Dr. Richard Zic (CEO and founder) formed Dynomax Inc. in 1986 to serve the machining needs of a variety of firms providing components and systems for the most demanding applications in aerospace and defense. Dynomax's initial successes were founded of the design and construction of proprietary metal cutting CNC vertical machining centers that incorporated state of the art machine tool control and construction techniques. Dynomax's commitment to continuous improvement led to continued success for the subsequent decade of operations. Increased research and development expenditure exposed new ideas and concepts that could be built into automated machining centers. These automation solutions would provide efficiency gains for a wide array of clients in a variety of manufacturing environments. Dynomax began sharing its methodologies for total quality management (TQM) and Lean production with market leaders in civil and military aerospace