Sample supplier report · October 21, 2026

Automotive precision machining suppliers, Michigan

Precision machining suppliers in Michigan for automotive” Assumed: any volume · IATF 16949, ISO 9001The buyer’s question, as they typed it. Assumed: Assumed: any volume · IATF 16949, ISO 9001.

The answer

Send the RFQ to Kenona, C. Thorrez Industries and Systrand; 13 questions to settle first. Lead with Kenona Industries; second-source C. Thorrez Industries. Kenona’s IATF 16949 certificate runs to 2028 and covers CNC machining in Grand Rapids.

The shortlist

Rank	Supplier	Role	Where	Score
1	Kenona Industries (Arrow family of companies)	First	Grand Rapids, MI	—
2	C. Thorrez Industries, Inc.	Second	Jackson, MI	—
3	Systrand Manufacturing	Third	Brownstown, MI	—
4	X-L Machine Co. (XL Machine, part of Burke Porter)	Fourth	Three Rivers, MI	—
5	Michigan Production Machining, Inc. (MPM)	Fifth	USA	—

Scorecard, criterion by criterion

Criterion	Kenona	C. Thorrez Industries	Systrand	X-L	Michigan Production Machining, (MPM)
IATF 16949	0	0	0	1	0
ISO 9001	—	0	0	0	0
Automotive precision ×2Your ask	0	0	—	0	1
CNC precision machining ×2Your ask	0	0	—	0	1
Certificates	0	1	0	1	1
Total of 5	0	1	0	2	3

Points as weighted: the buyer’s asks count double where marked. A dash means nothing published backs a score, so it isn’t counted as zero.

The suppliers

Kenona Industries (Arrow family of companies)

First · Grand Rapids, MI

What two websites confirm: Serves OEM, Tier 1, 2 and 3 makers of steering, powertrain…; has over 230 team members.

C. Thorrez Industries, Inc.

Second · Jackson, MI

Its website names ISO 14001.

Systrand Manufacturing

Third · Brownstown, MI

What one website says: PPAP Level 3 documentation; IATF 16949:2016; ISO 14001:2015; 115000 sqft.

Key findings

The supply base in Michigan and the US: $29.99 parts manufacturing production wage, January 2025 (per hour).
Systrand, X-L and Michigan Production Machining, (MPM) each name three customers, the most.
Changes to watch at C. Thorrez Industries, X-L and Michigan Production Machining, (MPM).

Settle these before you send the RFQ

Q1Confirm in writing: IATF 16949.
Q2Confirm in writing: ISO 9001.
Q3Ask every bidder how many production lines it would run for the order.
Q4Reconcile the stated floor area and confirm free CNC capacity; ISO 9001 status. (Kenona)
Q5IATF certificate number, registrar, expiry and which plant it covers; ISO 9001 coverage. (C. Thorrez Industries)
Q6IATF certificate for Brownstown and Rockwood; ownership. (Systrand)
Q7IATF certificate scope and dates; capacity for automotive production volumes. (X-L)
Q8IATF certificate document, ISO 9001 status and the reported office move. (Michigan Production Machining, (MPM))
Q9Confirm which finishing steps it does in-house. (Michigan Production Machining, (MPM))

How the research was done

46 found → 33 fit the brief → 19 researched → 5 ranked. Every score in the full report links to the page it came from, and the open questions are written out for the RFQ.

Sources

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