Designs by an engineer who actually knows how to build.

Mechanical Superiority is Mark's design and small-scale fabrication shop near Fort Collins, CO.

Mark studied mechanical engineering at the U.S. Air Force Academy and aerospace engineering at the Air Force Institute of Technology, then spent three years as a developmental engineer at the Air Force Research Laboratory. After that came mining and industrial service at Laron, and agricultural technology development at Dairy Tech. He opened his own shop in 2023.

I believe that it is very important for engineers to spend lots of time on the shop floor actually building real systems, including the ones that they themselves have designed. It is the only way for us to learn what works in real life, and what only works in a CAD model. Unfortunately the apprentice-style of learning has largely been abandoned in modern times, in favor of an out-of-touch emphasis on academics and theory in the Universities where most engineers are trained. Beyond my education I have also been lucky enough to receive education and mentorship (and my fair share of “constructive criticism”) from many of the guys on the ground; machinists, fabricators, millwrights, mechanics, etc... who actually built the real systems that we were asking them to construct. I have since undertaken to learn the arts of machining, fabrication, and wrenching for myself through seeking mentorship, as well as self-education. This hands-on experience has been invaluable.

— Mark

That is the overarching philosophy of this shop: High level academic and mathematical understanding, coupled with real world experience and dirty hands gained from years of experiential learning.