Started by father-and-son partners Tony and Ben Brandt in 2008, Brandt’s Custom Machining is a family-owned Mansfield job shop making custom precision-machined and OEM parts. The company has grown from one machine in a rented warehouse section to a 10,000-square-foot facility with more than 35 machines, while completing over 2,000 projects. Its nine-person team also handles fixture assembly, product design, and machine rebuilding for American manufacturers.
Leppert Machine Co., IncFamily-owned and operated in Mansfield since 1937, Leppert Machine provides custom machining, fabrication, and industrial repair from the same location. Its 40,000-square-foot manufacturing operation houses more than 60 machines, while the company’s experienced machinists and fabricators handle projects ranging from custom replacement parts to rebuilt industrial equipment.MANSFIELD, OH
Custom Machine, IncFounded by Harold A. Biddle in 1979, Custom Machine, Inc. is a Tiffin-area job shop that machines and fabricates customer parts. Its 19,000-square-foot facility employs more than 20 workers and combines machining and fabrication operations; the business has been owned by David Hammer since 2004.TIFFIN, OH
Machining ConceptsFounded in 1994 by two Erie engineers, Machining Concepts has grown from a one-lathe, one-mill shop into a 20,000-square-foot precision machine shop with more than 28 machines. The company makes custom parts for demanding applications, taking projects from prototypes through production and supporting customers with coordinated secondary operations. Its work is certified to ISO 13485:2016 for medical devices and AS9100D for aerospace.ERIE, PA
Northwood Industries, IncStarted by Jim Miller in a Northwood, Ohio garage in 1968, Northwood Industries is a family-owned precision machining company that makes component parts and mechanical assemblies for manufacturers. Now led by second-generation owner Kurt Miller, the Perrysburg shop pairs experienced toolmakers with in-house engineering and operates from a 23,500-square-foot facility serving customers across North America, Europe and Asia. Long-standing customer relationships—including one dating to 1970—reflect a shop known for helping engineers refine designs as well as producing the finished parts.PERRYSBURG, OH