General Machine, Inc. – The Precision Machine Shop for Your Project

Established in 1958, we have enjoyed great success by providing precision machine shop and repair services to the businesses and residents of the Metro East, Southern Illinois region, and the Greater St. Louis area. In early years, our business helped meet the needs of many local agricultural and commercial customers in our small shop located just south of Belleville.

Precision Machine Shop in St. Louis and the Metro East
Precision Machine Shop for Steel Fabrication & Machining

Over the years, our abilities as a precision machine shop offering quality workmanship along with our straightforward approach to business attracted more customers, and the once small shop has grown into a highly respected business. At General Machine, we pride ourselves in delivering the highest quality finished products, done right the first time.

Contact us today to submit the specifications of your heavy equipment repair or machining needs and to get a quote, and put our tremendous capabilities as a precision machine shop to work on your project. With over a century of combined machining experience, you will see why our customers keep coming back.

Our Precision Machine Shop Can Handle the Big Jobs

We are a precision machine shop, but we can take on projects large and small. Many of our customers are manufacturers of mining equipment, like coal and rock crushers, or in some cases, custom equipment manufacturers that build large hydraulic presses for metal processing companies. That means we deal with either repairing or fabricating huge pieces of machinery and parts on a daily basis.

We also work directly with businesses in a variety of industries including construction, mining, power plants, steel mills, foundries, cement plants, and bridge builders, to repair or replace components as they wear out. This often means reverse engineering obsolete components.

We can accommodate your big jobs because we have on site:

  • Two 10-ton overhead cranes that travel the length of the main shop floor
  • A recent 60′ x 80′ sheltered addition to our facility that has significantly increased our production area
  • Large swing CNC and manual lathes with large travels and capacities up to 20 feet

Our precision machine shop and our welding and fabrication capabilities mean that we can handle your project of any size. Experienced metalworkers and fabricators will get the job done to your exact specifications, and we will not break your bank with our costs.

Our High-Tech CNC Lathes Make all the Difference

At General Machine our Akira-Seiki vertical mill, Samsung horizontal lathe and our Atrump horizontal lathe (with over 13′ of travel and a 32” swing) mean that we have the CNC mills and lathes that other smaller precision machine shop businesses can’t bring to bear on your job. Our advanced equipment and technology coupled with our skilled operators means your project rests in good, highly capable hands.

Connect with Us as Your Precision Machine Shop Partner in the Metro East & Greater St. Louis Area

Whether you are in the mining or metal processing industry or you are running a power plant, cement plant, or a rock quarry, we will get your job done. Our customers’ needs are our top priority, and General Machine will get your project done skillfully, on time, and at a reasonable price. You have other precision machine shop options, but none measure up to what we can do for you.

Contact us today to talk about the heavy equipment repair or steel fabrication needs of your project and how we can get started. In the Metro East and Southern Illinois, General Machine is ready to be your dependable precision machine shop.