Subtract is growing! We ended 2025 by shattering all previous records, doing as much business in December as we did in the rest of the year combined. Today we work with a small, carefully selected group of U.S. machine shops, ranging from specialty one-person operations to midsized shops with a dozen machines. Across the network we support 3-axis, 4-axis, and 5-axis milling, 2-axis, Y-axis, and Swiss turning, grinding, and a wide variety of finishing processes.
We’re expecting to see continued growth in 2026. As volume increases, we will continue to add capacity deliberately, with the goal of keeping lead times short and matching each job to the shop best suited for it. Our focus is not to grow as fast as possible, but to grow in a way that keeps quality and communication consistent. We currently have a vendor waitlist of over 200 shops! But at the moment we are actively working with only a small fraction of that number, and that fraction will only increase as we are able to thoroughly vet the new shops, and build the systems to set them up for success.
In 2025, we had roughly a 99.8% part acceptance rate (IE, a 0.2% defect rate). While I’m proud of that number, our goal for 2026 is simple: zero defects. Every part that ships should meet requirements the first time. Quality is king.
Please don’t underestimate the impact you are making when you choose to do business with Subtract. We are 100% based in the US, we don’t send any work overseas. The shops we work with are not massive aerospace companies that you see in the news, but rather small businesses that are involved in their local communities. By working with Subtract, you are sending good work to small communities across the country, creating great manufacturing jobs, and ensuring that the US can still makes things locally.
We know we still have a long way to go. The Team constantly impressed me in 2025, and while we still have a ton of work to do in 2026, I see nothing but potential as I look forwards. It hasn’t always been easy, it may never get easy, but I don’t think anyone here would rather do anything else.
Thanks, as always, for the opportunity to earn your business.
-The Subtract Crew