Premium Tooling, Without the Markup.
A trusted one-stop shop for job shops and production CNC machine shops, specializing in new, name-brand surplus cutting tools at 30–70% below retail.
The Midwest Industrial Supply & Surplus Story
We Buy Surplus So Your Shop Stops Overpaying.
The Beginning · Shop Floor First
Built for Machinists. Backed by Experience.
We support machine shops and manufacturers with dependable cutting tools and shop essentials designed to improve uptime, quality, and profitability. Every recommendation starts with the application — the material, the operation, the machine — not with whatever happens to be sitting on a shelf.Tooling advice from people who have actually run the machines.
The Turning Point · Late 2024
A Major Surplus Acquisition Changed What We Could Offer.
Following a major surplus tooling acquisition in late 2024, we expanded our ability to offer exceptional deals on carbide inserts, solid carbide end mills, toolholders, and abrasives. Same premium brands your shop already trusts — without the distributor markup stacked on top.New tooling. Name brands. 30–70% below retail.
Today · Rethink, Retool, Optimize
We're Your Cutting Tool Experts — Today and Next Quarter.
Keeping operations running efficiently today while continuously rethinking, retooling, and optimizing for tomorrow. We also buy surplus tooling from shops, so the inventory sitting dead in your crib can turn back into working capital.Where you're family, not a number.
Who We Serve
Shops That Cut Metal and Hate Wasting Money.
We primarily partner with small to medium-sized machine shops, manufacturers, job shops, and production facilities — from 5-person operations to 200+ employee organizations.
General Machining
Job shops and contract manufacturers serving diverse industries
Aerospace
Precision manufacturers with exacting standards
Automotive
Production facilities and Tier suppliers
Medical Device
Manufacturers requiring precision and compliance
Mold Making
Tool and die shops with specialized needs
Production Manufacturing
Facilities focused on efficiency and cost control
If you're cutting metal and need reliable tooling at fair prices with exceptional service, we're built to serve you.
You Don't Have to Choose Between
Great Pricing and Great Service.
Join the growing number of manufacturers who've discovered premium name-brand tooling at surplus prices — backed by people who actually know machining.