Machine tool repairing and rebuilding is important for any industry. Machine tool repairing is necessary to avoid breakdown and minimize economic loss. Machine tool rebuilding helps to improve your industrial production capabilities with existing machine tools.

Another way to avoid breakdown and costly machine tool repairs is to make a contract for periodic preventive maintenance with service providers. Periodic maintenance also improves the useful service life of your machine tools.

Some important parameters you must consider before you opt for machine repair and rebuild services are:

1. Urgency for repairs or rebuild
2. Type of breakdown and the costs incurred due to the breakdown
3. Type of machine repair or rebuild service: on-site or off-site
4. Cost of the machine repair or rebuild services
5. Level of expertise of the machine repair or rebuild service provider

Action Steps
The best contacts and resources to help you get it done

Find off-site machine tool repair and rebuild service providers

Once you understand your machine tool repair and rebuild requirements, check out the services offered by reputable companies.

I recommend: United States Machine Tools provides machine tool rebuild, repair and retrofit services for various machines such as grinders, lathes and milling machines. Visimetrics provides machine tool repair services for CNC (computer numerically controlled) machines and parts. Kalt Manufacturing can rebuild and repair all types of cold-forming equipment. For rebuilding machine tools such as rolling machines, welding equipment and grinders, you can make a contract with Atlas Machine & Supply, another leading machine tool repair service provider.

Find an on-site service provider to repair your machine tools

If your machine tools are fixed and you cannot move or transport them, ask the service providers to repair machine tools at your industrial location. This will also save transportation costs and time.

I recommend: F.P. Miller Co. can provide on-site repair services for different machine tools such as hydraulic equipment, machining centers and welding equipment. Cavco Machine Tool Rebuilding supplies extensive machine tool repair services including preventive and predictive maintenance, diagnostics, evaluations and metrology. In addition to in-house machine and tool repair services, Maintenance Service Corp. also supplies on-site machine and tool repair services.

Avoid machine repair by obtaining periodic maintenance services

Certain service providers offer periodic preventive maintenance for your machine tools. Even though it seems to be an additional expense, periodic maintenance helps to avoid breakdowns.

I recommend: ABP Induction provides maintenance services as well as training programs for your employees about preventive maintenance. You can make a contract with CHL for maintenance of an entire industrial plant or for individual machinery. Machinery Services Corp. and KRC Machine Tool Services are other machine tool repair companies that also provide periodic maintenance services.

Tips & Tactics

Helpful advice for making the most of this Guide

• •  Perform a time-cost analysis of the repair or rebuild charges before going for machine tool repairs or rebuilds.
• •  Check out the certification of the machine tool rebuilding and repairing service provider before making a contract.
• •  Make a cost-value analysis before opting for machine tool rebuilding. Sometimes, buying new machines could be a better decision compared to rebuilding your old machine tool.