Manufacturing in Washington
Washington is aerospace country. Boeing assembles at Everett and Renton, and a deep tier of machine shops around Puget Sound feeds it. Kenworth builds trucks at Renton, Blue Origin is at Kent, and Genie builds lifts at Redmond and Moses Lake.
What we buy and sell in Washington
Aerospace work means five axis machining centers, horizontal centers with pallet pools, precision grinders and inspection equipment, alongside the plate and press brake work marine and rail shops run. 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 Washington: common questions
Our shop holds aerospace approvals. Does that add anything to the machines when we sell?
The approvals stay with your business rather than the iron, but what they leave behind does travel. Machines run to aerospace tolerance are usually better maintained, and the records prove it: calibration history, ballbar and laser results, tool probing data and any spindle rebuilds. That paperwork separates two identical looking machining centers faster than anything else, and buyers in this region know to ask for it. Gather it before you list and it does real work for you.
We are a Puget Sound supplier and Boeing rates have moved again. Is now a bad time to sell?
Rate changes move machines in both directions, which is what keeps this market liquid rather than dead. When one shop sheds capacity another is usually adding it, often within an hour of the same freeway. What matters more than the cycle is being honest about why the machine is going, because buyers here follow those rates as closely as you do. If timing is loose, brokerage lets you keep cutting while it is marketed.
Can you move a machine off Puget Sound, or over the passes to Spokane?
Yes, and both are routine. Island and peninsula sites bring ferry weight limits into the plan, and anything crossing Snoqualmie or Stevens in winter needs a schedule that respects pass closures. Neither changes the offer, only the date the truck arrives. Tell us the exact address early rather than at the end, because a site that needs a smaller truck and a transfer is a cost worth knowing about before a number is agreed.
We build boats and do our own aluminum fabrication. Do you handle that equipment?
We do. Marine fabrication runs plate rolls, press brakes, shears, CNC plasma and waterjet tables, aluminum welding sets and long bed routers, and much of it is in good condition because saltwater work punishes anything neglected. Aluminum specific equipment sells to a narrower group than steel gear, so it rewards being marketed properly rather than dumped. Send the list and photographs and we will say which pieces we would buy outright.
Buying or selling machinery in Washington? Call KD Machinery at 480-922-1674 or tell us what you have.
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