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Capabilities and machines
MSE turns, mills, slots, grinds, drills, saws and straightens in-house at its works in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, on 30 machines: two CNC turning centres, centre lathes including a heavy-duty and a gap-bed lathe, six milling machines, two cylindrical grinders, a vertical slotter and a hydraulic shaft-straightening press. Heat treatment, coatings, hardfacing, non-destructive testing and castings are arranged through specialist partners, so you receive the finished part from one supplier.
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In-house processes
| Process | What we use it for |
|---|---|
| CNC turning | Batches and one-offs; small batches of wear rings |
| Conventional and heavy turning | Long pump shafts between centres; large rings and discs |
| Threading | Metric, imperial, module and DP threads |
| Milling | Keyways, flats and slots |
| Slotting | Internal keyways |
| Cylindrical grinding | Pump shaft journals and ground diameters |
| Shaft straightening | Straightening shafts, with run-out checked |
| Drilling | Bolt holes and cross holes |
| Sawing | Cutting bar to length |
| Inspection | Checking parts against the drawing |
Inside our works
The machines that make your parts.
Twelve views of the MSE works in Germiston. Each one links to the parts and pages it relates to. Images are restyled from photographs of our own machines.
CNC turning, MSE works, GermistonWear rings 
Milling, MSE works, GermistonMachining your castings 
Cylindrical grinding of a long shaft, MSE works, GermistonHow we make a pump shaft 
Gap-bed turning, MSE works, GermistonBalance and rotating parts 
Internal keyway slotting, MSE works, GermistonSleeves and bushes 
Shaft straightening, MSE works, GermistonRepairs 
Inspection on the surface plate, MSE works, GermistonQuality and inspection 
Machined shafts on the shop floor, MSE works, GermistonParts we have made 
Long-bed turning, MSE works, GermistonPump shafts 
Heavy lathe bed, MSE works, GermistonCouplings, nuts, studs and keys 
Radial arm drilling, MSE works, GermistonCovers and housings 
Bar stock cutting, MSE works, GermistonMaterials we machine 30 machines
Turning, milling, slotting, grinding, straightening, drilling and sawing, under one roof in Germiston.
The full machine list
Machine list
Read from the machines’ own plates and badges, September and October 2026. Sizes and capacities: ask us. We confirm the size on every quote.
| Type | No. | Make and model | Used for | Capacity |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNC turning centre, long bed | 1 | Daewoo Puma 300LC, Fanuc 21i-TB control | Batch and one-off turning, wear rings, shafts | Ask us |
| CNC turning centre | 1 | Daewoo Puma CT250, Fanuc 21-T control | Batch turning of smaller parts | Ask us |
| Heavy-duty centre lathe | 1 | Yamazaki Mazak-30 Heavy Duty | Long and heavy shafts | Ask us |
| Gap-bed centre lathe | 1 | YUWE CW6280C | Large-diameter rings and discs | Ask us |
| Centre lathes | Several | Yamazaki; Graziano SAG 22; TOS SUI 50A/2000; TOS SN 50; Heidenreich & Harbeck V 630; Takisawa TAL-460; Morando PA 35; a long-bed lathe with digital readout | General turning and threading | Ask us |
| Universal knee milling machines | 2 | Niigata 2UMB, Niigata 3UM | Keyways, flats, slots | Ask us |
| Turret milling machines | 4 | Two Bridgeport; Comet with digital readout; Induma | Keyways, flats, slots | Ask us |
| Universal cylindrical grinder | 1 | Ribon RUR-E 1500 | Shaft journals | Ask us |
| Long-bed cylindrical grinder | 1 | Herbert Churchill BX Series 2 | Long shaft journals | Ask us |
| Vertical slotter | 1 | Sachman Synchron 225 | Internal keyways | Ask us |
| Shaft-straightening press | 1 | Hydraulic press | Straightening shafts | Ask us |
| Radial arm drills | 2 | VEB BR 40/2 x 1250; Richmond Envoy | Drilling | Ask us |
| Geared pillar drill | 1 | Ibarmia B-50 | Drilling | Ask us |
| Band saws | 2 | Master-Cut HB12A horizontal; DoALL vertical contour | Cutting bar | Ask us |
| Inspection | 1 | Surface table with digital and vernier height gauges, angle plates and V-blocks | Checking parts against the drawing |
Parts we have made and supplied: a pump shaft 9,082 mm long, supplied in 2022; 200 mm diameter shafts 2,857 mm long in hardened 42CrMo4; a 150 mm by 3,403 mm pump shaft, supplied in 2015. See parts we have made.
Processes we manage through specialist partners
Applied only when your drawing or order calls for them, and delivered as part of the finished part:
- Heat treatment: quench and temper, stress relief.
- Hard chrome plating.
- Thermal spray coatings.
- Stellite 6 (cobalt-chrome) hardfacing.
- Non-destructive testing: ultrasonic.
- Castings: grey, ductile and nickel cast iron, bronze, stainless, duplex and CA6NM.
- Deep-hole drilling, honing, laser and profile cutting, waterjet cutting.
- Specialist welding, including shaft welding.
- External cylindrical grinding of long work.
- Polymer bearing blanks.
Questions buyers ask
Does MSE have CNC machines?
Yes. MSE has two CNC turning centres, a long-bed Daewoo Puma 300LC and a Daewoo Puma CT250, both with Fanuc controls, alongside centre lathes, six milling machines and two cylindrical grinders.
Which machine shop in Gauteng grinds and straightens pump shafts?
MSE in Germiston grinds shaft journals on a Ribon RUR-E 1500 universal grinder and a long-bed Herbert Churchill grinder, and straightens shafts on a hydraulic press, checking run-out at grinding. Longer external grinding goes to a specialist partner.
How large a part can you make?
Send us the size and we confirm it on the quote. As a guide, we make 200 mm diameter shafts 2,857 mm long in hardened and tempered 42CrMo4 as a repeat order. See parts we have made.
Need a part made?
Send your drawing or sample to orders@mse.engineer or call (011) 828 9825.