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About Us

Progressives Systems Inc (PSI), is a privately owned engineering company, established in 1987 in Minneapolis, MN. PSI was founded on the belief that if you create the highest quality products and exceed expectations, customers will always come back. From the first two customers in the 80’s to hundreds today, Progressive has continued to deliver results with high-speed, high production machines for the building products industry. Some of the industries PSI serves are the Window, Cabinet, Door, Ceiling Tile, Foam, Panel, Plastics and I-Joist industries. PSI has placed machines in over 360 cities nationally and 36 foreign cities. Though the business has grown significantly, all production has always and will always be 100% in the United States.

Our History

1987

Progressive Systems Inc. begins as a consulting firm

1990

PSI receives first large machine order of ten machines for a new door plant of a national home products manufacturer. Macintosh were the first computers used for machine control

1992  

PSI manufactures 100th machine!

1995  

PSI opens a separate machine shop to facilitate large international order

1998  

500 machines built!

2000  

The machine shop expands capability with new 5 axis, 31’ capacity CNC milling machine

2001  

Progressive manufactures their first machinery for the Made-To-Order window industry, with 12 machines to saw, route, punch, and drill nearly every fabricated component required to make a custom replacement window

2003  

Introduction of new line of CNC feed through machines for aluminum, fiberglass, composites, and wood components

2005  

Progressive Systems Inc. celebrates building 1,000 machines!

2006  

Additions to our fabrication department allow us to receive our first large order for jet engine test equipment

2007  

Purchase of 43000 sq. ft. sales, engineering, and assembly facility

2010  

Steady growth returns after recession of 2008-09 caused by the crash of the housing market. Progressive Systems Inc. is able to endure the recession by increasing new machinery, expansion of the rebuild business, and focusing on new technology for revolutionary machines  

2012  

Progressive’s 25th year in business!

2016  

Progressive combines Sales, Engineering, Assembly, and Manufacturing operations into new 143,000 sq. ft. facility

2016  

Progressive expands quality assurance program to include a coordinate measuring arm, a coordinate measuring table, and a laser tracker for large part inspection and machine alignment.  Fabrication capability has also increased with the addition of another new 5 axes, 46’ capacity CNC milling machine, as well as other smaller CNC machines

2017

Progressive Systems Inc. Celebrates 30th Anniversary!  Employee count passes 100 for the first time in PSI history. Fabrication continues to grow. To fulfill customer demand another 5-axis mill is added to the shop floor

2020

Fabrication department expanded again with the addition of a 5-Axis Waterjet Machine, Sand Blast Booth, Conveyorized Paint Line, Robotic Welder, DMG Lathe with Live Tooling, and our 5th Large 5-Axis Boring Mill. 

Employee count passes 140!