In-Situ Machining Services: Expertise, Applications, and When to Use Them In-situ machining, also known as on-site machining or portable machining, is a critical maintenance and repair solution for industries where downtime, access limitations, or component size make traditional workshop repairs impractical. With a history dating back to the earliest days of portable machining, Reekie Machining has been at the forefront of delivering precision on-site machining services to global industries since […]

Machining is a manufacturing process used to shape metal and other solid materials into precise components. By carefully removing material using cutting tools, machining creates parts with exact dimensions, smooth finishes, and tight tolerances that other processes can’t always achieve. At its core, machining turns raw material—such as steel, aluminium, or specialist alloys—into functional components used across industries including energy, manufacturing, rail, marine, and heavy engineering. Common machining methods include […]

The 5 Keys to Insitu Project Success Specification This does not need to be a formal detailed document, but needs to be better than “repair our pump”. Your supplier is not an expert on your equipment, they are machining experts and although they can often advise on possible repairs and what has been done on previous similar jobs do not expect your machining company to tell you what you need. […]

“Precision that is Portable” – by Philip Stein 1965 Repair techniques in pipe installations round the world have been revolutionised by an air-driven portable precision machine tool designed and manufactured by the Paisley engineering firm of David Reekie and Sons Ltd. It has cut down massive repair costs, and it has been sold to refineries in Kuwait and Venezuela, shipyards in Portugal and Norway, atomic power plants in Finland. It […]

“He’s doing Scotland proud” – An Article in the Sunday Mail August 15 1965 DAVID REEKIE is a name that doesn’t command immediate recognition. He’s not a television personality or an athletic star. But in Scotland in 1965 he’s right at the top of the Enterprise League. Ten years ago he invented a machine to do a job world engineering believed was impossible. Now he has a world-wide reputation, an […]

In-situ machining, also known as on-site machining or portable machining, has its origins in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It developed out of necessity in heavy industries such as shipbuilding, railways, steel mills, and power generation, where large components could not be removed and transported to a conventional machine shop. Critical assets including engine blocks, turbine housings, and propeller shafts were often too large, too heavy, or too valuable […]