About Us
As a second-generation family-owned small business, Unico Mechanical is the premier heavy industrial machinery repair services company, fabricator, and field service provider serving customers in the western region. With decades of experience servicing the hydro electric industry, Unico has developed a reputation as the leading source for valve, turbine, and equipment overhauls. With 300,000 sq ft of shop space across 6 locations along the Pacific Coast, our large capacity machining, grinding, balancing, repairs, field services and restoration capabilities are unmatched.
Capabilities Highlights:
- 142 Thousand Sq/ft Machine Shop, Repair / Manufacturing / Fabrication Facility
- Providing years of experience in heavy industrial equipment repair for the Power Generation, Municipal Water, Chemical, and Petrochemical Industries
- Knowledgeable experienced Machinists, Maintenance Machinists, Welders, Mechanical Engineers, Project Managers, and Administrative Staff
- ASME coded Manufacturing and Repair Facility
- Large Outer Diameter and Length Machining Capabilities (24 ft x 16 ft large vertical turning capacity)
- Large horizontal milling capacity (45 ft x 15 ft)
- Equipped with proper disassembly and inspection tooling for large equipment
- 24 Hour Emergency Repair Facility
- Factory Trained Repair Technicians and Field Service Crews
- 100 Ton Overhead Crane Capacity
Partner Companies
Bender CCP is one of leading full-service provider of engineered rotating equipment, ship repair, and machining services in the US. Known for providing reliable, quality services in one of our five Westcoast based facility or on site at our customer’s location. As a trusted industry partner our customers depend on the expertise of our technicians to provide everything from turnkey overhauls to routine maintenance of highly critical systems for both planned and emergent repairs. Working around the clock to reduce equipment downtime in the most demanding conditions. Bender CCP brings a vast expertise across multiple industry bases from oil and gas, power, chemical, mining, marine, pulp and paper, and steel.
We’re proud to help customers extend the life cycle of their critical rotating equipment no matter how large or complex the repair is utilizing thermal spray coatings, field services, machining/ grinding, welding, and inspection services.
Johansing is a premier heavy industrial service company and a trusted outsource partner with a long history of design, repair, and manufacturing for process industries all over the world. Our reputation is built on 30 years of providing quality services, bringing seasoned technical expertise and proven problem solving skills to every project whether we’re called on for engineering design, new construction, or repair of existing equipment. Many of our projects start with customers giving us a call to help solve a problem, provide a quote or to have us come out to help figure out the best approach on a project.
Certifications
- ASME Code Welding: Hold S, R & U Stamps (mfg. and repair of pressure vessels)
- Ability to work multiple parts at the same time
- Certified Welding Inspector on staff as party of Quality system
- NAVSEA, ABS, Lloyds of London Thermal Spray Certifications
- ISNET & PICS Registered
- “A” Licensed Contractor
- #877479
A History of Excellence in Industrial Repair Services
1940’s Bender Machine Founded
1946 the company was founded and began our history at the Vernon location.
1969 Unico Services, Inc. Founded
Founded by Gordon Potter focused on equipment repair services in Northern California
1978 California Centrifugal Pump (CCP) Founded
Primarily focused on Rotating Equipment Repair Services in California
2008 The Potters’ Acquired “Bender”
Vernon, CA Facility modernized, upgraded and expanded
2010 The Potters’ Acquired California Centrifugal Pump
Relocated to Vernon, CA and expanded capabilites
2016 The Potters’ Acquire Johansing Iron Works
ASME Pressure Vessel & Heat Exchanger Repair and MFG
2018 The Potters’ Acquire Carlson & Beauloye Machine Shop
Expanding Bender CCP’s Machine Shop Presence in the SD Area (1920)
2021 Acquire Accurate Machine & Tool (AMT)
Expanding our Field Machining & Turbine Overhaul Capabilites
2021 Acquire S&S Welding
Expand our footprint into the Northwest, Aerospace tooling
2022 Portland, OR Facility
Shop Opened and equipment installed to expand our services in the NorthWest
2024 – Acquisition of Wiegmann and Rose Thermxchanger
Expanding Johansings’ Heat Exchanger, Pressure Vessel and Weldment services to an additional shop in Livermore, CA.
