Xenia business grows through military contracts - April 1, 2007
XENIA - Michael Collinsworth shows off his new 4,000-watt Mitsubishi laser as if it were a toy. The laser itself slices through a sheet of aluminum three-eighths of an inch thick as if the metal were a toy. Sparks fly and a white-yellow glow throws shadows in a corner of the metalworking shop. But the laser is no toy. It's serious business at Collinsworth's company, Custom Manufacturing Solutions Inc.
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Economic impact of war hits home - March 2, 2007
The economic impact of the war in Iraq has trickled down to Custom Manufacturing Solutions Inc., a Xenia manufacturer. High demand for military vehicles during the war has helped the company, which supplies parts such as bearing rings for the turrets of Humvees, triple its revenue and employees since 2003. Now CMS is expanding into a new 27,000-square-foot building just down the street from its 50,000-square-foot facility.
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Tooling work going to smaller shops - November 26, 2006
XENIA - On the shop floor of the Custom Manufacturing Solutions Co., Jim Bishop's eyes light up at the sight of a new three-axis milling machine. CMS makes metal parts, but the control panel of this device looks like something you would expect to find in a nuclear power plant - a big computer screen with a touch pad and flashing lights.
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Manufacturers target new workforce - October 1, 2006
Mike Collinsworth constantly is interviewing for new employees at his company, Custom Manufacturing Solutions. Problem is, few candidates have the necessary skills, particularly young people, needed to replace retiring workers, he said. These days, many consider manufacturing to be unappealing, dirty and unstable. Haunted by headlines announcing plant closures, layoffs and outsourcing, few people would imagine healthy manufacturing companies actually looking to hire.
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Slowing of care costs eases the pain just a bit - September 28, 2006
It's hard to find employers celebrating the news that annual increases in health insurance premiums appear to be slowing down. Even among those who believe it. Mike Collinsworth, president of Custom Manufacturing Solutions in Xenia, said the findings of the annual survey by the Kaiser Family Foundation reflect almost exactly the 7 percent increase his company had to absorb this year.
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Business People - February 28, 2006
DAYTON TOOLING AND MANUFACTURING ASSOCIATION The nonprofit trade association recently elected new board members and appointed others at its annual meeting held in January. They are Mike Collinsworth, president of Custom Manufacturing Solutions Inc.; and J.D. Claffey, president of Non-Ferrous Casting Co. Inc. Officers for 2006 are: Dave Harry, president of Gem City Engineering Co. (serving as DTMA president); and Michael Kalter, general manager, Behm Quartz Industries, (serving as DTMA vice president).
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