The history of CNC Industries goes back to 1971 when the president of the company gained much of his machining experience running engine lathes, knee mills and surface grinders. He clearly recalls the days of standing at an engine lathe or knee mill all day long producing identical copies of parts to the best of his and the machine’s capabilities.
He also remembers the day that “NC”, Numerically Controlled and then “CNC” Computer Numerically Controlled machines came onto the scene in the mid-70’s. In fact, he & his wife purchased one of the first CNC Turning centers in the area for the first shop that they started in 1975 - a Precision Mold Shop named Deam Manufacturing, Inc.. Since the CNC lathe cost over eight times as much as an engine lathe, some of their competitors speculated that the machine would put the company out of business. Not only did it not put them out of business, they purchased a second identical machine six months later.
In 1986 Steve and Linda Deam accepted an offer to purchase Deam Manufacturing, Inc. (That business is still operating under a different name.) From there Steve and Linda purchased a small CAD/CAM company that was struggling to hang on. For the next nine years Steve traveled around the country installing CAD/CAM systems into hundreds of machine shops of all sizes, up to and including GM.
In 1995 the Deams decided to start another shop. This time rather than specializing in precision rubber molds they decided to venture into the Job Shop market. Although going to college full time, Steve Deam Jr. became involved in the family business at that time too. While attending BYU, Steve Jr. started developing Job Manager I, an MRP application. After two years at BYU Steve Deam Jr. joined CNC Industries on a full-time basis while finishing his degree(s) at IPFW.
Starting off with three people in December 1995, CNC Indusries has enjoyed very rapid growth from the very beginning. Due to its commitment to dependable performance, its focus on customer satisfaction, and aggressive sales efforts CNC Industries outgrew its original facility in a little over 2 years.
In 1997 the Company began development of a custom designed Distributed MRP system. Now in its second version the highly specialized system facilitates accurate quoting, ordering, scheduling, process-flow, inspection, corrective actions, inspection, as well as dozens of other functions. The MRP system has enabled the Company to precisely track every detail of every job in real-time.
CNC Industries was originally located in Churubusco, Indiana. In 1998 CNC Industries relocated to a 9,000 square foot, leased building in Fort Wayne, Indiana.
Dustin Kimbrell was promoted to the position of Plant Manager. Along with his duties as Plant Manager, Dustin continues to wear several hats in the company.
Under his direction the company has made much progress, including becoming ISO 9001:2000 registered. Dustin is also the primary contact for most of our customers.
In 2000 the Company moved into a newly-constructed, custom built 36,000 square foot facility in one of Fort Wayne's premier industrial complexes.
In 2002 CNC Industries became ISO 9001:2000 certified. Due to its existing quality standards, CNC Industries became one of few companies to receive ISO certification without revision to any to its processes.
Steve Deam, Jr. was promoted to the position of CFO. Along with his financial duties, Steve wears several hats, including managing the I.S. department as well as designing and developing Job Manager II.
Under Steve's direction the company has re-negotiated all of it's loans for better terms and has made great strides in reducing debt.
CNC Industries began development of an ERP II system, Job Manager II. Job Manager II represents a complete ground-up rewrite of Job Manager I, a custom written MRP system that CNC Industries had been using for nearly 10 years.
CNC Industries is recognized by Inc. as one of the 5000 fastest growing small businesses in the country. In it's first year of the Inc 5000 awards, CNC Industries of Fort Wayne, Indiana ranked 1505 out of the 5000 small businesses that made the list.
As CNC Industries began its 13th year of operation, the Company employed over 60 people and had more business booked than at any other time in its history. With a strong infrastructure, a highly effective ERP system, flexible manufacturing processes, and the ability to continually increase its capacity CNC Industries is well positioned for continued growth.
CNC Industries continues expanding it's Green initiatives. These initiatives include replacing paper based shipping materials with reusable packaging, reduction of printed materials, using power efficient computers, finding more efficient ways to heat and cool areas, as well as several other initiatives.
