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INDUSTRIES was founded in
September of 1969 in the garage behind Barry and Carol Klinedinst's
home. Barry's brother, Bob, sold machinery for York Penn
Machinery; and, through York Penn, their first customer was obtained, Richmond Screw
Anchor Company, a manufacturer of concrete anchors for the construction
industry. The job was to design, build, install, and train Richmond
employees how to operate an automatic machining process for the various
sizes of anchors manufactured by Richmond. Monies
received from this job were applied toward a down-payment on equipment
at York Penn Machinery. In 1975, after
out-growing the garage, the shop moved to Lafayette Street in York. By 1979,
12 employees were hired, and customers included Conewago Machine Products, Allis Chalmers, and BMY.
It was around this time that Bryan, Barry's son, joined the company as a
machine operator, and in 1987 became Plant Foreman.
 In July of 1980 PRE-MACH was incorporated, and moved
to their present location - 4365 Run Way in Hellam Industrial Park.
The 10,000 square foot building PRE-MACH occupies was constructed by
Kinsley. Chief executive officers were: Barry Klinedinst -
President, Daniel Meckley III - Vice President/Treasurer, and Robert
Kinsley - Secretary.
All stock was relinquished from the shareholders to
Barry in February of 1983. In December of 1985 Barry and Carol
purchased the building from CKFM.
The shop was expanded to 34,750 square feet in 1998 to
accommodate the growing company's needs.
Over the years, PRE-MACH has built a reputation of
high quality standards and good delivery levels.
PRE-MACH is in compliance with MIL-STD-45208A and
MIL-STD45662A. |
