Testimonials · 10 customers

What buyers say about working with Proco

Proco Systems supplies OEMs and small shops alike. Here is how a range of small and medium-sized businesses describe the parts we make for them — and what the experience of ordering, documentation, and delivery has actually been like.

5.0 / 5from 10 customer reviews

★★★★★

“Proco built our chassis from a handful of pilot units to full production without us redrawing a thing, and the fit and finish made our product look like it belonged in a data center. Their team caught tolerance issues on our early drawings that would have cost us a spin. As a startup, having a supplier who scales with you and watches your back is genuinely rare — we'd recommend them to any hardware team.”

Aneesh RaoCo-founder, PacketFront Networks
Networking hardwareSheet-metal enclosuresSanta Clara, CA
★★★★★

“We're brewers, not sheet-metal engineers, and Proco met us there. They understood what a washdown does to a control panel, built the enclosures to our layout with all the cutouts and hardware done, and delivered them ready to wire. We haven't replaced a control cabinet since. When a supplier saves you from a problem you didn't know how to describe, you keep them.”

Casey MonroeHead Brewer & Owner, Ironwood Brewing
Craft beverageSheet-metal enclosuresBend, OR
★★★★★

“Proco steered us to the right alloy for salt water when we'd have picked the wrong one to save a few dollars, and it saved our reputation. The castings come tumbled and polished to the finish our buyers expect, so what lands on our dock is ready to sell. They know their materials, they finish it properly, and they stand behind it. That's rare.”

Tom AlvarezOwner, Harbor & Hull Marine
Marine hardwareMetal castingsNew Bedford, MA
★★★★★

“The best part of working with Proco is that the casting shows up finished — cast, machined, and powder-coated — ready to populate. We used to coordinate a foundry, a machine shop, and a coater ourselves and own every gap between them. Now it's one supplier, one lead time, one contact who owns the outcome. It took a whole layer of coordination off my desk.”

Nadia KesslerProduct Engineering Lead, Lumen Field Lighting
Commercial lightingMetal castingsChattanooga, TN
★★★★★

“We were juggling four fastener vendors and still getting caught short. Proco consolidated the whole bill of materials onto one PO with one point of contact, and our line stopped stalling for want of a nut. The coatings hold up to the road salt our customers drive through, and the paperwork is clean every time. Fewer suppliers, fewer headaches, better parts.”

Gary PetersenPurchasing Manager, Redwood RV Components
Recreational vehiclesFasteners & hardwareElkhart, IN
★★★★★

“Proco set up a stocking program for our fasteners with scheduled releases, so the right parts show up when our build plan needs them and we're not tying up cash in a year of inventory. When we had a problem with tapped sheet, they recommended a better fastener instead of just selling us what we asked for. They act like a partner in our production, not a vending machine.”

Julia TanManufacturing Engineer, Cascade Instruments
Test & measurement equipmentFasteners & hardwareBeaverton, OR
★★★★★

“We machine small batches of precision dental components, and traceability isn't optional for us. Proco gives us material certs and lot control on every order, no matter how small, and the parts are consistent piece to piece. They've helped us hold our tolerances and our documentation standards without us having to build a huge supplier-quality team. That's exactly what a company our size needs.”

Dr. Hannah FeldmanFounder, Aria Dental Devices
Dental instrumentsCNC-machined partsProvidence, RI
★★★★★

“What sold us was the first-article report. Proco sent back a full dimensional inspection before they ran a single production part, so we could design around numbers we trusted instead of hoping. Prototypes come in days, production holds the same tolerances, and their estimators actually flag things on our prints that will bite us later. It's like having a manufacturing engineer on staff.”

Sam WhitfieldCTO, Optivance Vision Systems
Machine visionCNC-machined partsAustin, TX
★★★★★

“We came to Proco as a tiny e-bike builder with a stamped motor bracket and low volumes nobody else wanted to touch. They tooled it anyway, held our delivery schedule as we scaled, and made it painless to move from a few hundred a month to a few thousand. They treated a small account like it mattered, and that's why we've never gone shopping.”

Marcus LindqvistFounder, Cobalt Cycle Works
Electric bicyclesMetal stampingsPortland, OR
★★★★★

“Proco quotes come back in two days with real DFM notes, not just a number. Every lot ships with the certs already in the box, and in three years of orders they have never missed a promised date. For a shop our size, a supplier we don't have to chase is worth a premium — and they're not even charging one.”

Dana OkaforOperations Manager, Meridian Control Panels
Control-panel fabricationMetal stampingsFremont, CA

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