September 22, 2020
Contacted for an apprenticeship by a local machine shop that operated Tornos cam machines, the apprenticeship turned into a full-time job for Gajewski, who eventually worked his way up to the role of Plant & Production Manager, where he remained for nine years. After nine years, Gajewski decided it was time to open his own machine shop. In 1992, Gajewski rented a 186sqm space in Woodstock, Illinois, purchased six Tornos and Bechler cam machines, and established Minic Precision. Founded to meet the growing demand for electronic assemblies requiring high-precision contacts, he named his business Minic, an acronym after his two sons’ names, Michael and Nicholas. By 1995, he had filled up his shopfloor with 28 Tornos and Bechler machines. Some of the early Tornos cam machine purchases included M7s, R10s and R125s, and to this day Minic still operates many of those original machines. Even now, Gajewski is proud to have recently purchased three Tornos Swiss CNC lathes in the last 18 months. Minic’s growth and relocation Minic Precision…