CAPABILITIES

Cutting, forming, welding, machining, and inspection in one facility.

Cutting, forming, welding, machining, and inspection are performed in-house; special-process finishing runs through qualified, certified processors. Typical delivery is two to five weeks. Every job ships with a complete certification package.

01 · Capabilities

Process capabilities.

Every process below is handled in-house at the Worcester facility or through our qualified, certified processing partners, with certifications flowing down to the job. Equipment, capacities, and certifications are listed per process.

Cutting

→ Waterjet — Calypso, 5′×10′ bed, to 8″ thick, garnet abrasive, any material
→ Fiber Laser — 6 kW, 5′×10′ bed, to 1″ steel, in-line lot-etching
→ Cincinnati Shear — 10′ bed, to ¼″ stock

Three-Axis Machining

→ 3-Axis CNC Mill — Prototrak, feature completion on fabricated parts
→ Lathe Turning — cylindrical features on fabricated components

Forming

→ Press Brake Forming — Verson 150T × 12′; Chicago 90T × 12′; Cincinnati 90T; Diacro 65T
→ Plate Rolling — GMC roll, to ¼″ thick, 5′ wide
→ Form-and-Weld Sub-Assemblies — sheet through plate
→ Hydraulic Press Forming — to 140-ton, custom jigs and dies

Welding

→ GTAW / TIG — manual, back-gas purged for nickel alloys and titanium
→ GMAW / MIG — carbon and stainless steel, light gauge through heavy section
→ Pipe & Tube Welding — Sch 10–80
→ Flux-Core Arc Welding — structural and heavy-section applications
→ Flame Straightening — thermal distortion correction
→ Welding Stations — two dedicated, preheat capable
→ Certifications — AWS D1.1 / ASME Sec IX: stainless, Inconel, Hastelloy, aluminum, Cor-Ten

Finishing

→ Mechanical Finishing — Al-oxide / glass bead blast, dual-operator cabinet, to 8′×3′
→ Painting — downdraft booth; primer, 2-part epoxy, zinc-aluminum systems
→ Passivation — ASTM A967, in-house
→ Plating · Anodize · Galvanizing · Heat Treatment — qualified outside processors; certifications flow down and ship with the job

Inspection

→ CMM Inspection — Keyence XM-5000 optical CMM, ±0.0005″, ~3 m envelope
→ Material Traceability — mill cert on file; heat and lot tracked in Fulcrum ERP from receipt to shipment
→ Visual & QC — in-process hold points; MIL-STD-271F / SNT-TC-1A
→ Laser Lot-Etching — serialized part marking at the fiber laser, in-line

Tooling & Assembly

→ Custom Tooling — weld fixtures, jigs, and dies designed and built in-house
→ Mechanical Assembly — to 10′ envelope
→ Recurring Low-Rate Production — standing weekly runs at single-digit unit quantities, kitted and packaged to program requirements

02 · Equipment

Primary equipment.

Calypso Waterjet

Abrasive cutting

Cut area 5′×10′To 8″ thickGarnet abrasive

×1

Fiber Laser

Thermal cutting

Bed 5′×10′To 1″ steelIn-line lot etching

×1

Keyence CMM

Dimensional inspection

~2.5–3 m envelope±0.0005″ accuracy

×1

Verson Press Brake

Forming

150T capacity12′ bedExotic alloy capable

×1

GMC Plate Roll

Forming

5′ wideTo ¼″ thick

×1

Dual-Operator Blast Cabinet

Finishing

To 8′ × 3′Al-oxide / glass bead

×1

Prototrak CNC Mill

Machining

3-axisFeature completion on fab parts

×1

Master-Welder Stations

Welding

TIG / MIGBack-gassedPreheat capable

×2

03 · Materials

Materials.

Sheet and plate fabrication in carbon steel, stainless steel, aluminum, alloy steel, and high-temperature nickel alloys. Heat and lot traceability on all material.

Standard Alloys

→ Carbon steel (mild, low-carbon)
→ Stainless steel (304, 316, 17-4, 321)
→ Aluminum (structural and aerospace grades)
→ Galvanized and Cor-Ten weathering steel
→ Chromoly (4130, 4140)

High-Temperature / Nickel

→ Inconel (625, 718)
→ Hastelloy (C-276 and variants)
→ Titanium (sheet and plate)
→ Monel
→ High-nickel alloys

Forms Accepted

→ Sheet (light gauge through structural)
→ Plate (up to 8″ thick via waterjet)
→ Bar and structural shapes
→ Tube and pipe (Sch 10–80)
→ Customer-supplied material with mill cert

Materials by grade →

04 · What We Make

Part types and program history.

Non-rotating structural and consumable hardware for high-temperature, high-vibration service, produced in quantities below the threshold of automated production lines.

Representative Part Types

→ Gas turbine insulation packs and blankets
→ Inconel and flexible metal seals
→ Thrust shims and spacer rings
→ Combustion component enclosures and brackets
→ Weldments and structural sub-assemblies
→ Pressure-containing enclosures
→ Custom brackets and frames (defense and robotics)
→ Sheet metal housings and covers
→ Pipe and tube assemblies (Sch 10–80)
→ Recurring low-rate production kits

Key Program Stats

800+

Turbine line items with zero NCRs in 2025

2–5 wk

Typical delivery (4–7 weeks quoted)

<48 hr

Quote turnaround from print submission

±0.0005″

CMM inspection accuracy

~90%

Of production is gas turbine hardware

05 · Process

Production sequence.

Every job follows the same documented sequence, independent of quantity.

Quote

Submit print and material specification. Quotes are typically returned in under 48 hours. Small and medium quantities welcome; no minimum order quantity.

Material

Sourced by UMF or customer-supplied. Mill certs on file before first cut. Heat and lot numbers recorded at receiving.

Fabricate

Cutting, forming, welding, and machining in-house. Fixtures built for the part geometry. In-process hold points at each operation.

Finish

Blast, paint, and passivation in-house. Plating and anodize through qualified processors with certification flow-down.

Inspect

Keyence CMM to ±0.0005″. Visual weld inspection per MIL-STD-271F. Certification package assembled before release.

Deliver

2–5 week typical delivery. Parts laser lot-etched, labeled, and packaged. Traceability record retained in Fulcrum ERP.

06 · Certifications

Certifications and registrations.

Welding and inspection certifications held; federal registrations active.

✓AWS Welding Certification (American Welding Society)
✓ASME Section IX Certified Welding — SS, Inconel, Hastelloy, Aluminum, Cor-Ten, low-carbon
✓NDT Visual Weld Inspection — MIL-STD-271F / SNT-TC-1A
✓SAM.gov Active Registration
✓NCAGE 1JYF2 (NATO Commercial and Government Entity)
✓P28A-AL-0002 Audited and Compliant (GE Supplier # 102626)
✓Fulcrum ERP material traceability (receipt to shipment)

Quality & certifications detail →

07 · Facility

Facility.

Single location, 16 employees, veteran-owned.

Location: 1021 Southbridge St., Worcester, MA 01610
Facility Size: 14,000 sq ft manufacturing floor
Main Bay: 35 ft H × 28 ft W × 160 ft L
Overhead Cranes: 10-ton cab crane + two 2-ton cranes
Drive-in Access: Direct flatbed crane-load dock
Employees: 16 (veteran-owned and led)
Founded: 1992 — under new veteran ownership since 2024
ERP System: Fulcrum (real-time lot traceability)

Request a quote.

Send the print and the material specification. Quotes are returned in under 48 hours, with DFM considerations flagged before fabrication begins.

Request a Quote →(508) 754-1800

(508) 754-1800

Mon–Fri, shop hours

1021 Southbridge St
Worcester, MA 01610

Or submit your prints online →