About Axis & Spindles
The CNC repair directory and magazine, run by shop floor people
Axis & Spindles is the leading CNC machine repair directory and a leading machine shop and repair magazine, working to educate shop owners, consumers and manufacturers on the latest news, trends and headlines in our industry. This site is run by people who have worked in machine shops and run maintenance departments. Shop owners asked us to help them find the best CNC and industrial machine repair in their own communities, so we built it.
Why we started it
Every shop owner knows the feeling. A spindle starts screaming, a control throws an alarm nobody has seen before, and a machine that pays the bills goes quiet. Then the search starts: old phone numbers, a dealer that can’t come for two weeks, websites that don’t say what brands they actually fix.
We’ve been there, on the floor and in the maintenance office. When shops we know asked for help finding good repair companies, we built the list we all wished we had: real repair companies, sorted by the cities they actually cover, the brands they actually work on, and the problems they actually fix.
Editors review every business
No company shows up here automatically. Our editors review each business before it is listed. Companies that pass our full check get a green Verified repair company sticker. Listings we built from public information, before the company has gone through verification, are clearly marked Listed from public info, not yet verified.
You can read exactly what we check on our How we verify page.
What it costs
Nothing. It’s free for shops to search and free to send a repair request. It’s also free for repair companies to be listed, as long as they pass verification.
More than a directory
We also write plain-English guides for shop owners: what to do when a machine goes down, how to pick a repair company, preventive maintenance checklists and more. Written by people who’ve run machines and maintenance crews, not marketers.
Get in touch
Run a repair company? Apply to be listed. Need a repair? Send one request and we’ll match you with techs near you.