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custom wheel centers, architectural metalwork, and thick sheet metal projects using a 12-foot press break that can bend metal with up to 175 tons of force.
There is also a stamping press used to create die casting molds for the machining shop or to stamp out designs in metal, and is often used for projects related to the satellite industry.
Along with the brute force of such machines comes the finesse and elegance of traditional metal work, such as the blacksmithing involved in creating hand-ham- mered chandeliers.
AUGUST 13, 2014 | 35 Grommet and Boyce said part of Acutech’s popu-
larity with customers is its one-stop shop approach, where a customer can come in, have a product engi- neered, and employees from all of the various sections can put in their two cents on the design and usability, creating a dynamic flow of ideas.
“We have combined a lot of machinery and talent under one roof,” Grommet said. “We can manufacture just about anything in metals.”
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formation is proprietary at this point.
And then there is the firearm component to the
company, which Acutech originally branded as Miller Precision Arms before renaming it Acutech Arms. The company introduced its MPA300 Guardian, a .300 Win. Mag. with an AR platform, at the Las Vegas Shot Show in January.
“We produced it to have all the same components and functions as an AR-15,” Grommet said.
Aside from the large-scale production projects, Acutech also works on smaller-scale products, such as
Acutech co-owner Dean Grommet shows off the MPA300 Guardian. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON A vehicle wheel cover being cut with a water jet at Acutech. GREG LINDSTROM | FLATHEAD BEACON
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