A celebration of 47 years! Herb Young’s retirement
Today Gent Machine celebrated the retirement of one of it’s longest standing employees, Herb Young. He started with the company in 1976 as a young man out of the Marines. He was a helicopter mechanic in the service and showed a lot of mechanical aptitude so when he got out...
Gent Machine to add more Screw Machine capacity
Gent Machine is in the process of potentially acquiring a local screw machine company. This would add to our Davenport machine capacity and also bring in a book of business. The negotiations have been going on for several weeks now but there appears to be an end in sight. The...
Gent focused on automated CNC machining
The latest edition of Production Machining magazine features an article on Gent Machine and our automated CNC machining. To better serve our customers as well as help with the labor shortage, we have been looking for ways to automate a process. For one specific part, we purchased a Takamaz J-Wave...
Gent receives Best in Cleveland manufacturer award – CNC machining
Gent Machine received a Best in Cleveland award for the manufacturer category. Gent Machine is a contract manufacturer or screw machine parts and precision CNC machining. The press release can be seen in text below and in the link below. https://cleveland.cities-distinction.com/PressReleaseub.aspx?cc=DMN9-ZB4U-RJSS Press Release FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE The Gent Machine Company...
Gent Machine making headlines in Northern Michigan
Press releases have been made and publications are picking up the story of Gent Machine purchasing NPP, Northern Precision Products. We announced the purchase several weeks ago and the Middle Michigan Development Corporation picked up on the news. From their release, the Big Rapids News website also released their own...
CNC availability open
The CNC department at both Gent Machine and NPP (Northern Precision Products – https://www.northernprecisionproducts.com/) is open and has capacity. Please contact us for your CNC turning and milling needs. Gent Machine’s capacity was scarce at one point, with each machine being booked for several months. We were fortunate to move...
Acquisition of Acme screw machine company
The owners of Gent Machine recently closed on the purchase of a company specializing in Acme screw machines. The company was Northern Precision Products, Inc. and is now, similarly known as Norther Precision Products, LLC (northernprecisionproducts.com), located in Le Roy Michigan. Northern Precision Products (NPP) have been experts in Acme...
CNC department enters food processing industry
The hard work and dedication of our CNC department has yielded entry into another market, food processing and food service. We were approached in the winter by a company that is one of the leading manufacturers of food processing and food service equipment. They serve processing plants throughout the world...
Four CNC machines completely dedicated
When a CNC machine is referred to as “dedicated,” it means that the machine is designed and programmed for a specific job. This is the case for four of our 11 CNC machines. Each of these four machines is dedicated to one customer and will produce that’s customer’s part(s) indefinitely....
Improving the surface finish of steel parts
There are several ways to improve the surface finish of a steel part. Here are some suggestions: Use the right tooling: The tooling you use can have a significant impact on the surface finish. Make sure you use sharp cutting tools that are designed for the specific material you are...