Frequently asked questions
CCI Machine & Fabrication is a full-service machine and fabrication shop specializing in custom industrial projects, one-off components, equipment modifications, and low- to medium-volume production. We work with manufacturing companies across a variety of industries and can support projects from engineering and design through fabrication, machining, assembly, and installation.
We work with a wide range of manufacturing operations. Our experience includes projects for brick manufacturing, material handling, industrial equipment, production machinery, and other manufacturing environments.
Because many of our projects are custom, we don't limit ourselves to a single industry. If your facility has a machine, component, structure, or production problem that needs to be engineered or fabricated, we're happy to evaluate it.
Yes. We regularly work from customer-supplied drawings, prints, CAD files, dimensions, and specifications.
Our build-to-print services can accommodate projects ranging from individual machined components to larger fabricated and machined assemblies.
If you don't have a complete drawing, that doesn't mean we can't help. Our engineering and design capabilities allow us to develop the information needed to manufacture many custom components.
Yes.
A project doesn't have to start with a finished engineering drawing. We can work with a concept, existing equipment, measurements, photographs, sketches, or a description of the problem.
Our engineering and design process can take a concept through 3D modeling and refined drawings before the project reaches the shop floor.
This approach allows the design, engineering, fabrication, and machining teams to work together before manufacturing begins.
Build-to-print means you provide the engineering information and specifications, and we manufacture the component or assembly to those requirements.
Design-build means we can participate earlier in the process. You may provide a concept or describe the problem, and we help develop the design and manufacture the finished product.
Design-build can be particularly useful when a manufacturing facility knows what it needs to accomplish but doesn't have the engineering resources or shop time to develop the complete solution internally.
Yes.
Equipment upgrades and modifications are an important part of our work.
Projects may include adding safety features, modifying machine components, improving material handling, changing guarding, modifying production equipment, or completely reworking portions of an existing machine or production line.
The goal isn't always to replace a machine. Sometimes a well-designed modification can extend the useful life of equipment while improving its performance.
Yes.
Older manufacturing equipment can present a major maintenance challenge when replacement components are obsolete or no longer available.
We can evaluate existing components, take measurements, reverse engineer parts, develop manufacturing drawings, and fabricate or machine replacement components.
In some cases, we can also identify opportunities to improve the original design rather than simply reproducing a component that has repeatedly failed.
Yes.
We work with manufacturing companies of different sizes and understand that smaller facilities may not have large engineering or maintenance departments.
Our ability to combine engineering, machining, fabrication, and practical shop-floor experience can be especially valuable when a customer needs a problem solved without coordinating several different vendors.
We start by understanding the problem.
That may mean reviewing drawings, inspecting existing equipment, discussing production requirements, taking measurements, or visiting the facility.
From there, we determine what needs to be designed, fabricated, machined, modified, or assembled.
Our objective is to develop a practical solution that works in the real manufacturing environment—not simply one that looks good on a drawing.
Every project is different, but CCI Machine is particularly focused on the type of work that can fall between traditional machine shops and large industrial contractors.
We specialize in custom, one-off, and low- to medium-volume work where communication and practical problem-solving are important.
Our engineering, design, machining, and fabrication capabilities allow us to approach a project as a complete solution rather than simply manufacturing an individual component.
We understand that manufacturing problems don't always happen during convenient business hours or with months of advance notice.
When possible, we work with customers to address urgent equipment and component needs.
However, availability depends on the project, required materials, machining or fabrication requirements, and current shop schedule.
The sooner we understand the problem, the more options we typically have for finding a practical solution.
We believe practical manufacturing experience matters.
A design needs to work not only in CAD software but also when it reaches the shop floor, the maintenance department, and ultimately the production environment.
Our approach combines engineering design, fabrication, machining, and practical problem-solving so that customers can work with one shop to develop and manufacture solutions to real manufacturing problems.