Lone Star Machine Works

What Lone Star Machine Works does

Lone Star Machine Works is a full-service industrial machine shop based in Mabank, Texas, operating as a division of Motion & Control Enterprises, LLC (MCE). The company provides hydraulic repair, precision machining, and welding and fabrication services to heavy-industry customers across at least eleven verticals, including manufacturing, construction, oilfield, railroad, heavy equipment, injection molding, steel, cranes, scrap, mining, and waste management. Its service portfolio covers hydraulic cylinder repair (with no size restrictions), hydraulic pump and motor repair (piston, vane, and gear types), hydraulic valve repair (directional, flow control, pressure control, relief, check, stack, and main control valves), in-house CNC machining of pins, shafts, bushings, bearings, locations, and gears, and MIG/TIG/Stick welding for aluminum, cast iron, and steel - including portable field welding.

The shop is equipped with CAD-CAM engineering (SolidWorks and Mastercam), CNC precision turning and milling, and an automated hydraulic cylinder test stand rated at 5,000 psi and 100 gpm for OEM-spec validation. A documented capability is the in-house reverse-engineering and manufacture of replacement parts for OEM models that are no longer supplied or supported, with one steel mill customer reporting more than doubled cylinder life expectancy as a result.

The business model is a B2B industrial services shop operating on a quote-based, pay-as-you-go basis with a bottom-of-funnel Request a Quote funnel and direct service delivery at the Mabank facility. Revenue is generated from professional services (hydraulic repair, welding, fabrication) and custom manufacturing, with no disclosed pricing, no disclosed revenue, no external funding, and no public listing. Marketing and lead generation are conducted through the parent MCE's website, social channels (LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube), and email newsletter. The company has 11-50 employees and operates as a private division of its strategic parent MCE.

Name

Lone Star Machine Works

Legal name

Lone Star Machine Works, Inc.

Website

https://lonestarmachineworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2000

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lone Star Machine Works is a Mabank, Texas-based machine shop and division of MCE providing hydraulic repair, precision CNC machining, and welding/fabrication services to heavy-industry customers across manufacturing, oilfield, construction, steel, mining, and related sectors.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Industrial Hydraulic Repair & Precision Machining Services

NAICS

Machine Shops (332710)

SIC

General Industrial Machinery & Equipment (3560), Misc Industrial & Commercial Machinery & Equipment (3590)

akta.pro primary industry

Welding, Fabrication & Field Machining Services (On-site) (IMAIACAD)

Keywords

• Hydraulic cylinder repair
• Precision CNC machining
• Welding and fabrication
• Industrial machine shop
• Heavy equipment repair

Headquarters

HQ city

Mabank

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Supply Chain, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Hydraulic Repair Services: Revenue generated from repair and rebuild services for hydraulic cylinders, pumps, motors, and valves. Services include inspection, disassembly, repair, machining, and reassembly. Pricing based on quotes for specific repair jobs.
2. Precision Machining & Manufacturing: Revenue from in-house machine shop services including manufacturing of components from scratch (pins, shafts, bushings, bearings, locations, gears) and fabrication of replacement parts for obsolete or unsupported OEM models.
3. Welding & Fabrication: In-house and portable welding and fabrication services for heavy industry including MIG, TIG, Stick welding for aluminum, cast iron, and steel applications.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels1 record

Marketing channels4 records

Core offering

Lone Star Machine Works is a full-service machine shop that repairs and rebuilds hydraulic cylinders, pumps, motors, and valves for heavy industry, and provides precision CNC machining (pins, shafts, bushings, bearings, gears) plus MIG/TIG/stick welding and fabrication for aluminum, cast iron, and steel. Services include non-destructive inspection, disassembly, repair/rebuild, machining, reassembly, and OEM-spec testing using an automated 5,000 psi / 100 gpm hydraulic cylinder test stand, with the ability to manufacture replacement parts for obsolete OEM models.

Product overview

Lone Star Machine Works, a division of MCE, is a full-service machine shop offering hydraulic repair and precision machining services. The company provides five integrated service lines: Cylinder Repair Specialists (handling pneumatic/hydraulic cylinders without size restrictions), Hydraulic Pump & Motor Repair (piston, vane, and gear types), Hydraulic Valve Repair (directional, flow control, pressure control, relief, check, and stack valves), an In-House Machine Shop (CNC precision machining for pins, shafts, bushings, bearings, and gears), and Welding & Fabrication (MIG, TIG, stick welding for aluminum, cast iron, and steel). Services cover industries including manufacturing, construction, oilfield, railroad, heavy equipment, injection molding, steel, cranes, scrap, mining, and waste management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Cylinder Repair Specialists Full-service hydraulic cylinder repair for heavy-load pneumatic or hydraulic cylinders with no size restrictions, including non-destructive inspection, disassembly, repair, machining, and reassembly performed on-site; includes manufacture of components from scratch and automated hydraulic cylinder testing (5,000 psi, 100 gpm max) for heavy-industry customers.
• Hydraulic Pump & Motor Repair Repair and rebuilding services for piston, vane, and gear type hydraulic pumps and motors for mobile and industrial applications; includes fabrication and sourcing of obsolete parts that OEMs no longer supply, with full in-house machining capabilities.
• Hydraulic Valve Repair Repair services for hydraulic valves including directional, flow control, pressure control, relief, check, stack, and main control valves; all repaired valves undergo systematic testing per OEM specifications before leaving the facility.
• In-House Machine Shop Full-service machine shop with over 20 years of experience, providing precision CNC turning and milling of all machinable materials; capabilities cover manufacturing and repair of pins, shafts, bushings, bearings, locations, and gears using CAD-CAM technology (SolidWorks, Mastercam).
• Welding & Fabrication Service In-house and portable welding and fabrication capabilities serving heavy industry including gas, oil, steel, mining, and construction sectors; offers MIG, TIG, and stick welding (in-house or portable) for aluminum, cast iron, and steel.

Quantifiable outcome

• More than doubled the life expectancy of hydraulic cylinders

Named customers1 record

Segments5 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• MCE (Motion & Control Enterprises, LLC)coreOthersLone Star Machine Works operates as a division of MCE (Motion & Control Enterprises, LLC). MCE is a parent company that provides the corporate structure and brand identity for Lone Star Machine Works. The relationship is vertical - Lone Star is a subsidiary/division of MCE.

Scale indicators2 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Direct peers

• Hydro Inc. Independent hydraulic service and repair provider serving industrial customers with pump, motor, and valve repair alongside precision machining. Directly comparable in the bundled hydraulic-repair-plus-machine-shop service model.
• Hydraquip: Hydraulic systems distributor and service provider offering hydraulic repair, custom machining, and fluid power solutions to heavy industrial customers. Directly comparable to Lone Star in core service lines (hydraulic repair + machining) and end markets (construction, oil & gas, manufacturing).
• Swanson Industries: Specializes in hydraulic cylinder remanufacturing, repair, and replacement for heavy industrial and mining applications. Closely comparable to Lone Star's cylinder repair specialist offering with similar customer profile (steel mills, mining, heavy equipment).
• Penn Machine Company: Machine shop and heavy-equipment parts manufacturer serving rail, mining, and industrial customers with custom machining, fabrication, and obsolete-parts manufacturing. Comparable in custom-parts capability and in serving legacy heavy-industrial customers.

Broad incumbents

• Motion Industries: Large industrial MRO parts distributor with broad fluid power, bearings, and automation offerings. Comparable to MCE (Lone Star's parent) and overlaps with Lone Star's end customers for industrial repair and replacement parts.
• Bosch Rexroth: Global manufacturer of hydraulic components, systems, and factory automation products. Adjacent rather than directly competing, but shares the same heavy-industrial customer base that Lone Star serves and has the resources to capture share if it expands into the repair/services space.
• SunSource: Specialty industrial distributor focused on hydraulics, pneumatics, fluid process, and motion control. Comparable as a channel-adjacent player serving the same heavy-industrial customers with both products and services.
• Parker Hannifin: Diversified global manufacturer of motion and control technologies including hydraulics, pneumatics, and fluid handling. Comparable as the dominant OEM whose installed base Lone Star services and competes with as a third-party repair option.
• Eaton Corporation: Global power management company with a large hydraulics business (formerly Aeroquip-Vickers). Comparable as a major OEM whose installed hydraulic equipment Lone Star services, and a potential source of competitive service-channel pressure.
• Applied Industrial Technologies: Major industrial distributor of bearings, power transmission, fluid power, and maintenance products serving the same heavy-industrial customer segments. Overlaps with Lone Star through shared end markets and parts-and-service positioning.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/motion-control-enterprises-llc

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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