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Power: The US no longer manufactures CNC machines domestically

Chris Power · Chris Power (Hadrian) on Building Autonomous Factories · Apr 1, 2025 · at 9:58

Chris Power is the founder and CEO of defense manufacturing startup Hadrian, discussing supply chain vulnerabilities for automated factory machinery.

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“And we no longer make CNC machines in the US.”

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The claim, plainly

The United States no longer manufactures CNC machines domestically.

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Assessment

The claim that the United States no longer manufactures CNC machines domestically is contradicted by extensive evidence of active, large-scale commercial CNC machine tool production in the US throughout 2025 and 2026. Haas Automation, the largest machine tool builder in the Western world, operates a 1.1-million-square-foot manufacturing plant in Oxnard, California, employing approximately 1,700 workers to produce CNC machining centers and lathes. Additionally, Mazak Corporation manufactures dozens of CNC turning, milling, and 5-axis models at its nearly 1-million-square-foot facility in Florence, Kentucky, where it completed its 40,000th machine tool in August 2025. Other domestic builders, including Thermwood Corporation (Indiana), Fryer Machine Systems (New York), and Bourn & Koch (Illinois), also maintain active domestic manufacturing of CNC machine tools.

Haas Automation April 2025 and 2026 disclosures confirming active domestic manufacturing of CNC vertical machining centers, horizontal machining centers, and lathes at its 1.1-million-square-foot facility in Oxnard, California.
Mazak Corporation August 19, 2025 announcement marking the completion of its 40,000th machine tool produced at its Florence, Kentucky manufacturing campus, actively building over 70 CNC machine models.
Active US manufacturing operations by additional domestic CNC machine tool builders including Thermwood Corporation (Dale, Indiana), Fryer Machine Systems (Patterson, New York), and Bourn & Koch, Inc. (Rockford, Illinois).

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[1] haascnc.com [2] wikipedia.org [3] leweiprecision.com [4] haascnc.com [5] imts.com [6] hoodline.com [7] mazak.com [8] imts.com

"Fryer Machine Systems" CNC USA manufacturing Mazak Florence Kentucky manufacturing facility 2024 2025 Haas Automation manufacturing Oxnard California 2024 2025 CNC machine manufacturers United States domestic manufacturing 2024 2025 "Bourn & Koch" machine tool manufacturing Rockford IL US CNC machine tool manufacturing AMT Association for Manufacturing Technology 2024 2025 "Thermwood" CNC manufacturing facility Indiana

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