Axis & Spindles Magazine
The Editor’s Review
In-depth stories about the machine shops, repair companies and manufacturers that keep American industry running. We visit in person, walk the floor, talk to the people, and tell the story right.
Free to be featuredWho we feature
Machine shopsJob shops, production shops and contract manufacturers: the people, the machines and the work they’re proud of.
Industrial repair servicesCNC, spindle, controls and equipment repair companies that get plants back up and running.
ManufacturersPlants and OEMs building products here at home, and the maintenance teams behind them.
What it takes
There is no cost to be featured. Nobody can pay for a story. To protect our readers, every featured business has to meet three requirements:
- 1. Business verificationYou pass the same checks as our Verified repair companies: registration, location, insurance, real people and references. See how we verify.
- 2. Photos of your facilityReal photos of your shop floor, machines and team. No stock photos. Our reporter may take more on the visit.
- 3. An on-site visitOne of our reporters visits your facility in person to see the work, meet the people and get the story first-hand.
How it works
Request a review
Fill out the form below and tell us what makes your business worth a story.
Get verified
An editor contacts you within two business days, runs verification and collects your photos.
Reporter visit
We schedule a time that works for your shop and visit in person.
Your story runs
We publish the feature in the magazine and link it from your listing and city pages.
Our editorial promise
- Independent. Stories are free and can’t be bought. You can fact-check details, but editors decide what runs.
- Seen in person. We only write about places we’ve visited.
- Written for the trade. By people who have worked in machine shops and run maintenance, for the people who do.