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Compass Acquires State-of-the-Art New Machinery at R&D MachineOLDSMAR, FL – May 28, 2025 – R&D Machine, a Compass Precision operating company specializing in precision parts maintaining tight tolerances, announced Wednesday the purchase and installment of a...

R&D Machine VP & GM Reaches Individual MilestoneReflecting on the beginning of his tenure at R&D Machine, Justin Kovscek described his decision to take the job as a leap of faith. He quickly discovered there was far more to the business than he initially...

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...

R&D Machine Office Manager Showcasing Incredible Capacity to LearnOLDSMAR, FL – March 25, 2025 – At Compass Precision, it’s not always about the skills employees can offer at the start of their tenure. Oftentimes, the best fits are the employees willing to learn....

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,...

R&D Debur Department Manager Earns High HonorBill Fender’s career changed forever one fateful morning. After taking a year off from work, Bill saw a job advertisement at R&D Machine while reading his daily newspaper. Bill called the company almost immediately...

Operations Manager Excelling at R&D MachineOLDSMAR, FL – January 28, 2025 – Katlin Pennison missed a chance to move to Florida when she was 18 years old. But she was always destined to be a Floridian.  At R&D Machine, she appears destined for big things. In...

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...

Advanced Machining Fulfilling Full-Range of Part Size CapabilitiesTo specialize in 5-axis CNC milling capabilities, a machine shop can’t have just one 5-axis machine. It also can’t have all 5-axis machines of a specific type. That’s why Advanced Machining &...