Our founder, Larry Cuddeback started working at Rochester Products in the 1960’s and worked as a tool maker through the 1970’s. In 1977 Larry started CMI in his basement part-time while he continued to work at Rochester Products. CMI moved into a separate building in Spencerport in 1979 and became a full-time tool making shop. In 1981, we purchased some land in Hilton where we built what is now our current location. CMI continued to grow through the 1980’s. In 1986, Larry’s son Paul joined the company. In 1989, Rochester Products sold it’s entire Wire Form department to CMI. This transaction made us responsible for approximately 60 different parts for Rochester Products. (Division of General Motors)
By 1990 CMI had grown from running part-time in a basement to developing products that are still in production today. With our large variety of capabilities, CMI is able to get the best results without outsourcing most of the work. Over the years, we have helped design wire forms and assemblies for local Rochester companies like Key Systems and Monroe Fluid Technology. Still in production, these products are the cornerstone of our business.
While CMI still does wire form fabrication, we have complimented our four slide equipment with screw machines, EDM machines, CNC machines and more. This has allowed us to do work for companies such as Bausch & Lomb, Edelbrock, Magneti Marelli and Harley Davidson.
With Larry recently retired, CMI continues into it’s third generation as a family owned shop, with Paul’s sons joining the company. We still work with companies both locally and Worldwide. We also have a catalog of our own products that we have continued to develop over the years. Whether we have worked with a local small business or a Fortune 500 company, CMI has maintained our family values since the beginning.
Please take a look at our Facilities page to see a list of our equipment along with a few pictures. You can see some of the products we have produced by visiting our Samples page.
