KD Machinery buys and sells used CNC, fabrication and plastics equipment throughout Massachusetts, from the defense and aerospace suppliers north of Boston to the precision machining shops of the Connecticut River valley. We work two ways: an outright cash offer, paid in full after inspection and before anything leaves your floor, or a brokerage listing that is free to place and only earns us anything once your machine sells.
Massachusetts pairs defense and research with hard manufacturing. GE Aerospace builds military engines in Lynn, General Dynamics Mission Systems does Navy combat systems work in Pittsfield, robotics firms cluster in Waltham and Westborough, and hundreds of precision machining shops sit across western Massachusetts.
Defense and robotics work here runs tight tolerance, low volume equipment: five axis machining centers, jig grinders, wire EDM and surface grinders alongside toolroom mills and lathes. Waterjet and laser cutting serve the prototype trade. Sell outright and take a cash offer the same day, settled in full after inspection and before removal, or list at no charge, since we are paid only when we deliver a sale.
This comes up constantly in the older mill and industrial buildings around Worcester, Lowell and the Merrimack valley, and the building itself is part of the problem. Freight elevators, floor loading, low door heights and tight streets all affect who will realistically take a machine and what it costs to get it out. Tell us the constraints up front. If the deadline is close, an outright sale is usually the right answer, because the inspection and the same day offer can happen quickly and payment is completed in full before removal is scheduled.
Yes. A single machining center or wire EDM bought for one program, then left idle when the program moved on, is a normal transaction for us and it is common in the university and venture backed hardware world here. What matters is the same as for a production shop: make, model, control, hours and condition. Lightly used research equipment often shows very well, which usually makes brokerage worth considering, because a strong machine can find a buyer willing to pay for its condition rather than being lumped in with tired iron.
Sometimes, and it is worth checking before anything is listed. The machine tool itself is rarely the issue. The risk sits in what is left on it and around it: programs, fixtures, gauges, drawings and part prints tied to a controlled program, and any control media holding customer data. Clear the control, remove customer specific tooling and confirm your own obligations with the prime contractor. Export control can apply to certain high end five axis and measurement equipment, so if you are unsure, say so early and we will work through it with you rather than around it.
We work to a target of sixty days from listing to sold, and we are deliberate about how we describe that. It is the standard we set for ourselves and manage the listing against, not a published average or a guarantee, because equipment, condition and the state of the market all move. What we control is the effort: honest description, proper photographs and specifications, exposure to buyers who are actually looking for that machine, and follow up. If speed is the priority above all else, the cash route removes the question entirely, with an offer the same day and payment before removal.
Buying or selling machinery in Massachusetts? Call KD Machinery at 480-922-1674 or tell us what you have.
We also buy and sell machinery in New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania.
