HM Manufacturing History
Founded in 1979 by Kenneth W. Wolter, whose goal was to introduce a diverse line of power transmission components designed around quality, innovation and versatility, created Home Made Manufacturing. HM has been a leading manufacturing company for over 38 years. Starting from the ground up, Ken has extensive experience in the manufacturing world, but was intrigued in growing a company that would stand apart from competitors with the use of cutting edge technology.
Today the family’s second generation, headed by Nicole M. Wolter, continues the tradition of innovative solutions in U.S. made synchronous drive products that include gears, timing belt pulleys, splines, shafts, chain sprockets, sheaves and related parts for power transmission and precision mechanical components. At HM we are proud to say that we are a turnkey operation. We offer complete manufacturing of parts made to your specific application, custom assembly services and engineering support in our 10,000 square foot facility, located in Wauconda, Illinois.
Today the family’s second generation, headed by Nicole M. Wolter, continues the tradition of innovative solutions in U.S. made synchronous drive products that include gears, timing belt pulleys, splines, shafts, chain sprockets, sheaves and related parts for power transmission and precision mechanical components. At HM we are proud to say that we are a turnkey operation. We offer complete manufacturing of parts made to your specific application, custom assembly services and engineering support in our 10,000 square foot facility, located in Wauconda, Illinois.
Our reputation for applying state of the art technology to help our customers gain a competitive advantage has been the forefront of our mission since the beginning. At HM it is our top priority to produce the highest quality products, along with exceptional customer service, swift lead times and expedited production. We welcome the most challenging project for your power transmission needs, as no concept is too big or too small for us. This unique advantage makes HM Manufacturing, a company you can count on to deliver a quality, performance-driven, cost-efficient solution to any of your application needs. To ensure reliability and confidence, we will also work with each customer to create prototypes and ways to engineer the desired product.
1979- Established in Schaumburg, IL in 2,500 sq foot location offering turning and hobbing
1980- Manufactured parts for automotive and printing and medium batch lots
1996- Constructed new 10,000 sq foot facility in Wauconda, IL and began to offer milling
2004- Added new CNC horizontal lathe for production parts from ½” diameter to 24” diameter
2010- Added new CNC gear hobber for high volume production parts
2015- Offered turn-key assembly services
2016- Added new CNC cylindrical grinder for precision parts from ½” to 10” diameter
2017- New management team, introduced Nicole Wolter as President, and the addition of an Engineering Department
2018- Opened 2nd location in Santa Barbara, CA to support the demands of our west coast customers
HM Manufacturing delivers quick turn-around times for prototypes, production orders and assemblies. We serve an extensive number of industries including pharmaceutical, aerospace, marine, medical, packaging, food & beverage processing and automotive.
HM Manufacturing is a privately held, family owned, small business. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified and RoHS compliant.
1979- Established in Schaumburg, IL in 2,500 sq foot location offering turning and hobbing
1980- Manufactured parts for automotive and printing and medium batch lots
1996- Constructed new 10,000 sq foot facility in Wauconda, IL and began to offer milling
2004- Added new CNC horizontal lathe for production parts from ½” diameter to 24” diameter
2010- Added new CNC gear hobber for high volume production parts
2015- Offered turn-key assembly services
2016- Added new CNC cylindrical grinder for precision parts from ½” to 10” diameter
2017- New management team, introduced Nicole Wolter as President, and the addition of an Engineering Department
- ERP System introduced for an innovative solution to shop management needs, on-time delivery and accurate estimating to continuously give our customers the highest quality support.
- Added new CNC gear hobber for aerospace and defense gears and splines
- Debut of Prototype Division
2018- Opened 2nd location in Santa Barbara, CA to support the demands of our west coast customers
- Added new horizontal lathe for prototype division
- CAD/CAM, 3-D Modeling, Solidwork software
- Offered 5-Axis milling capabilities
- ISO 9001: 2015 Certified
- MECO
- CNC automated precision machine for medium and high production of parts, specifically designed for broaching and slotting. We are able to broach, slot and spline up to 440 mm high and 600 mm in diameter due to a rotary indexing table.
- Okuma LB3000EX II M(milling)
- A high production lathe with immense milling capabilities and is known for its speed, accuracy, and reliability which allows for a variety of configurations. Equipped with Okuma’s high power, high torque PREX motor, this 2-axis CNC lathe delivers high quality machining for heavy to high-speed cutting.
- Acer Milling Machine
- With X, Y and knee power feeds, this machine is a great addition to our tooling and fixturing department.
HM Manufacturing delivers quick turn-around times for prototypes, production orders and assemblies. We serve an extensive number of industries including pharmaceutical, aerospace, marine, medical, packaging, food & beverage processing and automotive.
HM Manufacturing is a privately held, family owned, small business. We are ISO 9001:2015 certified and RoHS compliant.