Production Engineering Machining Competitors

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B & B Manufacturing Co., Inc. is a leading supplier of complex machined parts, assemblies, and kits to the aerospace, military, automotive, and semi-conductor industries. With a strategic focus on lean manufacturing, we manufacture, assemble, finish, and package close tolerance and simple projects based on our customers’ needs. From aluminum to specialty alloys, we manage a diverse product base for integration into a variety of platforms for prominent “original equipment manufacturers” or OEMs. A privately held company, B & B has been in business for over 50 years and employs a workforce of over 200 employees. We house more than 100 CNC machines in our facilities which total 120,000 square feet. It is our goal to remain committed to innovation, lean manufacturing practices, outstanding quality, customer success, and strategic growth. We consider our employees our greatest resource and empower them with the ingredients necessary to support our philosophy and support our customers’ needs. Our comprehensive knowledge in product design and precision machining allows us to provide solutions in manufacturing that exceed expectations and bring value to the customer. B & B’s vision and goals are the foundation of our company by which we measure our performance in order to remain a “Supplier of Choice”.

Thermwood Corporation, located in Southern Indiana and established in 1969, offers both three & five axis CNC machining centers ideally suited for the production, fabrication & trimming of wood, plastics, non-ferrous metals, composites and other advanced materials. These applications range from machining patterns and molds/plugs to trimming & machining production products for various industries such as woodworking, automotive, aerospace/aviation and defense industries. Thermwood also offers a Large Scale Additive Manufacturing (LSAM) system for 3D printing reinforced thermoplastic composite materials for producing industrial tooling, molds, patterns, masters, plugs and fixtures for various industries. Thermwood is deeply involved in CNC technology and development, incorporating a high level of smart control technology in its products. Thermwood is a US based company with dealers and distributors worldwide. In addition to machine manufacturing and software development, Thermwood has a technical service organization that provides support, machine installation, training, retrofits, custom programming and production assistance.