# Metalex Manufacturing invests in Starrag Droop+Rein T portal machining centre

Metalex Manufacturing Inc., a US contract machining company, has invested in a Droop+Rein T portal machining centre from Starrag, its largest investment to date. The machine will be used for machining large workpieces.

- Type: Investment
- Announced: 2019-01-31
- Where: Cincinnati, Ohio, United States
- Status: announced
- Products: portal machining centre
- Sectors: [Industrial Machinery](https://endata.com/sectors/industrial-machinery.md)

## Companies

- [Metalex Manufacturing](https://endata.com/companies/19091.md)
- [Starrag](https://endata.com/companies/16535.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [airframer.com](https://www.airframer.com/news/release/droop-rein-t-portal-machining-centre-us-contract-machining-company-invests-in-a), 2019-01-31: "Cincinnati-based firm Metalex Manufacturing Inc. already owns three Starrag machine tools, but after extensive benchmarking, the key customer has chosen to invest in a Droop+Rein T portal machining centre from Starrag — its largest investment to date in every respect."
- [ctemag.com](https://ctemag.com/news/contract-manufacturer-invests-fourth-starrag-machine/), 2019-03-07: "Of all businesses, contract machining companies know what they want."

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