WHERE IT ALL STARTED
Centerline Engineered Solutions proudly traces its heritage to Aldrich Machine Works. Aldrich Machine Works was founded by Alfred Proctor Aldrich in 1918 as a repair shop and later he expanded to include the production of ball bearings. The Aldrich sons, A. P. JR and Robert were both graduate engineers. They moved the business away from repair work and concentrated on the manufacture of ball bearing equipment for textile mills.
Aldrich Machine Works grew to be a leading supplier to the textile industry throughout the Southeast and thrived with the textile industry for many decades. In 2004, Aldrich Machine Works was merged with Swofford Engineering, another engineering and fabrication business based in Greenwood. From these two solid, engineering-focused companies lies the foundation for Centerline Engineered Solutions.
We are ISO 9001:2015 certified for machining and fabrication, demonstrating our commitment to quality, repeatability, and continuous improvement.
WHO WE ARE TODAY
We are a family-owned and operated manufacturing company with a team of approximately 30 skilled employees dedicated to precision, reliability, and responsive service. We value our employees and work with each of them to ensure their success outside of work financially, spiritually, and physically. Our mission at Centerline is only possible when our most important assets, our team members, are supported and flourishing. We provide opportunities for our team members to develop professionally through training internally and externally. We want our employees to not only have head knowledge but to have real world experience. At Centerline our team members are allowed to grow and thrive as we encourage them to expand their capabilities as machinists and leaders.
