Aaron Machine Shop

What Aaron Machine Shop does

Aaron Machine Shop Ltd. is a Calgary, Alberta-based contract manufacturing and industrial maintenance company founded in 1996 by Mohammed Koudmani, a Syrian-born machinist who immigrated to Canada in 1987 and built the business from a single 3,600-square-foot bay into a 45,000+ square-foot, eight-bay facility. The company is privately held following its September 2021 acquisition by Brett Butler, a finance professional formerly with CIBC and TriWest Capital Partners, with Koudmani retained in a consulting role to support transition.

The company's core offering spans four service areas: CNC machining and manufacturing (using Mazak and Haas equipment including CNC lathes, milling centers, and a Mazak Quick Turn 250 MSY multi-tasking turning center added in March 2024); metal fabrication (laser cutting, Omax waterjet cutting, metal forming, and welding including Arc/MIG/TIG and mobile/on-site welding with CWB CSA W47.2 aluminum certification); industrial repair and service (manual machining, hydraulic cylinder repair, millwrighting, line boring); and design for manufacturing (drafting, prototyping). Quality and safety are anchored by ISO 9001:2015, COR 2026, and ISNetworld memberships.

Aaron operates a direct B2B sales model serving approximately 700 regular customers plus walk-in work, with revenue generated through project-based quotes priced on complexity, materials, and volume. The customer base is diversified across at least six verticals — transportation and logistics, packaging, energy (including oil & gas and renewables), food processing, construction and building products, and aerospace — primarily concentrated in Calgary and surrounding Alberta, with services extending to Airdrie. Customer acquisition combines organic search, content marketing via an active educational blog, persistent direct outreach, and word-of-mouth referrals from long-tenured industrial accounts.

Name

Aaron Machine Shop

Legal name

Aaron Machine Shop Ltd.

Website

https://aaronmachineshop.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1996

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Aaron Machine Shop is a Calgary-based contract manufacturer and industrial maintenance company providing CNC machining, metal fabrication, welding, hydraulic repair, millwrighting, and design-for-manufacturing services to roughly 700 industrial customers across transportation, energy, packaging, food processing, and construction sectors in Western Canada.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Metal Manufacturing & Fabrication

NAICS

Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Metalworkg Machinery & Equipment (3540)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

akta.pro secondary industry

Metal Forming & Fabrication Machines (Presses, Bending, Shearing, Stamping) (IMAHADAC)

Keywords

• CNC machining services
• Metal fabrication services
• Industrial repair maintenance
• Contract manufacturing services
• Custom welding services

Headquarters

HQ city

Calgary

HQ country

Canada

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Contract Manufacturing: Project-based custom manufacturing services for precision metal components. Customers provide specifications, drawings, or samples for custom parts. Revenue generated per project with pricing based on complexity, materials, and volume.
2. Industrial Repair & Service: Maintenance, repair, and service work for industrial equipment including hydraulic cylinder repair, millwrighting, line boring, and mobile welding. Ongoing relationships with existing customers requiring regular service.
3. Design for Manufacturing: Drafting, design, and prototyping services to help customers bring ideas to production-ready specifications before full-scale manufacturing.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Aaron Machine Shop is a Calgary-based contract manufacturer and industrial maintenance provider that produces custom precision metal components and delivers on-site/shop repair services. Its offering spans CNC machining (milling, turning), metal fabrication (laser cutting, waterjet cutting, metal forming, certified welding), industrial repair (hydraulic cylinder repair, millwrighting, mobile welding, line boring, manual machining), and design for manufacturing (drafting, design, prototyping). The company serves ~700 regular industrial customers plus walk-in jobs from a 45,000+ sq ft eight-bay facility using Mazak and Haas CNC equipment, Omax waterjet tables, and CSA W47.2 CWB-certified welding.

Product overview

Aaron Machine Shop is a contract manufacturing and industrial maintenance company offering a unified portfolio of precision machining and metal fabrication services. The core offering spans four main service areas: (1) CNC Machining & Manufacturing — encompassing CNC milling, CNC turning, and lathe services using Mazak and Haas CNC equipment; (2) Metal Fabrication — including laser cutting, waterjet cutting (Omax tables), metal forming, and welding (Arc, MIG, TIG, mobile) with CSA W47.2 CWB certification; (3) Industrial Repair & Service — covering manual machining, hydraulic cylinder repair, millwrighting, mobile welding, and line boring; and (4) Design for Manufacturing — providing drafting, design, and prototyping. These services are delivered through nine manual lathes, six CNC lathes, two Mazak milling centers, and two Omax waterjet tables, serving industries including transportation, logistics, packaging, energy, food processing, construction, and aerospace from a 45,000 sq ft Calgary facility.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Machining & Manufacturing Precision CNC machining and contract manufacturing for industrial customers, including CNC milling and CNC turning using Mazak and Haas equipment to produce custom metal parts to exact specifications.
• Metal Fabrication Metal fabrication services including laser cutting, waterjet cutting (Omax tables), metal forming, and certified welding (Arc, MIG, TIG) for aluminum, stainless steel, cast iron, and titanium, for industrial customers across manufacturing, construction, energy, and other sectors.
• Industrial Repair & Service Comprehensive industrial maintenance and repair for industrial customers, including manual machining, hydraulic cylinder repair, millwrighting (machinery installation, alignment, maintenance, repair), mobile on-site welding, and line boring — designed to minimize downtime and extend machinery life.
• Design for Manufacturing Design, drafting, and prototyping services to help industrial customers visualize and refine projects before full-scale production, including technical drafting, CAD documentation, and prototype development.

Named customers4 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Others

• Haas Automation: Largest US-based CNC machine tool builder, supplying the Haas SL-10 and SL-20 lathes used by Aaron. Comparable as a key supplier and as a bellwether for the broader CNC equipment market that drives Aaron's capex decisions.
• Mazak: Major manufacturer of CNC machine tools including the Mazak Quick Turn 250 MSY that Aaron operates. Comparable as the equipment OEM enabling Aaron's CNC capability, and as a strategic supplier relationship critical to Aaron's production capacity and technology roadmap.
• Kennametal: Global manufacturer of metalworking tooling, inserts, and wear-resistant components. Comparable as an upstream tooling supplier and ecosystem participant whose pricing and product availability directly affect Aaron's machining economics.
• MSC Industrial Direct: North American distributor of metalworking tools, MRO supplies, and industrial products. Comparable as the supply-side ecosystem that Aaron procures consumables and tooling from; also representative of the broader industrial supply chain context in which Aaron operates.

Direct peers

• Fictiv: On-demand manufacturing platform connecting buyers with vetted CNC machining, sheet metal, and injection molding partners. Comparable to Aaron as a contract manufacturing intermediary focused on speed and quality, though digitally orchestrated rather than operating its own shop floor.
• Protolabs: Digital contract manufacturer offering CNC machining, sheet metal fabrication, and injection molding via instant quoting. Most relevant peer by service overlap, though at vastly larger scale and with a digitally-native GTM model that contrasts with Aaron's quote-based manual workflow.
• Hubs (Protolabs Network): Global CNC machining and fabrication marketplace with similar on-demand quoting model. Comparable as a contract manufacturing competitor targeting the same small-to-mid-volume custom parts segment Aaron serves, though operating via distributed partner network.
• Precision Industries: Mid-sized North American contract machining and metal fabrication provider offering CNC milling, turning, and assembly services to industrial OEMs. Comparable to Aaron by service mix and target customer profile (mid-market industrial buyers requiring custom precision parts).

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/AaronMachine6

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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