About Our Companies...
Gulf South Machine, Inc. (GSM) and Drilex Corporation are affiliated companies
that share the same founding owners and professional management.
GSM
began operations in 1969, and DRILEX opened for business in 1982
as a result of GSM's growth and expansion. GSM is located 45 miles North
of New Orleans in Ponchatoula, Louisiana and DRILEX is located in Houston,
Texas. Our primary business is precision CDC production machining, assembly,
and manufacturing sercices. These services are provided on a job shop,
contract, and supplier partner basis to medium and large original equipment
manufacturers (OEM's). Our customer list includes many Fortune 500 OEM's
as well as industry leaders in the areas of mining and Oilfield equipment,
industrial and Oilfield valves and flow control products, and transportation
and heavy equipment. These customers rely on us for a variety of services
ranging from: occasional production support; routine production of critical
components with MRP or JIT scheduling; and, sole source or turn-key production
of one or more of their products.
We have Stayed at the Forefront of our Profession
Throughout our long history we have taken the steps necessary to stay at
the forefront of our profession. During the early 70's we established out
leadership by being one of the first companies of our type in the Gulf
Coast region to advance into multi-axis computer numerically controlled
CNC milling and machining centers. During the 80's we expanded and upgraded
our operations and implemented advanced computerized shopfloor data collection
and process controls that remain at the leadership edge of technology.
Today, we employ a plant-wide computer integrated DNC network, a CAD/CAM
graphics manufacturing programming system, and a computer data-base inspection
and quality record keeping system.
And, as part of our continuous quality improvement, we are currently
operating with quality system designed to meet ISO 9002 certification.
Remained Financially Stable
Historically our companies have remained financially stable, secure and
adequately capitalized. We have enjoyed consistently good relations with
our banks, vendors, suppliers, and most importantly with our customers.
This stability throughout our 28 year history has contributed to our steady
growth, even during difficult economic times.
With People And Experience To Meet Your Needs
This steady growth has also enabled us to attract and maintain a diversified
staff of experienced manufacturing professionals and dedicated employees,
with 100's of years of combined manufacturing experience and skill. This
150-plus person staff consists of our founding owners, managing executives,
degreed engineers and other experienced industrial professionals.
The wide variety of industries that we have served has created an extensive
array of machinery, tooling and a broad base of manufacturing approaches.
This combination of experienced people and flexible tooling and machinery
make it very easy for us to adapt to your product needs and requirements,
whatever they may be.
The following page demonstrates this diversity. It lists some of the
various customers and industries we have served. We are very proud of our
record of service to each of these organizations, and we wil be happy to
provide specific contact names who can verify our abilities and past performances.
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