If your shop floor has idle machines, surplus capacity, or equipment you have outgrown, this page is for you. Machine Tool Exchange buys used CNC machines and industrial equipment directly from manufacturing facilities across the United States: job shops, contract manufacturers, prototype facilities, and general metalworking operations.
MTE is the marketplace of Superior Machine & Tool, founded in 2012 in Lansing, Michigan and the largest purchaser of excess and obsolete cutting tool inventory. MTE gives you a fair, market-based quote within 24-48 hours. No brokers. No auction fees. No consignment. We handle rigging, freight, and logistics at no cost to you, and we pay at pickup. One call, one quote, one pickup. Call 800-822-9524 or request a quote online to get started.
Every manufacturing facility of meaningful size runs a shop floor full of machine tools. When a shop upgrades capability, consolidates after a merger, loses a contract, or closes a line, the CNC equipment on that floor still holds significant value. Idle used industrial equipment loses value every month it sits.
MTE buys these machines directly. We are not a listing service, not an auction house, and not a broker. We are the buyer. One call, one quote, one transaction. We work with facilities of every size, from 3-machine job shops to 100-machine contract plants. We handle rigging, crating, and freight at no cost to you, and we pay at pickup.
If you have CNC machines sitting on a manufacturing floor, call 800-822-9524.
Manufacturing covers an enormous range of work, and the machine mix on a shop floor reflects it. A diversified job shop runs 3-axis VMC work for one customer and multi-axis turning for another. A contract manufacturer retools between defense, medical, and industrial jobs. A prototype shop machines one-off parts across a dozen materials.
That is where MTE comes in. A typical manufacturing shop floor runs:
MTE understands the equipment mix in a diversified shop and buys it all.
Vertical and horizontal machining centers are the backbone of most manufacturing shops. Machines from Mazak, Haas, Okuma, DMG MORI, and Makino are common because they handle the milling, drilling, and multi-axis part work that fills a job shop’s schedule. A shop running production parts needs machining centers with reliable spindles, solid travels, and the right tooling package.
MTE buys vertical machining centers and horizontal machining centers in any condition, from any manufacturer. Running in production, sitting idle after a contract ended, or down for repair, we will quote it.
Manufacturing shops use CNC lathes and turning centers for shafts, bushings, fittings, and any round component that runs in volume. Configurations range from simple 2-axis lathes to mill-turn machines with live tooling, sub-spindles, and Y-axis capability. Multi-tasking turning centers depreciate slower than commodity machines because demand for them stays strong.
Whether your lathe is a manual engine lathe or a twin-spindle turning center, MTE will quote it. View our CNC lathe sell page.
Surface grinders, cylindrical grinders, and EDM machines handle the finishing and tooling work in a manufacturing shop. Surface and ID/OD grinders hold tight tolerances on hardened parts, while wire and sinker EDM machines cut complex profiles and tooling details that milling cannot reach. CNC grinders and EDM machines from manufacturing shops are always in demand on the secondary market.
Many manufacturing shops run 5-axis machining centers and multi-tasking machines for more complex work: contoured parts, hydraulic valve bodies, custom fixtures, and one-piece machining that replaces multiple setups. Trunnion, swivel-head, and gantry-style 5-axis machines hold value strongly, and shops upgrading from 3-axis often have capable older machines to sell.
Nearly every manufacturing shop has manual mills, manual lathes, drill presses, band saws, press brakes, and laser cutters alongside its CNC machines. MTE buys these too. Boring mills and other support equipment included. When we quote a facility, we quote everything on the shop floor.
Have machining centers, lathes, or grinders from a manufacturing shop?
Job shops run diverse CNC work across multiple industries, taking on whatever the schedule brings. When a job shop upgrades from 3-axis to 5-axis, replaces manual lathes with turning centers, or simply has surplus capacity from shifting demand, the older equipment still has value. MTE buys singles just as readily as full shops, so a job shop selling one machine after an upgrade gets the same direct quote as a facility liquidating the whole floor.
Contract manufacturers retool between contracts, upgrade capacity, or consolidate a product line, and that turnover creates a steady flow of surplus machines. The components these shops produce require machining centers and turning centers with strong throughput. Brands like Mazak, Haas, and DMG MORI are frequently found on contract manufacturing floors. MTE understands the scale of this equipment and has the logistics capability to handle it, from a single machine to a full plant.
Prototype shops machine one-off parts across many materials and often transition from manual equipment to CNC, while tool-and-die shops replace aging machines as they modernize. Both produce capable used machines that enter the secondary market in good condition. MTE buys from these shops as they retool, including the grinders and EDM machines that tool-and-die work depends on.
General metalworking facilities consolidate, downsize, or shift focus, and their shop floors run the same core equipment as everyone else: turning centers for round work, surface grinders for finishing, and machining centers for milling and drilling. These operations run hard and replace equipment as priorities change. When a facility consolidates or closes a line, MTE buys the shop equipment.
Large manufacturing plants face facility moves, division spin-offs, and full closures, and each event puts substantial equipment on the market at once. These floors machine production parts at volume on machining centers, multi-tasking turning centers, and 5-axis machines that are often newer and more capable than what sits in a small shop. MTE buys entire floors in one transaction with one point of contact and one timeline.
Selling CNC machines from a manufacturing facility to Machine Tool Exchange is a three-step process. No listing your machines and waiting months. No auction gamble. No tire-kickers. One quote, one pickup, one check.
Contact MTE with your machine details: brand, model, year, condition, spindle hours, and photos if available. Selling multiple machines? A full equipment list with quantities lets us quote the entire shop in one pass. Use the online form, call 800-822-9524, or email us directly.
Our purchasing team evaluates your equipment based on brand, model, age, condition, tooling, and current market demand. You receive a transparent, market-based offer. No lowball formulas, no pressure, no obligation.
Accept the quote and MTE handles everything from there. We arrange rigging, crating, and freight at no cost to you, and we serve all 50 states. Payment at pickup, when the machine leaves your floor. You sell used equipment near you without leaving the shop.
MTE buys CNC lathes, turning centers, VMCs, HMCs, 5-axis machining centers, grinders, EDM machines, press brakes, laser cutters, boring mills, and manual machines from all major brands, in any condition, running or not. We purchase from manufacturers including Mazak, Okuma, DMG MORI, Makino, Doosan, Haas, and Fanuc. Call 800-822-9524 and we will quote the machines we buy.
Most quotes come back within 24 to 48 hours. Send the brand, model, year, condition, and spindle hours, plus photos if you have them, and our purchasing team turns around a transparent, market-based offer. A full equipment list for a whole shop is quoted in one pass. Start at the quote form or call 800-822-9524.
MTE does, at no cost to you. Once you accept the quote, we arrange all rigging, crating, and freight nationwide and coordinate around your removal timeline. You do not pay out of pocket and you do not arrange trucking. We serve all 50 states.
Yes. MTE buys machines in any condition, whether running, idle, down for repair, or fully decommissioned. A non-running machine still holds significant value above scrap. Contact us with the machine details and condition for a quote.
Both. MTE buys a single surplus machine just as readily as an entire shop floor. Small job shops selling one machine after an upgrade and large facilities liquidating 50-plus machines in a plant closure both get one point of contact and one quote. Contact MTE at 800-822-9524 for a no-obligation quote within 24-48 hours.
The fastest way to find out what your manufacturing equipment is worth is to tell us what you have.
Call: 800-822-9524 (toll-free)
Or: Submit your machine details online and we will respond within 1-2 business days.
Address: Machine Tool Exchange, Lansing, MI
Machine Tool Exchange, an affiliate of Superior Machine Tools. Buying used CNC machines and industrial equipment from manufacturing facilities nationwide. Owner-led acquisition by Jason Puuri.