Welcome to Automatic Precision, Inc.

Automatic Precision, Inc. is a family owned business that has grown significantly to be one of the largest manufacturers of Escomatic and CNC Swiss precision parts, specializing in connectors and electrical contacts since being founded in 1976. Currently operating two buildings, consisting of 26,000 square feet, we house over 200 machines.   We are located in Harwood Heights, Illinois, just minutes from Chicago’s O’Hare International Airport. Our quality program is accredited ISO 9001:2000, which affirms our commitment to total quality by meeting and/or exceeding quality management system requirements.

Automatic Precision, Inc. has maintained a commitment to state of the art manufacturing technology, demonstrated a collective talent for creative problem solving in engineering, incorporated the most stringent quality assurance measures and subscribed to outstanding customer service philosophies that are unsurpassed in the screw machine industry. Our most valuable assets are the trained, motivated and experienced craftsmen who take pride in the quality products they produce. This commitment is what generates our industry defining performance standards. 

We are large enough to be competitive and small enough to quickly and efficiently respond to customer needs and requirements.  We offer in-house secondary capabilities and excellent outside sources that include plating, heat-treating, center less and OD grinding.

Over the years, we have established a track record of producing parts when others have failed.  If you have a problem job, you have come to the right place.  Automatic Precision, Inc. is your solution.

Automatic Precision, Inc. is an active member of the Precision Machine Products Association (PMPA) and Tooling and Manufacturing Association (TMA).

For general inquiries, please contact us at info@automaticprecision.com.

Capabilities

Our capacity is .008 thru 1.25" in diameter. We offer in house secondary capabilities and excellent outside sources that include heat treating, plating, centerless and OD grinding.

Primary Operating Equipment:

Citizen L-32 CNC Swiss – Quantity 2

1.25" capacity, six main axes, sub-spindle, four crossworking tools and Iemca CNC Bar Loader.

Citizen L-20 CNC Swiss – Quantity 8

.75" capacity, sub-spindle, four live cross working tools, and Iemca CNC Bar Loader.

Citizen B12-V and VI – Quantity 10

12 mm capacity, sub-spindle, two live crossworking tools, 12,000 rpm, three back work, three end work and 5 turning

Escomatic – Quantity 130

Fully equipped Escomatic coil fed machines with capabilities up to .25" capacity, that drop parts completely with cross-hole, front hole, back hole, slot, mill, and broach that are designed for close tolerance, high volume parts from coils of material providing minimal waste and a lower cost to the customer.

Cam Swiss – Quantity 32

Single spindle cam making Swiss-Precision parts.

Secondary Operations/ Rotary Transfer Machines – Quantity 32

These automated secondary machines allow us to perform a variety of functions such as:

Slotting Threading Drilling Milling Crimping Vibratory Finishing
Broaching Assembling Shaping Bending Tapping Countersinking
Boring Deburring Grinding Reaming Slitting Logo Stamping
Tumbling Turning        

Materials:

Automatic Precision, Inc. machines most materials from wire or bar stock such as:

Brass, Bronze, Aluminum, Stainless Steel Series, Steel Series, Copper Series, Tubing (Steel, Aluminum, and all machinable copper alloys)

Shapes:

Hex, Round and Custom