers that creates continual grip to the entire length of the sleeve, ideal for long and thin parts.
• Madison Face Driver
• Cameron Hydraulic Chucks & Arbors

Products and services

• NDS One-Piece Quick-Change Sealed Mandrel Quick-change internal gripping mandrel with rear bayonet collet connection that eliminates draw screws and provides complete access to workpiece face and outer diameters, with Air Sensing for part seat confirmation and 0.0003" repeatability across seven standard sizes from 0.5" to 5".
• Single and Double Taper ID Mandrels and Collets Standard internal gripping collet chucks and collets for ID gripping applications. Single taper provides repeatability of .0003-.0005" T.I.R.; double taper grips multi-diameter bores simultaneously.
• Cameron Sabertooth Chucks and Arbors Internal gripping chuck or mandrel using Cameron Sabertooth technology with a series of short tapers that create continual grip along the entire sleeve length, ideal for long, thin, and multi-length parts. Available from 1/2" through 8" with repeatability of .0006-.0008" T.I.R.
• Multi-Grip Chucks and Arbors Workholding devices that grip multiple bore diameters simultaneously using double taper collets, or grip multiple parts at once. Multi-collet designs use 2 or more collets for long parts of same or varying diameters, doubling or quadrupling part output.
• Cameron Hydraulic Chucks and Arbors Hydraulic chucks and arbors using patented Cameron technology with a thin slotted shell expanded by hydraulic fluid for fast-acting, powerful grip. Provides .0002" T.I.R. repeatability for higher accuracy parts and can grip long cylindrical parts with multiple sleeves, multiple parts, or multiple diameters simultaneously.

Quantifiable outcome

• Part load time reduced from over 1 hour to under 5 minutes
• +5 more outcomes

Named customers4 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature10 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Taiyo Koki (DMG Mori)coreTechnology or Integration · 31 January 2020Speedgrip Chuck Company became the first United States customer of Taiyo Koki's CVG-6T CNC vertical multi-process grinding machine. The CVG-6T enables grinding ID, OD, and face by one-time chucking, allowing Speedgrip to guarantee more precise tolerances and improve productivity. Kevin Snyder, then President, stated the machine would allow Speedgrip to continue providing cost-effective solutions to customers.
• PMPA (Precision Machined Products Association)minorOthersSpeedgrip is a member of PMPA, a trade association for the precision machined products industry.
• AMT (Association for Manufacturing Technology)minorOthersSpeedgrip is a member of AMT, the association for manufacturing technology.
• Elkhart Chamber of CommerceminorOthersSpeedgrip is a member of the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce, the local business association for Elkhart, Indiana where its facility is located.

Scale indicators10 records

Recent moves8 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Emerging players

• Jergens, Inc. US-based manufacturer of workholding solutions including fixture clamps, vises, and quick-change systems. Adjacent competitor with overlap in quick-change workholding and fixture-based solutions but a broader focus on general fixturing rather than rotary workholding.

Direct peers

• Northfield Precision Instrument Corp. US-based manufacturer of air chucks, collet chucks, and diaphragm chucks for precision turning and grinding. Closely comparable US peer in the niche workholding category, with overlapping customers in aerospace, optics, and instrument manufacturing.
• Röhm GmbH: German workholding specialist with a comprehensive chuck and clamping product line for turning, milling, and grinding. Directly competes with Speedgrip on collet chucks, power chucks, mandrels, and centering devices for CNC machine tools.
• Schunk GmbH & Co. KG: German precision workholding and clamping technology leader with a broad product range including stationary workholding, lathe chucks, and magnetic clamping. Competes with Speedgrip in high-precision workholding for advanced manufacturing and automotive applications.
• Forkardt (Hardinge): Workholding specialist (now part of Hardinge) producing chucks, mandrels, and clamping devices for high-precision turning. Competes head-to-head with Speedgrip on hydraulic and mechanical workholding in aerospace, automotive, and general industrial machining.
• Kitagawa Corporation: Japanese manufacturer of power chucks, collet chucks, and rotary tables with strong global distribution. Direct competitor to Speedgrip in standard and high-precision workholding, particularly in CNC lathe applications.
• Pratt Burnerd International: UK-based manufacturer of manual and power chucks for lathes, including collet chucks and face drivers. Competes with Speedgrip's standard external chuck and Madison face driver product lines in CNC turning applications.
• Hainbuch GmbH: German workholding specialist focused on high-precision chucks, mandrels, and clamping systems for turning and milling. Direct competitor in the same premium-accuracy segment that Speedgrip's Cameron hydraulic and Sabertooth lines address.
• Bison-Bial S.A. Polish manufacturer of chucks, face drivers, and workholding devices with global distribution. Competes in the standard power chuck and face driver categories where Speedgrip's Ball Lock and Madison lines operate.
• Hardinge Inc. US-headquartered machine tool manufacturer that owns Forkardt and Röhm, making it a direct competitor in precision workholding chucks, mandrels, and rotary tables. Overlaps with Speedgrip across collet chucks, power chucks, and face drivers for turning and milling applications.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

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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