About Us

Your Dedicated Partner in All Things Automation

Melton Machine & Control Company is a premium, value-focused equipment designer and builder; and an innovative, experienced partner in developing custom solutions for factory automation across an extensive range of industries. For more than 55 years, we’ve designed, built, shipped, integrated, and supported robotic welding equipment and other automation systems for our diverse manufacturing clients.

We take pride in having every delivering solution work well and perform to the customer’s expectations. In 55 years, we have never taken a new system back because it didn’t perform to the expectations of the customer.

Because we love what we do, our expertise is overshadowed only by our commitment to innovation, continuous improvement, and our customers’ success. Our passions have driven us to develop and provide proven solutions to the scheduling, project-scale, and support demands facing our customers.

From custom automation builds to comprehensive turnkey or pre-engineered welding solutions, we have the technical know-how and physical capacity to build, test, and run off entire production lines. We engineer and ship hundreds of systems and fixtures on time, every year.

The best part? We’re eager and waiting to work for you! We have developed into partners with most of our customers. Partners that help make the customer more profitable and efficient. Contact us today and we’ll get started on a reliable, cutting-edge automation solution that works for you and your production line because it was made for you.

Our History

In 1970, our founder, Vernon L. Melton, rented a space in St. Louis, MO, to start his business, Melton Machine & Control Company. Only five short years later, business had boomed and Vernon moved the company to Washington, MO, where he’d built a larger facility that better enabled us to meet the increasing demands of our customers.

Today we’re still headquartered in Washington, MO, and operate out of a 365,000-square-foot facility on the aptly named Melton Drive. We’ve been 100% employee-owned since 1985, and continue to grow our workforce and innovative offerings to fuel the success of our clients.

Who We Are

At Melton, we’re a melting pot of leadership and engineering excellence. Our workforce of more than 120 employees, including builders, installers, salespeople, and 60+ engineers, is the heart and soul of our company. That’s why we’ve been 100% employee-owned for more than 40 years, with almost of half our employees at or above 10 years of tenure with the company.

Our Philosophy

Our success is a direct result of dedicated, experienced employees, representing a unique combination of talents, with sensitivity to client service and a commitment to client success.

Our Promise

We promise our clients experience, responsiveness, and flexible performance, underscored by impeccable confidentiality and integrity; and to provide a broad array of safe, reliable, high-value products and services, delivered on schedule and within budget.

Careers

Are you an experienced engineer hungry for new opportunities? Do you thrive in atmospheres where innovation and time-tested processes are held in equal measure? We’d love for you to join our team!

Start a Conversation

You’re only a few clicks away from optimizing your automation capabilities. At Melton Machine & Control, a clear channel of communication between our automation experts and your skilled team is a priority. Fill out our contact form to get the ball rolling on your next custom automation design and integration.

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