Beaumont Machine reacquired by founders

Beaumont Machine builds electrical discharge machines (EDM) for the aerospace, power gen, and electronics production industries. Founded by Ed and Tanya Beaumont over 30 years ago, the company was recently repurchased, after the owners had sold the business in early 2013. As Ed Beaumont explains, “We had a great relationship with the new owner, but we believed the company needed a revitalization to benefit our customers, employees, and the evolving EDM industry. In addition to repurchasing Beaumont Machine, we have reassumed the day-to-day operation of the company. In addition, we have moved the operation into a larger location to increase production and expand our service capabilities.” That new location is 2010 Glenn Parkway in Batavia, Ohio, just outside Cincinnati.

With this buyback, Beaumont Machine plans to meet the needs of the changing EDM industry. “We pride ourselves on not only understanding the applications in the various industries we serve but also on building the best machines for the applications we encounter, from small hole to large workpieces,” Tanya Beaumont adds.

From the standard mill style EDM to machining cells with complete robotic operation for large aircraft engine and launch vehicle sections, Beaumont has built machines with an 8ft part rotation, a robotic arm with 10ft reach, and machines as small as 36" in width. A new 7-axis EDM drill has just been developed. All Beaumont machines feature advanced CNC technology and user interface.

With customers worldwide, as Ed Beaumont observes, “We are committed to innovation and customer partnerships in various industries, in countries around the globe. It’s a testimony to the fact that the world is still hungry for American technology and ingenuity. We’re very proud of that.”

Beaumont Machine builds a line of standard EDMs as well as custom machines plus repairing and retrofitting machine tools of all types. The company started building Fast Hole EDM in 1997 and has been specializing in EDM technology since that time.

Among its recent successes is a custom robotic EDM work cell designed, engineered, built, and commissioned for SpaceX, as shown below.