Bourn & Koch, LLC

03/24/2026

With the investment of a 3D printer, we can now 3D print certain parts for our machine tools in house. This initiative originated from a Lean Six Sigma cost-savings proposal developed by our Chief Engineer, Syed M. Hasan, focused on identifying machine components that could be produced more efficiently through 3D printing.

After the analysis of the idea was completed, it was determined that the cost savings and reduced lead times justified the investment. The idea was then put into motion with support from the city of Rockford through a grant program. We are now 3D printing 90-100 different types of parts!

Learn more about this project here: https://www.bourn-koch.com/manufacturing-with-3d-printing/

12/15/2025

This year we sponsored a light display at the Festival of Lights in Rockford. If you're local, make sure to check out this free drive through event full of fun holiday lights!

12/04/2025

We are excited to support the Adopt an Angel program again this year! Our employees came together to fulfill Christmas wishes for 17 children in our community. Thank you to everyone who helped make this happen!🎄🎅

09/17/2025

We are excited to share our feature in Manufacturing in Focus this month!

They did a great job highlighting our legacy machine tool brands and how we keep these legacies alive while incorporating new technology.

They also cover what it meant for us to bring on our newest line, Mollart Machinery, and our success in building a, new to us, product line of gun drilling machine tools.

Learn more about our standard and custom solutions in the full article!

https://mags.manufacturinginfocus.com/mag/MIFSep2025/ /43

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08/26/2025

Friday we had the RVC Advanced Technology Center (ATC) Cohort # 7 in for a shop tour for their CNC Machining classes. We always look forward to giving tours to those interested in a future in manufacturing!

08/18/2025

Friday we had the opportunity to celebrate our 50th anniversary!

Thanks to the management team for grilling, and the engagement committee for planning the cookout!

Special thanks to Loyd Koch, for briefly speaking on the history of the company. Loyd co-founded Bourn & Koch in 1975, and is still a huge part of the team today!

06/20/2025

Happy new machine day! We just finished installing two new Bridgeport XR 1000 mills to replace our older Haas mills. Matt, our shop foreman, is running them off today. These machines have 12,000 RPM Big Plus 40-taper spindles so we'll be making a lot more chips a lot faster!