What Thomasnet does
Thomasnet is a long-running industrial sourcing directory. Buyers search thousands of listed North American suppliers by process, material, certification, and location, then contact shops one at a time to request quotes. For discovery and for building a shortlist of vendors across many trades, the directory is a useful research tool, and it remains a common starting point for procurement teams who do not yet know which shop to call.
Where Wexmar fits
A directory helps you find a shop. Wexmar is the shop. Instead of listing your RFQ and waiting on replies from unknown vendors, you send one drawing and get a price from the people who will machine the part.
Wexmar is a US CNC machine shop in Canastota, NY that ships nationwide. The shop runs 10 CNC lathes, 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers (3 and 4 axis), and 4 Maier MLK-32 Swiss lathes turning bar stock to 32mm diameter, with 2 Brown & Sharpe CMMs for in-house inspection. Work runs from one-off parts through long-run production. Wexmar is SAM registered (CAGE 16AD7), NIST 800-171 scored 110 of 110 in SPRS, DFARS-relevant, Buy American, and Made in USA. Quality is ISO 9001-aligned.
Wexmar is one focused capability rather than a catalog of every trade. It does turned, milled, and Swiss machining only. It does not offer sheet metal, casting, welding, or finishing, so a directory is still the right tool when you are sourcing a process Wexmar does not run. For turned and milled metal parts made in the United States, Wexmar removes the search step entirely.
Side by side
| Factor | Thomasnet directory | Wexmar |
|---|---|---|
| What it is | Supplier search directory | A single US machine shop |
| Getting a price | Contact shops individually | One instant quote from a drawing |
| Who makes the part | Whichever vendor you pick | Wexmar, in-house |
| Scope | Every trade listed | Turning, milling, Swiss |
| Inspection | Varies by vendor | In-house Brown & Sharpe CMM |
| Compliance | Listed, verify per vendor | SAM, SPRS 110/110, Buy American |
When to search, when to send a drawing
Use Thomasnet when you need to discover suppliers for a process you do not already have a shop for. When the part is turned or milled metal and you want a US maker with CMM inspection and federal registrations already in place, skip the search and send the print. Wexmar quotes prototypes and production from one drawing. See how Wexmar compares to other options, or get an instant quote.
Materials, tolerances, and lead time
Wexmar machines common and specialty metals for turned and milled work, including aluminum, stainless, carbon and alloy steels, brass, and bronze, with material choice driven by the drawing. The four Maier MLK-32 Swiss lathes handle small, tight-tolerance turned parts in bar stock to 32mm diameter, while the 6 Mazak horizontal machining centers cover 3 and 4 axis milled work. Every job can be checked on the shop's two Brown & Sharpe CMMs before it ships, and first-article and in-process inspection scale with the run. Lead time tracks material availability and quantity rather than a queue in someone else's plant, and the same drawing that priced the job runs it from prototype through production. Send a print to the instant quote page to start.
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