About Us

Sun Superior, LLC was purchased in early 2015 by North Industrial Machine, LLC. NIM is a family owned and operated company headquartered in Hartsville, SC. With over 75 years of combined experience in the field, there is not a paper industry chipper model which we are not familiar. Sun Superior is a leader in the OEM manufacturing space. Sun Superior, LLC has established a reputation as a major supplier of original equipment manufacturer (OEM) parts for paper industry chippers and other wood yard and sawmill uses. In addition to our machining services, we also offer thermal spray solutions to keep your equipment and facility in top shape.

About our Parent Company:

North Industrial Machine, LLC is a family owned and operated company headquartered in Hartsville, SC. NIM serves the steel, paper, aerospace, textile, automotive and medical industries with its staff of over 150 full time employees. NIM’s plant locations in Hartsville, Patrick and Society Hill, SC provide: machining, fabrication, and engineering to industrial customers throughout the United States.

North Industrial Machine was founded in 1995 by Danny and Debbie Johnson of Hartsville, SC. The company had very humble beginnings, starting with just one employee, Danny Johnson Jr., and one manual lathe. Olin Johnson, Danny Sr.’s dad, helped provide guidance for the new company because Danny Jr. was only 13 when the company was created. By the summer of 1996, NIM had designed and constructed machines for use outside of the United States. Around March 1999, North Industrial Machine added CNC equipment to its operation, including engineering software to meet customer needs. By the spring of 2004 NIM had doubled in size by constructing a large fabrication department. The following year NIM purchased a sheet metal works company and moved its operations to its Hartsville, SC location. Expanding further in 2009, NIM purchased Precision Components and Services, located in Patrick, SC. The latest round of expansion took place in 2010 when the fabrication department was relocated to a 4 acre building in Society Hill, SC.

North Industrial Machine, LLC is truly a family owned and operated company. Currently, Danny Johnson Sr, serves as president, with Debbie as treasurer/secretary, Danny Johnson Jr., serves as Vice President along with his wife Brandy, who serves as treasurer for PCS. The CFO for all companies, Keith Chafin, cousin of Debbie, and his wife Kim, serve at NIM’s Hartsville location. Additional family members which have joined the team include: Perry Johnson, and Shawn Johnson.