Public engineering firm profile
Mooresville, NC
Engineering Precision Into Every Solution
IST Precision Inc. is a Mooresville, NC-based precision automation and engineering practice founded in 2001. It designs, builds, and deploys custom automation systems, complex engineered systems, and contract manufacturing solutions for clients across the U.S. and abroad. Operating from a 20,000-square-foot vertically integrated facility with in-house electronics, optics, fabrication, and machine assembly capabilities, IST serves industries ranging from medical devices and life sciences to space and consumer electronics. It is UL508A-certified for industrial electrical panel design and build.
Complete design, integration, and deployment of custom turnkey automation systems, including fully automated, semi-automated, and industrial-scale platforms for manufacturing and assembly.
Multidisciplinary engineering development leveraging opto-mechanics, mechatronics, embedded systems, and software engineering to create complex engineered systems from concept through deployment.
Contract manufacturing and fabrication of custom machinery, electrical panels, and precision machined components to client specifications.
2025 | Space
Developed an electronics module for a cutting-edge sensor package on board a satellite in low-Earth orbit, requiring radiation risk mitigation and targeted environmental testing.
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Designed a compact rotary axis using air bearings for a high-precision metrology spindle, applying specialized expertise in mechanical motion stages and dimensional inspection.
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Engineered a custom machine vision inspection system for magnifying and detecting minute defects, combining advanced inline metrology with custom optical inspection.
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Partnered on a subcontract for a NASA InVEST 23 project focused on the development and validation of next-generation instrument and sensor technologies.
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View publicationIST is a rock-solid engineering firm that can design, build, and qualify complex, custom systems. They have really good expertise in mechatronics, controls, and metrology. I have worked with IST in numerous capacities in the past and they have never failed to deliver.