CCP also makes and sells its own comparator machines. The technology first developed by Eastman Kodak allows objects to be hugely magnified and inspected. They are found in manufacturing shops, amusement park repair bays, Navy battleships and anywhere tiny details of mechanical parts are inspected. Customers include General Electric Mexico and Hartzell Propeller.
“Everybody uses one,” Durham said. “Everybody needs one. And that’s why we decided to breathe life into this.”
CCP has been in business for 30 years, but in 2005 it was purchased by Rochester, N.Y.-based Quality Vision International Inc. In 2009 — the depths of the Great Recession — the parent company decided it wanted CCP to do more than refurbish used comparators. It wanted the company to create its own line, with LED light technology, computer controls and more.
The initial goal in 2009 was to sell one or two machines a month, Durham said. Today, the company moves 10 to 12 machines a month on average, bringing in $1.5 million in annual revenue, he said.
Now company leaders are weighing whether to move assembly work from Rochester to Beavercreek, Durham said. CCP has seven employees today; it is looking to hire eight more in the coming year, he said.
With 20,000 square feet and a building on 3.5 acres of land — all of which the company owns — there is room to grow.
Said Durham, “We have a lot of discussions about growth, I guess is the best way to put it.”
“There’s a lot of talk about the decline of American manufacturing, but we see a lot of strength in our core U.S. business,” said Tim Fantauzzo, CCP’s vice president and general manager.
Contact this reporter at (937) 225-2390 or tgnau@DaytonDailyNews.com.
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