Manufacturing in Pennsylvania
Pennsylvania still builds heavy equipment. Wabtec makes locomotives at Erie, Mack Trucks assembles at Macungie, Harley Davidson runs a plant at York, and Carpenter Technology melts specialty alloys at Reading.
What we buy and sell in Pennsylvania
Heavy build and specialty metals mean large machining and turning capacity, presses and press brakes, welding and plate equipment, and the tool rooms that keep it all running. Sell it to us for cash, offered the same day and paid in full ahead of removal after inspection, or list it on brokerage at no cost and pay us only if we perform.
Selling and buying machinery in Pennsylvania: common questions
Our tool room dates back decades but everything still holds size. Is old equipment sellable?
Frequently yes, and tool rooms are one of the places where age matters least. A well kept jig borer, surface grinder, cylindrical grinder or engine lathe from decades ago can still hold tolerance that newer general purpose machines do not, and the buyers who want them know that. What decides the sale is whether it holds size today and whether the accessories are still with it. Chucks, steadies, collets, wheels and dividing heads are a large part of what a tool room is worth.
We are a specialty metals shop and our machines have cut a lot of hard material. Does that count against us?
It is expected rather than held against you, and pretending otherwise is what causes trouble. Machines that have run nickel alloys, tool steel or titanium wear differently from those cutting aluminum, and an experienced buyer looks for it in the spindle, the ways and the turret. Say what the machine cut and roughly how much of it. A seller who volunteers that is trusted on everything else they say, and that trust is worth more than the discount honesty appears to cost.
Can you handle a sale that involves a union shop and its own removal rules?
Yes, and it comes up regularly in this state. Some sites require that in house people disconnect equipment, or that outside riggers work to specific arrangements. None of it prevents a sale; all of it affects the schedule and sometimes the cost, so it needs to be on the table early. Tell us how your site works and we will plan the removal around it rather than discovering the constraint on the day.
Our plant is in a river valley that has flooded before. Does that matter to a buyer?
It matters if a machine has actually been in water, and it is one of the few things worth disclosing without being asked. Water reaches bearings, motors, controls and electrical cabinets in ways that are invisible afterwards and expensive later, so buyers ask about it in flood prone areas. If your equipment has never been affected, say so plainly and the question goes away. If a machine was affected and repaired, say what was replaced and by whom.
Buying or selling machinery in Pennsylvania? Call KD Machinery at 480-922-1674 or tell us what you have.
We also buy and sell machinery in New York, Ohio, New Jersey, North Carolina, Virginia.