Slicing Metal With A CO2 Laser Compass CEO Gary Holcomb has often been heard to say, “He who dies with the most toys wins”. When asked what this means, Gary grins. If really pressed for an explanation, he offers up his steadfast belief that manufacturers with the...
R&D Quality Inspector Earns Outstanding Recognition Tyler Garcia’s one year and nearly two months at the Compass Precision operating company R&D Machine could be summarized with one cliché – he’s been in the right place at the right time. Tyler had never heard...
It’s Neither a Mill Nor A Lathe Keith Felts, President of Advanced Machining (shown center above with Advanced CNC programmer/machinist Brandon Edds on left and R&D Machine VP & General Manager Justin Kovscek on right), started his company in 1985 after...
Small, Round, & Intricate Is Our Thing According to CEO Gary Holcomb, Compass’s acquiring Bergeron Machine one year ago added much more than just an eighth shop (Compass Precision Purchases Bergeron Machine (April 10, 2023)). With it came Swiss machining...
Compass Precision Reaches Milestone With R&D Machine Change can be painful, but it is often good too. That’s been the general experience at R&D Machine the past two years. On April 26, Compass Precision celebrated the two-year anniversary of its purchase of...
Doing Milling A Better Way Compass Precision focuses on doing tough projects. A few weeks ago, we talked to CEO Gary Holcomb (above, second from left) about the company’s manufacturing strategy. More so than most CNC shops, Compass depends on its 5-axis machines to...
