Customers are increasingly relying on Huyett for custom fastening solutions, a trend that validates the company’s strategic investment in Swiss Turn manufacturing.

Huyett has recently enhanced its production capacity by integrating multiple advanced Swiss Turn machines. These systems offer improved precision with tighter tolerances and quicker cycle times than standard lathes. “Our growing Swiss machining operations are resulting in greater output, enhanced part quality, and reduced delivery schedules,” explained Jeremiah Van Doren, Huyett’s Manufacturing Director. “We can now produce components with much higher complexity while simultaneously cutting production time, often by 60% or greater.” Huyett’s extensive capabilities—encompassing milling, tapping, drilling, slotting, threading, knurling, end slits, and hex heads—combined with a broad inventory of steels, stainless steels, and alloys, enable the company to create the perfect custom part for any need.

MINNEAPOLIS, Kan., Dec. 15, 2025 —

The Benefits of Huyett’s Swiss Lathes:

• Enhanced Precision: Swiss-style lathes provide greater consistency and more exact tolerances compared to conventional equipment.
• Shorter Lead Times: Faster cycle times boost productivity while maintaining high-quality standards.
• Quick, Accurate Quoting: Proprietary software for Huyett’s Swiss lathes generates detailed part models to expedite the quotation process.

Clients are already leveraging Huyett’s new Swiss Turn manufacturing services. For example, one customer approached Huyett with a requirement for 350,000 custom clinch nuts for circuit breakers. Huyett suggested a more economical and easier-to-machine material, subsequently providing a quote that was almost 6% lower than the customer’s target price. After sample parts passed testing without any problems, the full 350,000-unit order was confirmed. The use of Swiss-style lathes allowed Huyett to manufacture this specialized component cost-effectively, fostering better collaboration and reducing the production timeline.

“Swiss lathes enable Huyett to offer both hard and soft cost reductions,” stated Christian Peterson, the Huyett Regional Sales Manager involved in the transaction. “Hard savings are direct price reductions, whereas soft savings involve efficiencies such as handling fewer purchase orders and reducing the number of suppliers. Here, we were already supplying our customer with multiple parts, while their previous provider only offered clinch nuts. We assisted the customer in lowering expenses and simplifying their supply chain.”

The acquisition of Swiss Turn machinery reinforces Huyett’s dedication to its Odd Parts, Odd Lots, On Time promise: supplying difficult-to-source or custom-made parts in customer-appropriate quantities, accompanied by swift lead times and rapid, traceable shipping.

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Founded in 1906 by Guy Huyett in the “other Minneapolis,” Huyett ranks among the longest-running businesses in Kansas. The company is a prominent innovator of products and services designed to assist industrial distributors in the fastener and premium lifting hardware industries, supported by a customer-focused team working within a Culture of Excellence.

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