How To Fill a Small Machine Shop with Work

Starting a machine shop can be an overwhelming task. There are many factors to consider while keeping it running efficiently. Besides the operational tasks, we have broken it down on what it might take to have a steady stream of work in your machine shop.

1.       Product Line: Find products to build and sell buy inventing something or buying a product line and making the parts. Sell products online.

2.       Referrals: Word of mouth, doing good quality work at a fair price.

3.       Network: Network with others in the industry, build relationships.

4.       Online Presence: Have a professional looking website. Use social media to market your business and advertise.

5.       Partnerships: Take on machine shop overflow work, knock on doors of other shops to make connections and find work.

6.       Expand Services: Diversify with making different things, the saying is “don’t put all your eggs in one basket”.

7.       Advertising: Advertise online and offline. Use newspapers and magazines along with online ads.

8.       Quality Systems: Acquire proper certifications for quality systems and government regulations in increase prospects of acquiring different work.