Robotic Welding

What Robotic Welding does

Advanced Precision Machining (APM) is a privately held, full-service precision CNC machine shop founded in 2005 and headquartered in Longmont, Colorado. The company operates from a single manufacturing facility serving Colorado's Front Range and broader national customers, offering CNC milling, CNC turning, CNC grinding, wire EDM, robotic welding, laser marking, 3D printing/additive manufacturing, plating, and inspection reporting. The business is led by co-founder and owner Gerry Dillon, a certified CNC machinist with 30+ years of precision milling experience, and operates without venture capital or private equity backing.

The underlying technology stack is built around multi-axis CNC machining centers, coordinate measuring machine (CMM) metrology, wire EDM, and a Keyence MD-X2520A hybrid laser marking unit acquired in 2022, alongside a Hyundai WIA multi-axis turning center. APM is ISO 9001 certified and ITAR registered, enabling work in aerospace, defense, medical devices, scientific instrumentation, optics, energy, and automotive end markets. The company earns revenue through project-based, quote-driven custom manufacturing engagements (one-time project fees for production runs and add-on services such as laser marking, robotic welding, plating, and inspection), priced on complexity, materials, tolerances, and volume. Go-to-market is sales-led, with direct customer engagement via website quote requests, phone (303-776-1910), and in-person consultations, supplemented by content marketing (industry guides, blog), social media, Google reviews, and PR/newsroom distribution. Customer segments span enterprise OEMs in aerospace, medical device manufacturers, scientific instrumentation firms, optics manufacturers, and energy and automotive producers requiring tight-tolerance, fully documented, regulatory-compliant parts.

Name

Robotic Welding

Legal name

Advanced Precision Machining, LLC

Website

https://advancedprecisionmachine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2005

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Advanced Precision Machining is a privately held, full-service CNC machine shop in Longmont, Colorado offering precision milling, turning, grinding, wire EDM, robotic welding, laser marking, and inspection services to aerospace, medical, scientific instrumentation, optics, and energy customers.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision CNC Machining Services

NAICS

Machine Shops (33271)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541), Special Industry Machinery, Nec (3559)

akta.pro primary industry

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

Keywords

• Precision CNC machining
• Robotic welding services
• Custom parts manufacturing
• Wire EDM machining
• Aerospace medical machining

Headquarters

HQ city

Longmont

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CNC Machining Services: Project-based precision CNC machining services including milling, turning, grinding, and wire EDM. Revenue generated through one-time project fees and production runs, with pricing based on complexity, materials, tolerances, and volume requirements.
2. Specialized Manufacturing Services: Additional services including laser marking, robotic welding, plating, and inspection reporting. Revenue generated as add-on services to core machining projects or standalone based on customer requirements.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

APM is a full-service precision CNC machine shop delivering contract manufacturing services including CNC milling, CNC turning, CNC grinding, wire EDM, robotic welding, laser marking, 3D printing, plating, and inspection reporting. Services span prototyping through high-volume production runs for customers in aerospace, medical, scientific instrumentation, optics, energy, and automotive sectors requiring micron-level tolerances. Projects are quoted and billed on a custom basis depending on complexity, materials, tolerances, and volume.

Product overview

Advanced Precision Machining (APM) is a full-service CNC machine shop offering a comprehensive suite of precision manufacturing services. The core service portfolio includes CNC Milling, CNC Turning, CNC Grinding, Wire EDM, Robotic Welding, Laser Marking, 3D Printing, and Plating, supported by Inspection Reporting and quality assurance services. The company also publishes educational resource guides for specific industries including Medical CNC Machining, Optics Machining, Scientific Instrument Machining, and Aerospace Machining guides. Services range from prototyping to high-volume production runs, serving aerospace, medical, scientific instrumentation, and other high-precision industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Turning Advanced CNC turning services for producing cylindrical parts with exceptional precision, capable of machining various materials for complex contours and high dimensional accuracy, using CNC lathes including a Hyundai WIA multi-axis turning center.
• CNC Milling Precision CNC milling services for parts requiring intricate geometries and tight tolerances, with expertise in steel, aluminum, exotic metals, composites, and plastics, using advanced multi-axis mills.
• CNC Grinding Precision CNC grinding services for achieving superior finishes and tight seals, including surface, belt, bench, jig, gear, and cylindrical grinding methods for ultra-smooth finishes required for critical fits.
• Wire EDM Wire Electrical Discharge Machining services for cutting hard metals, prototype production, small hole drilling, and metal disintegration using electrical discharges.
• Robotic Welding Robotic welding services as an automated solution to manual metal joining for improved consistency and efficiency, applied as part of APM's full-service precision manufacturing offering.
• Laser Marking Laser marking services using the Keyence MD-X2520A multi-axis hybrid laser marker for precise and permanent surface marking including serial numbers, barcodes, logos, and QR codes on a wide range of materials.
• 3D Printing 3D printing and additive manufacturing services for rapid prototyping and production of complex geometries.
• Plating Electroplating and surface finishing services for enhanced corrosion resistance and durability of machined parts.
• Inspection Reporting Comprehensive inspection reporting using coordinate measuring machine (CMM) equipment and advanced metrology to ensure parts meet industry standards and specifications with full traceability documentation.

Quantifiable outcome

• Tolerances routinely held to a few microns depending on material and geometry
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles6 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature7 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Plethora: US-based precision CNC machining and rapid manufacturing service provider serving aerospace, defense, and medical customers with multi-axis and tight-tolerance capabilities comparable to APM.
• Hubs: Global on-demand manufacturing platform offering CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding — overlaps directly with APM's custom CNC machining service offering.
• Xometry: Public online marketplace and contract manufacturer for custom CNC machined parts with enterprise aerospace and industrial customers — operates in the same precision machining services category as APM.
• Protolabs: Public global leader in rapid CNC machining and prototyping services with multi-axis capabilities serving aerospace, medical, and industrial customers — directly comparable to APM as an on-demand precision parts supplier.
• Fictiv: Digital manufacturing platform focused on CNC machining and injection molding for hardware companies — a direct services competitor to APM in precision CNC machining and prototyping.
• Star Rapid: Custom precision manufacturer offering CNC machining, EDM, surface finishing, and rapid prototyping — covers the same core services portfolio (milling, turning, EDM, plating) as APM.
• Owens Industries: Long-standing precision CNC machining contract shop serving aerospace, defense, medical, and commercial customers with multi-axis and EDM capabilities — closely comparable specialty contract manufacturer.

Emerging players

• Fractory: On-demand manufacturing platform providing CNC machining and sheet metal services with instant quoting — competes in the same digital-first custom machining category as APM.
• ProtoCAM: US-based rapid prototyping and CNC machining service with additive manufacturing capabilities — direct overlap on prototyping, CNC machining, and 3D printing services.
• RapidDirect: Online CNC machining and rapid prototyping service competing in custom precision parts, overlapping with APM's quick-turn and low-volume production work.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/APMLongmont
• Facebookfacebook.com/AdvancedPrecisionMachining
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/advanced-precision-machining-llc

Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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