Rough cast iron housing with a freshly machined face and bore

You send the drawing with the parts, tell us which operations you need, and we return the machined parts with the documents agreed at quote stage. Free-issue bar is machined the same way.

What customers send us

  • Impellers, for a single operation or for full machining.
  • Castings for covers, housings, rings and casings.
  • Free-issue bar and material.
  • Part-finished parts that need one more operation.
Turret milling machine with a dividing head and chuck mounted on its table
Milling, MSE works, Germiston

Operations we offer on your parts

OperationIn-house equipment
Turning, facing and boringCNC turning centres, centre lathes, heavy-duty and gap-bed lathes
Milling, keyways, flatsSix milling machines
Internal keywaysSachman vertical slotter
Cylindrical grindingRibon and Herbert Churchill cylindrical grinders
DrillingRadial arm drills and a pillar drill
StraighteningHydraulic shaft-straightening press

We can also arrange heat treatment, coatings, hardfacing and ultrasonic testing on your parts through specialist partners.

How it works

  1. Send the drawing with its number and revision, and list the operations you need, line by line.
  2. We quote the work.
  3. Deliver or send the parts with your order.
  4. We machine, inspect against your drawing and return them.
Inspection surface plate with digital and vernier height gauges, angle plates, V-blocks and machined steel bushes
Inspection on the surface plate, MSE works, Germiston

Questions buyers ask

Who machines impellers we supply, near Johannesburg?

MSE in Germiston, east of Johannesburg, machines impellers and castings that customers supply, from a single operation to full machining, to the customer’s drawing.

Will you do just one operation on our part?

Yes. MSE takes on single operations on customers’ castings and parts as well as full machining. Tell us which operations you need and send the drawing with the parts.

Can you machine our own bar?

Yes. MSE machines free-issue bar and material supplied by the customer.

Quality

Checked against your drawing and revision.

  • Your order is checked against the drawing number and revision. If they differ, we ask you to confirm in writing.
  • Parts are inspected against your drawing.
  • Run-out is checked on ground shafts.
  • Tell us at quote stage which documents you need, and the quote will say which we supply.

Quality, inspection and documents

Radial arm drill: column, arm and drill head with a red handwheel
Radial arm drilling, MSE works, Germiston

How to order

From drawing to delivery in three steps.

  1. 01

    Send the drawing or the part

    Email the drawing with its number and revision, or photos, or send us the part itself. Add the material grade, quantity and required date.

  2. 02

    We quote

    We reply with a quote, or with the questions we need answered first. Ask us for the lead time: it depends on the part.

  3. 03

    We make, inspect and deliver

    Made to your drawing, inspected against it, and delivered in our own vehicles with the documents agreed at quote stage.

Need a part made?

Send your drawing or sample to orders@mse.engineer or call (011) 828 9825.