MERIT GAGE 

                                                    " A skilled professional approach to machining "

             When searching for a production partner to produce precision machine components to

        your individual specifications, is your most important criteria exacting tolerances and

        consistent high quality? Is the skill to handle production and the management capability

       of your resource a key to your decision-making process? Is your production partner's ability

       to deliver on time with no recalls or returns critical? Does years of experience with a wide

       range of materials, heat treatments and finishes enter into your choice of a production partner?

       If so, MERIT GAGE, INC. delivers all of the above and more!

                MERIT GAGE, INC. serves many industries with precision, close-tolerance manufacturing

       of key components and assemblies. These industries include aerospace, electronics, medical,

       computer, outer-space, robotics, pneumatic, hydraulic, military, automotive and appliance.

       From a one-piece prototype to production needs of thousands of pieces, our dual-source

       (our South Dakota division, WESTERN MACHINING) manufacturing facility equips us with

       the ability to handle all quantities.

             Our continued investment in equipment, state of the art Cad-Cam programmed machines,

       and our highly skilled personnel allow MERIT GAGE to excel in the following:

                   CNC Turning                             CNC Swiss Machining                     CNC Milling

                   CNC Grinding                           Centerless Grinding                          Honing

                   Lapping                                      Deburring                                            Assembly

                MERIT GAGE'S quality assurance program conforms to customer guidelines in specific industries and

        patterns the procedures of ISO 9000 and MIL-I-45208. Sampling programs not specific to customer

       requirements are controlled by SPC charting and C=0 of MIL-STD-105. Written procedures of control

       are stated in our Quality Assurance Manual.