Aspen Machining and Molding, Inc. was started in 1998 by William and Charlie Everitt, who started learning machining at the young ages of 10 and 6, taught by their father Chuck Everitt, who was employed in the injection molding industry for nearly 30 years. The company’s first jobs were building specialty fixtures for the plastic injection molding industry using manual equipment. Initially the business was run from a garage using mostly manual machines. On January 1, 1999, Aspen Machining and Molding moved into its current location in Lafayette, CO and began acquiring more modern and sophisticated machine tools and injection molding equipment.

The original business plan was to do machining, mold making, and plastic injection molding. In the 1990’s, the mold making and injection molding industry began to shift from a once booming industry along the front range, to an industry, that by the early 2000’s was primarily outsourced overseas. In 2005, the decision was made to stop pursuing the struggling injection molding market, and focus strictly on machining. By 2006, Aspen Machining and Molding, Inc., had become Aspen Machining, and the business began to focus on the Aerospace and ceramics industries.

In 2008, Aspen Machining realized the need for a robust Quality Management System in order to compete in the Aerospace machining industry. Although in the midst of one of the worst economic downturns in modern times, the company invested heavily in Quality and became ISO9001 / AS9100 certified. By 2010, the economy began to recover, and Aspen Machining began to flourish.