About Mid-State Machine

History | Our Customers & Markets | Equipment-Facility-Warehousing

History of Mid-State Machine

Mid-State Machine was formed in 1965 when Gerald Williams, Sr., bought the assets of a local machine shop. He grew his business using a strategy of a total focus on satisfying customer needs while maintaining the highest level of integrity. Early in the company’s history, he was approached by a manufacturer of paving equipment in a nearby town. That young business was looking for a supplier that could deliver on time, every time. Thus began a 30-year relationship that continues strong until this day.

The founder’s sons, Tim and Gerald Williams, Jr., began working in the family business in their twenties. Eventually Gerald, Sr. left active management of the company and the next generation took over the day-to-day running of the business in the late 1980’s.

Soon after its purchase, Mid-State Machine moved to its current location in Mt. Ulla, just next to Mooresville, NC. Starting from a small 10,000 square foot building, additions over time have increased the company’s current building to 105,000 square feet. Most of the company’s employees have long tenure with the company.

A cornerstone in Mid-State Machine’s strategy has always been to invest “ahead of the curve” in new machining centers. As a result, we have a young population of equipment, using some of the newest machining methods and technology. We are one of the country’s largest users of Mazak machines, which make up most of our equipment population. The president of Mazak even requested a personal visit to the “largest family owned Mazak shop,” and we continue to enjoy his yearly Christmas card.

In 2007, Larry Schwoeri led an investment in MSM and became CEO. Larry has successfully managed and grown contract manufacturers since 1989, satisfying customers in a wide spectrum of industries. Larry adds a commitment to continuous improvement and emphasizes putting the customer first at Mid-State Machine.

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Our Customers & Markets

Since 1965, customers have returned to do business with Mid-State Machine, and consistently increased their orders with us. In many cases, they have trusted Mid-State Machine with all their machining work. There are a number of solid reasons why.

The foundation is built on a commitment to the highest levels of ethics and integrity, along with open and honest communications. We’ve developed close relationships with our customers by helping them solve their toughest problems. We’ve burned no bridges and could work with any of our past customers tomorrow.

Exceptional quality and on-time delivery performance is another key to continuing satisfaction and subsequent growth. Strict adherence to customer demands has resulted in numerous Supplier Performance Excellence Awards and several Supplier of the Year awards.

Many businesses are reducing their number of suppliers. Because of our depth of experience and comprehensive capabilities, you can single-source through a strategic partnership with Mid-State Machine. If needed, we offer engineering help and guidance for your existing design engineers and production planning personnel. We’ll take responsibility for sourcing castings or forgings from our reliable partners.

And here’s an interesting option for a partnership. With a long-term agreement, you can transition your in-house manufacturing challenges to the team at Mid-State Machine. We’ll commit to a price and you can focus on your strengths. By reducing your manufacturing costs, together we can make a big impact on your bottom line.

Whether you’re looking for a one-step machined or fabricated part, or a complete value-added assembly, Mid-State Machine really is your one-stop contract manufacturing partner.

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Equipment / Facility / Warehousing

As one of the region’s most comprehensive machine shops, Mid-State Machine has the range of equipment required to produce tight-tolerance, high quality parts. Our quality and inspection department is North Carolina’s largest and most comprehensive large part CMM measuring department, with capability for parts up to 47 x 86 x 40 inches.

Our equipment is state of the art, and includes several robotic feed machines with the capability of running unmanned processes. We can turn parts ranging from 1 inch to 30 inches and mill lengths up to 120 inches, with Y and Z-axis of up to 38 inches.

For ease of shipping and receiving, we are conveniently located near three major interstates.

EQUIPMENT LIST

CNC Turning, Manual Turning, CNC Milling & Drilling, Manual Milling & Drilling, Gear / Broaching, Fabrication, Grinding, Inspection, More...

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