Model 2 Machine Group was incorporated in 2011 by Generation Growth Capital, Inc (GGC) with the acquisition of Clinkenbeard & Associates, Rockford, IL, as its starting point to establish a suite of vertically integrated supply capabilities to OEM customers serving the heavy truck, agricultural, construction, aerospace, and mining equipment markets. GGC is a Wisconsin-based lower-middle market private equity fund. It provides growth and buyout capital for lower middle market companies generally with $5-50mm in sales.

After acquiring Clinkenbeard, a technological leader in rapid pre-production modeling and prototyping of metal and plastic components, GGC added Wiza Industries to the M2M Group, renaming it, M2M Machining. M2M Machining specializes in machining high volume grey iron, low/high alloy steel and stainless steel castings and forgings. Customers are manufacturers of heavy and light trucks, and forklifts for the construction, agricultural and mining markets.