What Worldwide Industrial Machinery does

Worldwide Industrial Machinery Ltd. (WIM) is a Hong Kong-headquartered designer and manufacturer of CNC machining centers specializing in mold making, with primary manufacturing operations in Dongguan, China. The company is a subsidiary of Ming Lee Steel, a Hong Kong mold base and mold steel distributor founded in 1940, and WIM itself was established as a machinery plant in Dongguan in 1997 before being officially renamed in 2001. WIM operates a 20,000+ square meter manufacturing facility in Dongguan, holds 67 authorized patents and 3 software copyrights, and has installed more than 400 machines across over 20 countries including the UK, USA, Canada, Germany, Italy, Brazil, Korea, Japan, India, and Thailand.

WIM's core technology platform is the proprietary CAMDER series of 6-axis coordinate advanced drilling and milling machines — the first such machines developed in Asia, patented in China on April 30, 2009, and now in its fourth generation. The flagship CAMDER GS/G series features a hydrostatic slideway rotary table that eliminates backlash and achieves position accuracy of 0.02-0.05mm with a minimum indexing angle of one in ten-thousandths of a degree. The product portfolio extends to 5-axis gantry machining centers (GTE High Speed, DTM/DTE Moving Beam, GTM High Torque, GTE-C automatic head change), the SKD deep hole drilling series, DPM duplex milling machines (achieving surface roughness of 0.59 micrometers), DCM double-column 3-spindle mills, the HTM3020 6-axis boring and milling center, and DFM die spotting presses from 50 to 500 tons. All machines run on FANUC 0i-MF or SYNTEC CNC control systems.

WIM generates revenue primarily through one-time hardware sales of custom-engineered CNC machinery, with pricing determined per quote based on customer specifications and no publicly disclosed price list. A secondary revenue stream involves operational skills training services, leveraging the parent company's 40 years of mold manufacturing experience. Go-to-market is driven by a global network of authorized agents covering 20+ countries, supplemented by direct sales support from Hong Kong headquarters and active participation in regional industry exhibitions (Manufacturing Indonesia, DMC China, METALEX Thailand, SIMTOS Korea, DIEMOULD India). Target customer segments are primarily automotive, aerospace, and medical mold manufacturers requiring high-precision compound angle machining.

Name

Worldwide Industrial Machinery

Legal name

Worldwide Industrial Machinery Ltd.

Website

https://www.wimhk.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

251–500 employees

Short description

Worldwide Industrial Machinery (WIM) is a Hong Kong-headquartered CNC machining center manufacturer specializing in mold making, serving automotive, aerospace, medical, and industrial mold manufacturers globally through a network of agents across 20+ countries.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial CNC Machinery

NAICS

Machine Tool Manufacturing (333517)

SIC

Machine Tools, Metal Cutting Types (3541)

akta.pro primary industry

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

akta.pro secondary industry

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

Keywords

• CNC machining centers
• Mold making equipment
• 6-axis drilling machines
• 5-axis gantry machining
• Deep hole drilling machines

Headquarters

HQ city

Wan Chai

HQ country

Hong Kong SAR China

HQ region

Asia

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

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

Revenue model

1. CNC Machine Sales: Sale of CNC machining centers including 6-axis CAMDER series, 5-axis gantry machining centers, deep hole drilling machines, duplex milling machines, double column milling machines, boring and milling machines, and die spotting machines. One-time hardware sales of industrial machinery.
2. Operational Skills Training: WIM provides operational skills training for customers as part of their service offering, leveraging 40 years of mold manufacturing experience.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Worldwide Industrial Machinery (WIM) designs and manufactures CNC machining centers specialized for mold making, with the flagship CAMDER 6-axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine and complementary 5-axis gantry machining centers, deep hole drilling, duplex milling, double column milling, boring-milling, and die spotting machines. The company holds 67 patents and 3 software copyrights, and sells its custom-engineered machines to automotive, aerospace, medical, and general industrial mold manufacturers through a global agent network spanning more than 20 countries.

Product overview

Worldwide Industrial Machinery (WIM) is a CNC machining center manufacturer specializing in large mold machining solutions. The company offers a comprehensive portfolio of precision machines organized into three main categories: (1) CAMDER Series - the flagship 6-axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machines available in G, GS, HS, and HD variants for compound angle mold machining; (2) 5-Axis Gantry Machining Centers including GTE High Speed, DTM/DTE Moving Beam, and GTM High Torque Series for aerospace, automotive, and industrial applications; (3) Specialized machines including SKD Deep Hole Drilling, DPM Duplex Milling, DCM Double Column 3 Spindle Milling, HTM Boring and Milling, and DFM Die Spotting machines. All machines feature FANUC 0i-MF or SYNTEC CNC control systems and target industries including automotive, aerospace, medical, and general manufacturing.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• CAMDER: 6-Axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine series, suitable for automobile mould and complex machine components. Includes G series, GS series, HS series, and HD series variants.
• GTE Series
• SKD Series
• DPM Series
• DCM Series
• HTM Series
• DFM Series

Products and services

• CAMDER G Series 6-Axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine 6-axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine designed for compound angle machining of injection molds with high efficiency and high precision, suitable for automobile mould and complex machine components including bumpers, automobile panels, automobile doors, and large size mechanical parts.
• CAMDER GS Series 6-Axis Drilling and Milling Machine Premium version of the 6-axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine featuring a hydrostatic slideway rotary table for enhanced precision with minimum indexing angle of 0.0001 degrees and position accuracy of 0.02-0.05mm.
• CAMDER HS Series High-Speed 6-Axis Drilling and Milling Machine High-speed variant of the 6-axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine designed for efficient mold machining applications.
• CAMDER HD Series 10-Axis Drilling and Milling Machine 10-Axis Coordinate Advanced Drilling and Milling Machine equipped with 2 spindles and 2 ACT (Automatic Tool Changers) for high-efficiency and unattended working operations.
• GTE High Speed Series 5-Axis Gantry Machining Center High-speed 5-axis gantry machining center designed for aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, rail transportation, construction machinery, automotive, and mold industry applications.
• GTE/DTM/DTE Moving Beam Series 5-Axis Gantry Machining Center Moving beam type 5-axis gantry machining center for large-scale machining applications in aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, rail transportation, and automotive industries.
• GTM High Torque Series 5-Axis Gantry Machining Center High torque 5-axis gantry machining center for heavy-duty machining in aerospace, shipbuilding, energy, rail transportation, construction machinery, automotive, and mold industries.
• GTE-C Series 5-Axis Gantry Machining Center with Automatically Changeable Milling Heads 5-axis gantry machining center equipped with automatically changeable milling heads for flexible machining operations across multiple part types.
• SKD Series Deep Hole Drilling Machines Deep hole drilling machines for precision deep hole drilling in industrial applications, equipped with a gun drill regrinder and SYNTEC CNC control system.
• DPM Series Duplex Milling Machines Duplex milling machines available in DPM430, DPM650, DPM1510, and DPM1810 models, featuring simultaneous dual-spindle operation with roughness capability of 0.59 micrometers.
• DCM Series Double Column 3 Spindle Milling Machines Double column 3 spindle milling machines (DCM4027-3 and DCM3022-3) with multiple horizontal and vertical spindles for efficient multi-surface machining.
• HTM3020 6-Axis Boring and Milling Machining Center 6-axis boring and milling machining center suitable for boring and precision milling of medium and large mechanical parts and molds, featuring a FANUC 0i-MF CNC system.
• DFM Series Die Spotting Machines Die spotting presses available in frame type and four columns type configurations, ranging from 50 to 500 ton pressing capacity for die manufacturing and testing.
• 6-Axis Innovative Machining Technology Workshop (Operational Skills Training) Operational skills training and technology workshops for WIM customers, leveraging 40 years of mold manufacturing experience to support customer adoption of WIM CNC machinery.

Quantifiable outcome

• Position accuracy of inlet and outlet at 0.02-0.05mm
• +3 more outcomes

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Two partnerships are on record, tiered core.

• MECOF (Italy)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 November 2018Strategic cooperation partnership established November 19, 2018. MECOF has 70 years of inherited experience and is one of the world's leading manufacturers for large, high-speed, high-precision 6-axis machining centers. Provides excellent solutions for large OEM groups, especially in automobile and aerospace industries.
• MOLLART (England)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 January 2011Established strategic partnership with England's MOLLART in 2011. MOLLART is a partner providing technology collaboration for WIM's machining center development.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• DMG Mori: Global market leader in CNC machine tools with broad 5-axis and mill-turn product lines serving aerospace, automotive, and mold-making customers. Comparable as a direct competitor in the high-precision multi-axis machining space WIM operates in, but at substantially larger scale.
• Mazak: Major Japanese CNC machine tool maker with broad multi-axis and 5-axis offerings across automotive and industrial machinery. Competes with WIM in general5-axis mold and part machining, with much larger global footprint.
• Okuma Corporation: Japanese CNC machine tool incumbent with a broad product line including 5-axis machining centers for automotive, aerospace, and general industrial markets. Competes with WIM in 5-axis mold and part machining.
• Toshiba Machine (Shibaura Machine): Japanese manufacturer of large machining centers, injection molding machines, and precision equipment. Comparable to WIM in large-machine mold-making applications and in5-axis gantry-style machines.

Direct peers

• Makino Milling Machine Co. Japanese specialist in vertical machining centers and 5-axis machines with deep penetration in die/mold machining and aerospace. Highly comparable to WIM in target customer (mold makers, aerospace) and product category (high-precision 5/6-axis machines).
• GF Machining Solutions: Swiss manufacturer of milling, EDM, and laser machines widely used in mold making and aerospace. Overlaps with WIM in mold-shop5-axis drilling/milling and complements with EDM, which WIM does not offer.
• Yasda Precision Tools: Niche Japanese manufacturer of ultra-precision5-axis machining centers for molds, dies, and aerospace components. Closely comparable to WIM's CAMDER positioning in compound-angle, high-accuracy mold machining.
• Haas Automation: Largest American CNC machine tool builder, offering VMCs, HMCs, and 5-axis machines used by mold shops and job shops globally. Comparable to WIM in 5-axis machining for industrial and mold customers, though at a more mass-market price point.
• Shenzhen Jingdiao (JDMC): China-based CNC machining center manufacturer focused on high-speed and precision machines for molds, aerospace, and electronics. Most relevant same-region peer to WIM, competing in CAMDER's compound-angle mold machining category.

Regional players

• EMAG Group: German machine tool builder specializing in turning, grinding, and gear-cutting machines for automotive and industrial customers. Adjacent competitor to WIM in supplying large OEM production machinery, though with a different primary process focus.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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