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Machinery ManufacturingUnited States2-10 Employees

C & M Topline Inc. has manufactured quality and affordable vibratory finishing equipment in the USA since 1972. The C & M Topline Inc. products range from Rotary Tumbler Bases with five sizes of Rotary Tumber Barrels, three sizes of Bench Top Vibratory Bowls and two sizes of Vibratory Finishing Tanks (i.e. Mr Deburr).

Our Story: In 1972 Clayton & Mary (C&M) owned a small auto electric shop in their home garage in Monrovia California. Clayton would disassemble starters and generator parts, clean them with a brush and solvent, and then rebuild them. Thinking there had to be an easier way, Clayton developed his own tumbling machine to make his life easier. A local salesman from a large company saw the machine Clayton developed and encouraged him to manufacture and sell them as a product to customers looking to clean parts in a similar fashion. In 1973 the first “Little Scrubber” vibratory tumbling tank was sold and C&M Cleaning Systems was open for business.

Because this was new technology that few had seen, Clayton & Mary decided the best way to get the word out was to demonstrate the machine at customer shops. A trailer was made and Mary travelled the western US from Arizona to Texas and New Mexico to demo the machines. To demonstrate the processes ability to clean while also preserving a delicate part, Clayton & Mary would sometimes drop a lit cigarette into the tumbling machine. After a few minutes they would retrieve the cigarette wet, unlit but fully intact. Customers were sold.

C&M remained a home based operation where parts were made in the garage or right on the driveway. Tarps were put down and the machines were even painted in the front yard until 1985.

Today we continue Clayton and Mary's legacy from our facility in Santa Barbara California. We continue to provide pro finishing solutions for global manufacturers.

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