Who owns Magna-Lock USA?

Obsidian Manufacturing Industries is the OEM for all Magna-Lock USA workholding. Magna-Lock USA has over 75 years of workholding and can be found on machines such as Mattison surface grinders, Brown & Sharpe machines, and all kinds of other machining processes.

What is the best way to reach a workholding expert?

You are able to email sales@obsidianmfg.com (sales@obsidianmfg.com)or call 815-962-8700 ext 206 for immediate help. Our office hours are M-F 7:00a-4:30p.

Are you able to troubleshoot my workholding product?

Most of our Magna-Lock USA products are able to be diagnosed over the phone. Please call 815-962-8700 ext 202 for our service department. You are also able to email sales@obsidianmfg.com.(sales@obsidianmfg.com)

How do I request a quote for workholding I need?

You can head over to magnalock.com/quoterequest, (magnalock.com/quoterequest,)call 815-962-8700 ext 205, or email sales@obsidianmfg.com.(sales@obsidianmfg.com)

Future of Magna-Lock USA

Magna-Lock USA is transcending our reputation as a venerable hardware manufacturer to become a truly future-ready technology partner for the modern industrial age.

Now a cornerstone of Obsidian Manufacturing Industries, our brand carries a unique and powerful narrative: a woman-owned small business successfully bridging a legendary American legacy with the cutting-edge demands of AI and automation. We aren’t just preserving a history that dates back to 1948; we are actively reimagining it. By blending time-tested craftsmanship with the intelligent systems required for tomorrow’s "smart" factories, we ensure that the Magna-Lock name remains the gold standard for precision and reliability in an ever-evolving global market.

Mission, Values, and Vision

Mission

At Obsidian Manufacturing Industries, Inc., we aim to serve our customers across a vast number of industries. We want ourselves to be a company that you’ll come back to, and that starts and ends with honoring the tradition of our brands while paving our own way forward.

Values

Teamwork
working together daily to bring our best efforts and expertise to our customers, products, and services.
Learning
Willingness to continually educate ourselves and share that knowledge to better each other and our copmany.
Accountability
Valuing our commitments to our customers and each other.
Hard Work
Focused efforts of smart, dedicated, people who desire to continually outperform themselves.
Integrity
Being trustworthy, honest, and transparent in every aspect of our company.

Vision

To be our customer’s most trusted partner in bridging the time-honored methods and machines of their industry with the innovation of modern processes through our well-established brands of products and services. To be our employee’s most reliable source of advancement and continuing education in our industry. We have the responsibility to innovate to make improvements for all those whom our business touches.

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