Case Study: Carolina Precision Manufacturing achieves $1.5M in additional capacity with WM Synergy

How CPM saved $1.5 million in their first year of machine monitoring

Carolina Precision Manufacturing, led by president Gary Bruner, is a contract shop producing small‑diameter, close‑tolerance CNC Swiss‑turned parts. CPM struggled with hidden downtime, inefficient start‑up procedures and slow, error‑prone manual data collection that left them unable to see machine performance in real time. WM Synergy was engaged to provide a machine‑monitoring solution (MachineMetrics) to give live dashboards, operator tablets and automated downtime and quality tracking.

WM Synergy’s deployment of the MachineMetrics monitoring system delivered immediate visibility and shop‑floor accountability, driving a 20% increase in machine utilization, an average of 688 additional operating hours per machine, and roughly $41,280 of additional billings per machine (at $60/hour). CPM recouped the WM Synergy investment in 11 days, gained $1.5 million in additional capacity in year one, saved about 2 administrative hours per day, and reduced labor through faster problem resolution and improved quality tracking.

Carolina Precision Manufacturing

Gary Bruner

President