Trinity Precision built a shop people actually want to work in…

By Arthur Field


Tuesday 9 June 2026, 5:00:00 PM


“Probably 98% of the people we hire have come from internal referrals. We have a very low turnover rate.”

At Trinity Precision, people with zero machining experience are thriving on the shop floor within months, and a high-mix low-volume automation setup is running thousands of part numbers – switching from job to job with virtually zero operator time.

This company didn’t just build a machine shop, they built a culture around purpose, mentorship, and giving people a reason to show up. Arthur Field of MTDCNC meets Trinity Precision’s Chris Van Nover to find out how this team built one of the most exciting shops in Wichita, Kansas.



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