CNC Spindle Repair: Why You Don’t Have to Rely on OEMs
When a CNC spindle goes down, production stops. Every minute of downtime costs money. For years, the world’s largest CNC machine tool OEMs have told manufacturers that only they can repair their spindles, locking customers into outrageously expensive service programs.
At Motor City Spindle Repair, we know that’s not the full story—and we’ve proven it thousands of times over.
How CNC Machine Tool OEMs Control the Industry
The top 50 CNC machine tool OEMs—including names like DMG Mori, Mazak, Okuma, Makino, GROB, DN Solutions (Doosan), Hermle, TRUMPF, Hurco, Mitsubishi, and Yasda—have built their business models on more than just selling machines. They’ve carefully shaped the narrative that spindle repair is something only they can do.
The message they push sounds convincing:
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“Our spindles are too advanced for anyone else to repair.”
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“Using a third-party spindle repair company voids your warranty.”
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“Only OEM-certified engineers can restore performance to factory standards.”
In reality, this is more about control and revenue than it is about technical capability. The OEMs—whether it’s Mori Seiki, Toyoda, JTEKT, Kitamura, MAG, Giddings & Lewis, Cincinnati, Fives, or Hardinge—make enormous profits from spindle repairs and replacements. Keeping you dependent is part of their strategy.
Why This Narrative is Misleading
The truth is, OEMs don’t have a monopoly on knowledge or ability. With the right experience, equipment, and technical talent, CNC spindles from any OEM—whether it’s a Brother, Citizen, Chiron, Nakamura-Tome, Modig, or Enshu spindle—can be rebuilt to meet or exceed original specifications.
Motor City Spindle Repair proves this every day!
The Motor City Spindle Advantage
At Motor City Spindle, we’ve invested in the people, processes, and facilities to handle spindles from any OEM in the industry—including Komatsu NTC, Okamoto, NILES, PAMA, Tsugami, Tornos, Deckel, EMAG, STUDER, IBARMIA, INDEX, Rollomatic, Sankyo, Schütte, Spinner, Starrag, Kearney & Trecker, Kern, Kira, Mikron, FPT, Dixi, Fidia, Klingelnberg, Prawema, Walter, WFL, and Waldrich.
Why trust us?
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Decades of Experience: Our spindle technicians bring 20, 30, even 35+ years of repair expertise, covering nearly every spindle design used worldwide.
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25,000-Square-Foot Facility: Purpose-built for precision spindle remanufacturing, from inspection and grinding to balancing and final testing.
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Focused on Repair, Not Replacement: Unlike OEMs, we don’t push new spindles when a rebuild will restore performance at a fraction of the cost.
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Proven Performance: Thousands of successful rebuilds for the world’s largest manufacturers, delivering results equal to—or better than—OEM standards.
Why OEM Repairs Cost So Much
If you’ve ever requested an OEM quote for spindle repair, you know the cost is steep. That’s no accident. OEMs often:
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Recommend replacement even when a repair is practical.
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Inflate repair prices to make new spindles look more appealing.
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Limit competition by convincing customers that only they have the right expertise.
At Motor City Spindle Repair, we cut through that noise. We know downtime is costly, so our goal is simple: get your spindle back in service fast, with OEM-level quality, without OEM-level pricing.
Don’t Let OEMs Dictate Your Options
Whether you run Mazak, DMG, Makino, Hurco, Okuma, Hermle, TRUMPF, Citizen, Chiron, Hardinge, or any other CNC machine tool, you don’t have to accept the OEM narrative. You have options.
Motor City Spindle Repair has the expertise, facilities, and people to keep your machines running—without being held hostage by inflated OEM repair costs.
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