Manufacturing in Rockford
Rockford has more than a century of machine tool and aerospace history. The region still runs a dense network of aerospace suppliers, fastener makers, tool and die shops and contract machinists, plus Ingersoll, one of the country's big machine tool builders.
Main industries
- Aerospace parts and assemblies
- Fasteners and screw machine work
- Tool and die
- Contract machining
Machines you see a lot of here
Multi-axis mills, Swiss and multi-spindle screw machines, horizontal machining centers and big boring mills.
Rockford has been a machine tool and aerospace town for more than a century, and it still runs one of the densest groups of machine shops in the Midwest.
The techs listed here cover Rockford plus Loves Park, Machesney Park, Belvidere and Roscoe. Most come to your shop. Some also rebuild spindles, motors and drives in their own repair shop.