About Us
Progressive Turnings Inc.
CNC Machining
Progressive Turnings, Inc. provides precision CNC machining for a wide range of industries including medical and laboratory, transportation, aerospace, agriculture, automation, home appliances, and recreation. We are ISO 9001/2015 certified for quality, and much of our work is very high precision, to just .0002″ or better. Production quantities range from single-piece prototypes to 200,000 or more.
Progressive Turnings can act as an extension of your company, your CNC machining department. Partnering with our clients, we promise fast, on-time delivery to meet your needs. Kanban and stocking systems provides you cost-effective solutions for fast, on-demand delivery from our inventory.
Our Mission is to deliver unequaled value to our customers. As a family-owned business since 1979, we value the special relationships we have built with our clientele and our crew, our extended family.
From Our President
Common to the many businesses that make up today’s American economy, Progressive Turnings started with the dreams and hard work of a man and his son. In 1979, Larry and David Niels took their skills learned in Chicago area screw machine shops, and started their own company. Starting with a few Browne & Sharpe automatic screw machines, the company has grown and kept up with the demands of a changing economy. Today the company boasts more than 20 CNC machines and over 30 people running two shifts in a modern, air conditioned facility in Aurora IL. Our mission is to delight our customers.
This website shows our technical capabilities as well as the more important characteristic, our philosophy.
- We value our customers and want to be your partner.
- We value our employees and help them to be the best they can be.
- We value our country and strive to help our economy by providing good jobs.
– Dave Niels, President
Beyond Satisfaction
Progressive Turnings wants to be your go-to supplier, your supplier of choice. We don’t take this goal lightly. Your satisfaction just isn’t enough. We strive to go the extra mile in our price, customer service, our quality, and delivery to anticipate your needs and thrill you by exceeding your expectations.
Our mission is to delight our customers
with world class service & quality, at a competitive price.
History Timeline
- Modern Machine Shop Magazine’s January 2014 cover story, “Human Capital,” features Progressive Turnings’ in-house employee training program. Check out one of our classes shown on the cover, and then turn to page 66 for the whole story. Open article in new window.
- Added fourth new Tsugami Swiss-type, 32mm bar capacity
- Added third new Doosan CNC lathe, 2-5/8″ capacity
- Bought property next door, adding another 8,500 sq ft of plant space for a total of 22,500 sq ft.
- February, 2016 Dave Niels becomes president of Progressive Turnings, and son Luke became vice-president.
- Developed new expansion plans to add a dozen CNC machines including lathes and possibly multi-spindle machines.
- Added third new Okuma LT2000EX lathe in less than three years.
- Added fifth new Tsugami CNC Swiss-type turning center.
- Added a fourth Okuma LT2000
- Added (4) Tsugami M08 lathes
- Added a sixth Tsugami 32MM Swiss
- Added a new Okuma Genos M560-V vertical Machining center
- Added a second Keyence IM series image measurement system
- Added new Zeiss Spectrum Coordinate Measuring Machine (CMM)
- Added a new Doosan Puma TT2100SYYB lathe with 3-1/8″ bar capacity, our 9th machine in our “big line.”
- Added a new Tsugami B0325V-III with 1-1/2″ bar capacity, our 7th swiss machine.
- New Website
