KENT MACHINE
PENDLETON, INKent Machine is a high-precision machine shop in Pendleton, Indiana, founded in 1980 by Harold Kennedy and part of an ownership group led by Michael Jackson since 2024. The shop machines prototypes, low-volume runs and production parts to tolerances down to plus or minus 0.0001 inch, with milling envelopes to 40 x 40 x 20 inches and turning to 17 inch swing by 48 inches between centers. It designs and builds complex gauges, work-holding fixtures, assembly equipment and custom test and inspection machines. Kent runs an ISO 17025:2017 accredited lab and is ISO 9001:2015 certified.
AssemblyCalibrationCNC machiningComplex GaugesCoordinate Measuring Machine InspectionCryogenic FreezingCustom Wire EDMDesign and engineeringDimensional ChecksFirst Article InspectionGD&THeat treatingHydraulic Clamping FixturesHydraulic Integration (Internal and External Porting)ISO 17025 Calibration and TraceabilityManual and Automatic Load FixturesManual Clamping FixturesMillingMilling Envelope up to 40 x 40 x 20 inchesPneumatic Clamping FixturesPrecision grindingPrototypingQuality Inspection & TestingRecertificationReverse engineeringTolerances down to +/-0.0001 inchTurningTurning up to 17 inch Swing x 48 inches Between CentersWork-Holding Fixtures