Michael J. Cogliandro, Sr started M. C. Machine in 1958 in a barn near our present location. He had a few machines and was machining plastics and metals. He bought 98 Mill Street soon after and began to clean out the building.

The building was a blacksmith shop, in the area known as Spindleville, where they forged and machined spindles for looms. It was powered by a water wheel and belts to drive the machinery. It had no electricity!! He cleaned everything out and installed electricity and plumbing.

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He moved his machines from the barn and started a short time later. He had experience working in larger shops as a foreman and supervisor and used his knowledge to begin his business.

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In the early 70s, he started to do prime contracts for the Government by bidding on machined components. He had to do a lot of paperwork and provide the Government inspectors with certifications and inspection reports on the parts. As the volume of business grew, he added on to the building and purchased more equipment.

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In the early 80’s Michael J. Cogliandro, Jr began running the business with him, and they purchased automatic screw machines to make our plastic bolts and nuts. As years went on, we stopped doing government contracts and concentrated on machining parts for new customers. M. C. Machine was an early adopter of modern CNC machines buying machine new machines thur the 80s & 90s. 

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Mike Jr retired in 2026 passing the legacy of the company to Alex Aquadro & Colby Petrillo. Alex has 13 years of experience machining complex medical devices and extensive industry knowledge on CNC lathes, mills, grinders & gundrills. Colby brings business and sales expertise to the team.