What Ultimate Machine does

Ultimate Machine Co. is a privately held, family-owned full-service machine shop founded in 1985 by Mike Wente and headquartered in a 12,000 square foot facility at 60 Millwell Court, Maryland Heights, Missouri. The shop operates 9 CNC machines (predominantly Mazak horizontal and vertical machining centers and turning centers, including a 2020 horizontal mill and a 2022 live-tooling lathe) alongside more than 20 manual machines for engine lathe, turret lathe, vertical mill, saw, and grinding work, covering Blanchard, internal, cylindrical OD, and surface grinding. Ultimate Machine runs a quote-based job shop model serving diverse manufacturing industries and OEMs with both prototype and production volumes, including custom machine building, special tooling, and repair work.

In 2022, Ultimate Machine absorbed Precision Tool Company's key equipment and hired its key personnel, gaining more than 50 years of specialized expertise in honing and shot end components for the aluminum, magnesium, and zinc die casting industry. This added four distinct product lines: shot sleeves (standard, threaded, and grooved, with troubleshooting, heat treating, and nitriding), plunger rods and tips in heat-treated steel, custom cooling saddles, and H-13 tool steel nozzles and noses. The company supports its die casting component business through a dedicated microsite (shotsleeve.com), while general capabilities are marketed via ultmachine.com and direct phone contact. Revenue is generated entirely through custom, project-based machining contracts; no software, app, API, subscription, or recurring revenue model is offered, and the company has no disclosed outside investors or parent organization.

Name

Ultimate Machine

Legal name

Ultimate Machine Co.

Website

https://ultmachine.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

1985

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1–10 employees

Short description

Ultimate Machine Co. is a family-owned full-service machine shop in Maryland Heights, MO, founded in 1985, operating 9 CNC and 20+ manual machines to provide CNC milling, turning, grinding, honing, and die casting shot end components to diverse manufacturing industries and OEMs via quote-based job shop contracts.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Precision Machining Services

NAICS

Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

Grinding, Honing & Superfinishing Equipment (IMAHADAE)

Keywords

• CNC machining services
• Precision job shop
• Die casting components
• Shot sleeve manufacturing
• Custom machining services

Headquarters

HQ city

Maryland Heights

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. Job Shop Machining Services: Full-service machine shop providing CNC milling, CNC turning, manual machining, grinding, and honing services. Services small and large volumes of machined parts, prototype development, special tooling, custom machine building, and repair work. Quote-based pricing for custom job work.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels2 records

Core offering

Ultimate Machine is a full-service machine shop providing CNC milling, CNC turning, manual machining, grinding, and honing services for diverse manufacturing industries and original equipment manufacturers. The shop competitively prices small and large volumes of machined parts, prototype development, special tooling, custom machine building, and repair work, with specialized expertise in shot end components for aluminum, magnesium, and zinc die casting operations acquired through the 2022 partnership with Precision Tool Company.

Product overview

Ultimate Machine is a full-service machine shop offering a comprehensive portfolio of precision manufacturing services: CNC Milling (using Mazak horizontal and vertical CNC milling centers), CNC Turning (using Mazak horizontal CNC turning centers with live tooling), Manual Machining (engine lathes, turret lathes, vertical mills, saws), Grinding (Blanchard, internal, cylindrical OD, and surface grinding), Honing (for die cast components), and Shot End Components & Accessories (shot sleeves, plunger rods/tips, cooling saddles, nozzles/noses for die casting). The shop serves small and large volume production, prototype development, special tooling, custom machine building, and repair work across diverse manufacturing industries.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• CNC Milling CNC milling services using Mazak horizontal and vertical CNC milling centers, capable of machining a wide range of materials, sizes, and quantities. Equipment includes Mazak HCN-5000E/40 Horizontal CNC Milling Center (2020), Mazak VTC-250D/50 Vertical CNC Milling Center (2011), Mazak V515/40 Vertical CNC Milling Center (1996), Mazak Nexus 410A Vertical CNC Milling Center (2003), and Mazak Nexus 510C-II Vertical CNC Milling Centers (2006, 2010).
• CNC Turning CNC turning services using Mazak horizontal CNC turning centers with live tooling capability, able to machine both small and large parts. Equipment includes Mazak Quickturn 400II (2015), Mazak QuickTurn 350MY (2022, with live tooling), and Mazak QuickTurn Nexus 250 (2003).
• Shot End Components & Accessories Manufactures shot end components for die casting including Shot Sleeves (standard, threaded, and grooved), Plunger Rods and Plunger Tips (heat-treated steel), Cooling Saddles (custom for shot sleeves), and Nozzles and Noses (H-13 tool steel). Capabilities include shot sleeve troubleshooting, heat treating, and nitriding.
• Honing Honing services for die cast components, expanded in 2022 through partnership with Precision Tool Company. Equipment includes Barnes Honing Machine (12" OD/3"-7" ID x 4"-45" L), Modified Clausing Colchester (8" OD/1.5"-7" ID x 4"-45" L), and Sunnen Model MBB-1660.
• Manual Machining Manual machining services including manual engine lathes (Clausing Colchester, Victor, Turret America, Summit), manual turret lathes (Warner & Swasey), vertical milling machines (Hurco, Lagun, CASER), and saws (MasterCut, Amada, Dake) for drilling and boring large and long parts.
• Grinding Grinding services including Blanchard grinding (42" magnetic chuck diameter, Blanchard Grinder 22K-42), internal grinding (Heald No. 72-A), cylindrical OD grinding (Norton 10/72), and surface grinding (Acer 12" x 24", Harig 6" x 12") for flat plate work and cylindrical parts.

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

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Precision Tool CompanycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2022In 2022, Ultimate Machine joined forces with Precision Tool Company, acquiring key equipment and hiring key employees. Precision Tool had over 50 years of experience with a reputation second to none in the aluminum, magnesium, and zinc die casting industry. Their equipment was moved to Ultimate Machine's facility, and their key employees joined the team. This partnership expanded Ultimate Machine's capabilities in honing and shot end component manufacturing.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Direct peers

• Talan Products: Talan Products is a US contract manufacturer offering CNC machining, grinding, and assembly for industrial OEMs - closely matching Ultimate Machine's job-shop service mix and target customer profile.
• Cox Manufacturing: Cox Manufacturing is a US-based CNC machining and screw machine products job shop serving OEMs with similar milling, turning, and grinding capabilities - directly comparable to Ultimate Machine as a small-to-mid contract machine shop.
• Northwest Swiss-Matic: Northwest Swiss-Matic is a precision screw machine and CNC machining job shop producing custom components for OEMs - comparable to Ultimate Machine's contract machining and turned product capabilities.
• Impro Industries: Impro Industries operates global precision machining facilities serving automotive, industrial, and die casting-adjacent customers with CNC milling, turning, and grinding - a direct peer in contract precision machining at larger scale.
• Confidence Tool & Manufacturing: Confidence Tool & Manufacturing specializes in die casting tooling and machined components for aluminum and zinc die casters - directly comparable to Ultimate Machine's Precision Tool-derived shot end and die casting capabilities.

Broad incumbents

• Strattec Security Corporation: Strattec is a US-based manufacturer with precision machining capabilities for automotive and industrial components - a broader incumbent with overlapping CNC and grinding competencies relevant to Ultimate Machine.
• Lincoln Industries: Lincoln Industries is a larger US contract manufacturer offering precision machining, finishing, and assembly across multiple end markets - a broad incumbent with overlapping CNC machining capabilities to Ultimate Machine.

Others

• Barnes Group Inc. Barnes Group is a diversified industrial manufacturer with legacy Barnes Honing equipment and related precision component businesses - an adjacent industry peer to Ultimate Machine's honing capabilities.
• Kennametal Inc. Kennametal is a major manufacturer of metalworking tooling and engineered components used by machine shops like Ultimate Machine - an enabling supplier/ecosystem participant rather than a direct competitor.

Regional players

• Midwest Precision Machining: Midwest Precision Machining is a US Midwest-based CNC job shop offering milling, turning, and grinding to OEMs - directly comparable to Ultimate Machine's service set and regional customer base.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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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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