The catalogue says discontinued. The distributor says no stock anywhere. The machine still has years of life left. We make the part new — from your old one, no drawing or part number needed.
Every machine outlives its spare parts catalogue eventually. The model gets superseded, the OEM trims the spares line, and one day a gear or bushing that used to cost $40 simply cannot be bought at any price. The usual advice — call the OEM, search surplus dealers, try salvage stock — sometimes works. Our customers come to us when it hasn't: the part is gone from the market, and the machine it belongs to is too good, or too expensive, to scrap over one component.
That's the gap this service fills. We don't search for the part — we manufacture it. Your worn original goes on our CMM, we rebuild the geometry to design intent (not the worn state), you approve the drawing, and a new part ships. Done once, the CAD is yours and the part is never unavailable again.
Spur, helical, bevel — tooth profile measured and re-cut, including odd legacy modules.
Journals, keyways, splines and threads restored to bearing-fit tolerance.
Bronze, polymer or hardened steel; press and running fits held to the original.
Machined from billet to replace unavailable castings, bores line-matched.
Load-bearing weldments and machined brackets with original hole patterns.
Conveyor and machine rollers, crowned or grooved, with bearing seats.
Motion parts with profiles traced from the original — common in older packaging machines.
Legacy and non-standard threads identified and reproduced. See custom fasteners.
| Route | Works when | The catch |
|---|---|---|
| OEM / distributor stock | Recently discontinued, stock remains | First to dry up; prices spike as stock falls |
| Surplus & salvage market | Popular machine, common failure part | Used condition unknown; one-time find, not a supply |
| Repair the old part | Damage is local and weldable/sleeveable | Buys time once; base material keeps aging |
| Reproduce it new (us) | You have the part, or photos of it | One-off costs more than the old catalogue price — spares in the same run cost a fraction |
We're honest about the order: if the part is still findable cheaply, buy it. When it isn't — or when you'll need it again and want a permanent source — reproduction is the route that ends the problem instead of postponing it. Our guide to sourcing parts when the maker is gone walks through the search routes in detail.
No part number? Doesn't matter. Part numbers point at catalogues, and the catalogue is exactly what failed you. We work from the physical part: its geometry, material and function. If you can't identify the part at all, our blog covers how to identify an unknown mechanical part — or skip that and just send us photos.
Typical turnaround is 2–3 weeks from sample to shipped part. If the machine is down right now, say so — see our broken part reproduction service for failure-driven jobs where we compress the schedule.
In most cases yes. If you have the old part — even worn or broken — we measure it, rebuild the CAD to design intent and machine a new one. If you only have photos with a known reference dimension, we can usually still quote. The OEM's catalogue status doesn't limit what can be machined.
For functional replacement parts on equipment you own, generally yes — design patents on older industrial parts have typically expired, and repairing your own machine is a recognized right. We reproduce the function and geometry; we never copy brand names, logos or protected markings.
The physical part is enough — that's what we work from, not catalogues. If the part is lost, clear photos from several angles plus one known dimension (a caliper across the bore, for example) usually lets us quote. Machine make and model help for context but aren't required.
A single reproduced part usually costs more than the part did when it was in the catalogue — one-off machining carries the full setup. But it's almost always far cheaper than replacing the machine, and ordering 2–5 spares in the same run drops the unit price sharply. We quote both options.
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