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Robots and Automation in Machine Shop October 08, 2021: M&R Engineering is investing in the future with automation with its first Robot.   2020-2021 Covid 19 years exposed a lot of challenges finding a workforce to support manufacturing in California.  As a solution to this problem, M&R Engineering is using a collaborative robot (Cobot) to load parts into our CNC Lathe machines.  This is a great …

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3D Printing vs. CNC Machining Plastic Parts February 09, 2019: 3D Printing Plastic Parts Currently, 3D printing has a limited selection of plastic material options. Right now, a customer typically utilizes ABS, PLA, Wood, and Nylon for 3D printing. While CNC Machining offers a much wider array of materials. However, 3D printing is an excellent choice when you need to create a small number of …

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1,000 Part Numbers for One Customer! February 09, 2019: Achieving a 1,000 Precision Plastic Parts Milestone Fifteen years ago, M&R Engineering started working with an aerospace and defense company creating precision plastic parts for them. The partnership began with 300 part numbers and has now expanded to over 1,000 individual part numbers. Keys to Success When there are over 1,000 individual precision plastic machining …

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Local Students from Orange County Build a Robot from Scratch February 09, 2019: Every year thousands of students from around Orange Country compete in the First Robotics Competition. The parameters of the competition are to build a robot that can compete in the “game” or obstacles course. FIRST announces the parameters of the course at the beginning of each year. There are over 3,000 teams competing, and each …

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Manufacturing Day 2018 October 03, 2018: Manufacturers across the country use MFG Day as an opportunity to inspire and recruit the next generation of manufacturers. As you may know, there is a deficient amount of qualified talent in the manufacturing industry to complete the requested machined parts projects. Simply put, there is not a large enough qualified labor force to fill …

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Woman Owned Manufacturing Company- M&R Engineering September 25, 2018: The former COO of M&R Engineering, Natalia Sephton, is the new owner of M&R Engineering! We are excited to announce some new operational efficiency enhancements coming down the pipe for M&R Engineering. Some of the future efficiency improvements include: Quotes– the quotes will be generated out of the GlobalShop MRP system. Creating a more efficient …

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Building The Thirty Meter Telescope in Maunakea, Hawaii May 14, 2018: Imagine being able to explore the black hole that currently resides in the middle of the Milky Way Galaxy. This is a phenomenon that scientists have had to marvel at from afar for decades. This dream is about to become a reality for scientists due to The Thirty Meter Telescope’s capabilities. A project that M&R …

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Daily Struggles of Machining Manufacturing Companies, Finding Qualified Talent in the Metal Manufacturing Industry April 16, 2018: As a metal manufacturing industry, we are excited to see the big push to bring machining manufacturing companies jobs back to the US with the “re-shoring” and “American made” movements. However, for current business owners, there is a large obstacle in the way of our success. This is the lack of talent to complete these …

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Our CNC Machine Shop recognized as CMTC Made in California Manufacturer of the Week! March 06, 2018: M&R Engineering, a CNC Machine Shop, was chosen as California Manufacturing Network’s Made in California Manufacturer of the week! M&R Engineering was chosen due to our 40 years of experience in delivering high precision Swiss screw machine parts while supporting the local Californian community as a CNC machine shop. Supporting the Local Community- Made in California Manufacturer M&R …

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M&R Engineering received a Supplier Appreciation Award December 22, 2017: L3 Communication awards an Orange County based screw machine shop, M&R Engineering,  with Supplier Appreciation Award for “Exemplary Quality and Delivery Performance”!   M&R Engineering takes pride in delivering quality screw machine metal and plastic products on time to our customers. Therefore, we are excited to receive this recognition! M&R Engineering started to provide screw …

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