Our Story

2004 - Diablo Precision opened for business March 1, 2004. We started in an 1100 square foot building with a brand new Star SR 20 II screw machine and S-T Industries comparator. After struggling for a few months to serve our customer's needs for complicated precision parts, we purchased a Citizen L520 Type VII. Once we began to use the Citizen machine, we were able to meet the production and precision demands without the difficulties inherent in the Star machine. For the following six months, the Star machine would not even be turned on and we finished out our first year with $250,000 in sales

2005 - Year two had us cramped in the same 1100 square foot space, running non-stop for the entire year without even one day of stopping. The Star SR 20 II screw machine was sold in January and we purchased our second Citizen machine in March. By the end of 2005 we saw growth of 200% in sales over what was accomplished in 2004.

2006 - We moved to our current 3000 square foot location in January 2006. Before moving in, epoxy was applied to the floors and a special, heavily insulated room was built to isolate our inspection department from our machining environment. Our third Citizen machine was purchased in April of 2006. This new machine, combined with the additional floor space, allowed for the considerable improvements in the areas of material control and working environment. We finished our third year with a 76% growth over 2005.

2007 - This year saw the addition of our Zeiss CNC CMM and the purchase of our fourth Citizen. The advanced inspection capabilities of the Zeiss and the added production of the fourth Citizen machine allowed us to keep up with the ever increasing customer demands. We ended 2007, our fourth year, with yet another growth of 53% over the previous year's numbers.

2008 - In January, 2008 we purchased our fifth Citizen screw machine, allowing for more flexible lead times and shorter run cycles. In June of the same year, we added CNC milling to our capabilities with the purchase of Mag-Fadal 3 axis mill. In July, we purchased a Gravograph CO2 laser giving us laser engraving capabilities.

With our positive work environment and state of the art technologies, Diablo Precision looks forward to the challenges of meeting our customers' needs and exceeding their expectations.