Sharp Industries is proud to play a part in SpaceX’s groundbreaking journey of sending humans and cargo into space. Our machines have been integral in supporting the manufacturing processes that fuel SpaceX’s innovative space exploration efforts. The partnership began with an initial order for a wide range of equipment for SpaceX’s Hawthorne, CA headquarters, including CNC Vertical Mills, small and large Vertical Knee Mills, Ultra Precision Lathes, Tool Room Lathes, Surface Grinders, and a Radial Drill Press.
As SpaceX’s needs expanded, so did their reliance on Sharp machines. SpaceX’s new facility in Bastrop, Texas, also began ordering our products, underscoring the value they place on our equipment. This location also ordered a broad range of equipment from Sharp Industries that included surface grinders (SG-618), semi-automatic miter bandsaws (SW-100H), knee mills (TMV/DVS MP-3 CNC Knee Mill with an ACU-RITE G-2 Control and LMV 42″), heavy-duty vertical mills (V-1), and variable speed lathes (1660LV).
In total, over the past two years, Sharp Industries has supplied SpaceX machines across most of the machine tool categories in our line including— grinding, milling, turning, and sawing. SpaceX’s continued selection of our most popular models highlights their confidence in our machinery, and as we enter another year of collaboration, we are excited to further contribute to SpaceX’s ambitious space exploration goals. Sharp remains committed to producing top-tier equipment to support the future of aerospace and beyond.