Compass Precision Operating Company Adds State-of-the-Art Inspection EquipmentCHARLOTTE, NC – February 24, 2026 – Compass Precision recently made top-of-the-line machining additions at one of its Charlotte locations. Naturally, the operating company did the same to...

Compass Precision Adds Key Leader to Corporate StaffCHARLOTTE, NC – Feb. 17, 2026 – Compass Precision has made another significant addition to bolster its managerial staff to begin the new year. Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of customer,...

R&D Machine Exceeds Customer Demand With Help From 9-Axis Multi-Tasking Machine & Robot LoaderWhen Compass Precision management states its operating companies meet customer demands, it’s not just a saying or word salad.  That’s true even when the demand seems...

R&D Machine Lathe Machinist Receives High HonorMarc Adams is a self-described hard worker. When he has seen an opportunity to complete a task at R&D Machine, he has never hesitated. For that reason, along with the strong capabilities he’s displayed as a lathe...

Manufacturer of Customer, Precision Components Gets Enhanced Online PresenceCHARLOTTE, NC – January 27, 2026 – Compass Precision announced Tuesday it has launched a new website for one of its latest company acquisitions – Pocasset Machine. The parent company invested...

Jim Miller Expands Role into MarketingCHARLOTTE, NC – Jan. 20, 2026 – Compass Precision continues to celebrate the new year with a change in its managerial team. Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of customer, close-tolerance metal components for...

Bergeron Machine Shipping & Packaging Specialist Gets High MarkCandidates for roles at Compass Precision operating companies don’t have to come with a lot of prerequisites if they are hard-working and quick learners. Even potential language barriers aren’t enough...

Bill Canning Continues Progression Entering New YearCHARLOTTE, NC – Jan. 6, 2026 – Compass Precision is celebrating the new year with a change in leadership. Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of customer, close-tolerance metal components for...

Dan Brown Joins Compass Operating Company in Westford, Massachusetts WESTFORD, MA – December 23, 2025 – For a company such as Bergeron Machine, an Operations Manager is key to a smooth-running shop floor. It’s vital not only for machining purposes but from a...

Biotechnology Pioneer Partners with Compass Precision ShopStrom Manufacturing is proud of its relationships with all its customers. The Compass operating  company, though, has grown particularly close to another growing Oregon company. Araceli Biosciences, located in...

Compass Precision Operating Company Adds Tornos Multi-Spindle MachineWESTFORD, MA – December 9, 2025 – Compass Precision made impressive investments in new machinery at many of its operating companies during the past year. But Bergeron Machine has arguably made the...

Quality Manager Becomes First Compass Employee of the Month at PocassetJose Rodrigues has called Cape Cod home since he was four years old. He loves the Cape so much that about 17 years ago, he didn’t want to leave even to commute for work. It’s only fitting that such...

Shontae Boston-Broaden Re-Joins Manufacturing Industry with Compass Operating CompanyCHARLOTTE, NC – November 25, 2025 – Compass Precision, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of customer, closer-tolerance metal components for mission critical applications, officially...

Compass Precision Adds 10th Operating CompanyCHARLOTTE, NC – November 18, 2025 – Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, announced Tuesday it has acquired Trutron Corporation...

Compass Precision Operating Company Adds New Vertical Machining CenterCHARLOTTE, NC – November 11, 2025  – Another year is winding down. But nothing is slowing down at the machine shop that’s home to the Compass Precision headquarters. Quality Products & Machine,...

Pair of Douglas Machining Services CNC Operators Earn Prestigious Honor TogetherZak Douglas (pictured above left) and Ben Neefe (above right) have known each other since they were about eight years old. They’ve been best friends since fourth grade and lived together...

Compass Precision Reaches Another Company MilestoneCHARLOTTE, NC – October 16, 2025 – Birthdays can be a difficult time for some Americans. So much so that it isn’t uncommon for people to shed a tear or two for growing another year older. There was no crying on the...

Compass Growing With Seamless Operating Company Acquisitions Compass Precision is growing its business in multiple ways. One of the fastest ways is through acquiring more operating companies. Compass announced purchasing Pocasset Machine Corporation in Pocasset, MA on...

First Half of 2023 Employee of the Month Honorees Then & NowCompass Precision has high expectations for its employees at all nine operating companies. When those expectations are met and even exceeded, those workers become eligible for the Compass employee of the...

Quality Products Vice President Reaches MilestoneCHARLOTTE – September 9, 2025 – Quality Products & Machine, LLC has experienced terrific growth recently. The inception of that growth happened about two years ago. Then, the Compass Precision operating company...

Mike Kane Enters Leadership Role at Compass Precision’s Latest Acquisition POCASSET, MA – August 20, 2025 – Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of custom, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, officially announced...

Long-time Employee Receives Promotion to Leadership RoleSALISBURY, NC – August 7, 2025 – Early in his tenure at Advanced Machining & Tooling, Patrick Reynolds learned his first important lesson from President Keith Felts. “The guys in the shop scrapped an...

Compass Moves Advanced President Into New Corporate PositionCHARLOTTE, NC – July 31, 2025 – It’s been awhile since Keith Felts worked anywhere else besides Advanced Machining & Tooling.  Keith became the company’s president when he co-founded it in 1985. He was in...

Compass’s COO Expands His RoleCHARLOTTE, NC – July 24, 2025 – Hard work pays off. At Compass Precision, the cliché applies to the newest employees at the entry level and to the parent company’s highest executive. Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer...

Compass Precision Adds Ninth Operating CompanyCHARLOTTE, NC – July 21, 2025 – The Kent Family has come full circle with their ownership of Pocasset Machine Corporation. Al Kent bought the company, which was a two-man tool & die shop in Waltham, Massachusetts at...

Compass Precision Shop Adds Nakamura Mill-TurnWINONA, MN – June 18, 2025 – Douglas Machining Services, a Compass Precision operating company specializing in mill-turn capabilities, announced Wednesday the purchase and install of a new Nakamura WT-150-II MMY (pictured...

Only the Best Machines to Make the Best PartsBADEN-WÜRTTEMBERG, GERMANY – April 8, 2025 – Compass Precision, LLC has no limits to finding the best ways to satisfy a customer’s needs. Even if that means flying about halfway across the globe. Leaders of two Compass...

Keith Wenzel Takes the Reins at StromNORTH PLAINS, OR - March 18, 2025 - Compass Precision, LLC, a Charlotte-based manufacturer of customer, close-tolerance metal components for mission-critical applications, announced Tuesday that it has hired Keith Wenzel as its new...

Making Customers’ Lives EasyCompass Precision is a leading supplier in CNC machined and fabricated parts. Compass makes components with demanding geometries, tight tolerances and exacting surface finishes. Some of the materials it works with are difficult to machine,...

2022 Second Half EOM Honorees Then and NowCompass Precision keeps a very high standard for all of its employees. Then, when an employee matches or exceeds that standard, they are rewarded. One of the most public ways Compass Precision rewards its employees is with its...