A new business agreement between two longtime Mazak distributors will bring even higher levels of service and support to Mazak customers in Kansas and Western Missouri. Effective today, Shelton Machinery and Concept Technical Sales, Inc. will join forces to provide manufacturers in these regions with more than 40 years of combined Mazak experience.
Located near Indianapolis, Shelton Machinery has been serving Mazak customers in Indiana and Kentucky since 1988. In an effort to expand the company’s reach as a total manufacturing solutions provider, owners Nick Shelton and Jeff Tucker purchased Concept Technical Sales, a 25-year Mazak distributor based in Overland Park, Kansas.
As part of a mutually beneficial agreement, Concept Technical Sales will remain at its current location at 6319 W. 100th St. and operate under the name Concept Machinery, a Shelton Machinery Company. Paul Domurat, former president of Concept Technical Sales, will remain a staple at the location, serving as sales manager.
Current Concept Technical Sales customers will have access to the same advanced Mazak equipment and sales contacts, with the bonus of even more service, support and training. Shelton Machinery plans to add new applications engineers and factory certified technicians to the area for improved response times as well as increase the amount of training and learning opportunities available.
Furthermore, the acquisition allows the Shelton Machinery team to expand its expertise into new areas such as aerospace parts manufacturing, which has a strong presence in Kansas.
“This merging of distributor resources and expertise is great news for existing and future Mazak owners in Indiana, Kentucky, Kansas and Western Missouri,” said Brian Papke, president of Mazak Corporation. “Customers in these four states now have an even greater competitive advantage with over 40 years of Mazak experience backing them.”
From its very beginnings, Shelton Machinery has been guided by the philosophy “Together, Success.” And, it is a mantra, according to Nick Shelton, that reinforces the family-owned company’s commitment to meeting the complete manufacturing needs and expectations of its customers.
Shelton Machinery has a strong track record of turning ideas into productive workable solutions via a highly experienced team of applications engineers. These engineers can perform accurate time studies for all application types as well as meet turnkey requirements. They also visit customer locations to train operators on how to use or fully maximize the potential of Mazak equipment.