In this episode of Rottler Featured Series, we’re in McCool Junction, Nebraska home of Donrich Machine a full-service machine shop focused on agricultural and industrial diesel and gas engines.

Corey Schlegelmilch, owner of Donrich Machine tells us he bought the business about 20 years ago, starting out as a one-man shop in a 2,000 square foot building with a handful of equipment. Since then, he’s grown Donrich into a thriving business with a team of employees and a new 7,200 square foot facility.

Being located in America’s heartland it’s no surprise that a good portion of their business is servicing the workhorse diesels that keep the water flowing and the crops growing in the farm fields of the Midwest. Donrich services a lot of engines like Cummin ISXs, CAT C15s and Detroit 60s. To get that work done quickly and done right, they’re using the Rottler EM79 engine machining center along with the H85AX automatic hone and an S80 series surfacer.

According to Corey, one of the big advantages using Rottler equipment is the ability to work on a diesel and then switch it up to machine gas V8 with near zero downtime. Plus, with the increased speed and accuracy of Rottler’s CNC technology, he knows it’s going to be spot on with the machining specifications.

We asked one of Corey’s machinists and told us what he appreciates about the Rottler equipment is anyone can learn it. It only takes a few minutes to master and, unlike other machines, you don’t need to stand there and watch it to make sure it’s working. “You hit the button and walk away,” he said. “You’re free to go work on something else.”

Corey summed it up pretty well. “I’ve been using Rottler equipment since I started in this. They always build a good product, they support it, and you know they’re going to be around for a long time,” he said.

He’s right too. Thanks to customers like Donrich Machine, we’re celebrating our 102nd anniversary this year and we’re looking forward to 102 more!

Check out the video. And, if you’re in Donrich’s part of the country and in need of service on your ag equipment, make sure to give them a call!

For this episode of the Rottler Featured Series, we head out to Tulsa, Oklahoma, home of Memorial Machine, where they’re setting a high bar in the remanufacture of the big natural gas and diesel engines that keep America’s oil fields running.

There we meet Rex Crumpton whose father founded Memorial Machine as an auto parts store and machine shop on Memorial Drive in Tulsa back in 1974. Today the company has two locations and nearly 80,000 sq ft of facility, making it one of the leading big engine reman facilities in the country with a reputation for service and quality that’s second to none.

As Rex will tell you, one of the secrets to Memorial Machine’s success is its focus on adopting state-of-the-art equipment and technology, which includes nearly two dozen of our most advanced machines.

From restoring Waukesha and CAT engine blocks to overhauling crankshafts, connecting rods and cylinder heads, Memorial Machine is leveraging Rottler technology throughout their operation to get the work done faster, more efficiently and accurately.

Walking along the banks of Rottler equipment in the Memorial Machine facility, Rex likes to point out that one of the advantages to the Rottler systems is that one machine can do many operations. And more importantly, once one of his staff is trained to operate one Rottler machine, they can run just about any Rottler machine – engine machining center, seat & guide machine, hone, you name it – which is a huge advantage.

Memorial Machine built its reputation on always delivering the best quality product, so it means something to us when they choose Rottler again and again.

Check out the video and, if you’re in the business of overhauling big, high speed, high horsepower nat gas and diesel engines, make sure to give them a shout!

Rottler Equipment in the video:

• EM100 Series CNC Engine Machining Centers
• SG Series Seat & Guide Machines
• H80 Series Automatic Hones