About Us

We are a family-owned company, founded by Nick & Lisa Aakhus in 2003 we operate out of our fabrication facility located in Fertile, MN. Nick started out in the elevator business with Advance Elevator Co. in 1997 in Fargo, ND. Lisa is the vice-president of the company and controller, she holds a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from the University of North Dakota. Nick gained experience as an apprentice in the elevator trade and holds a diploma from Northwest Minnesota Technical College in Mechanical CADD Design & Detail and is a certified welder.

Our Mission

At Advanced Manufacturing we want to be a useful resource to the elevator companies as well as the end user. We provide high quality fabrications and will do so in a quick, effective manner. From project planning to final drawings to the end result, we will do no less than our very best and we have been moving people since 2003.