Multiscale exists to solve engineering and manufacturing problems that break conventional workflows.

We work with teams developing and sustaining demanding systems—systems where materials, geometry, performance, and manufacturing constraints interact in ways that are difficult to predict upfront. These systems often operate in extreme environments, face tight performance margins, or must evolve rapidly in response to real-world conditions.

Our role is not simply to execute a drawing. It is to apply engineering judgment under uncertainty and carry programs from early ambiguity through production-ready hardware—without losing continuity when the work becomes real.

two hybrid operators monitoring processes

What We Do Differently

Most engineering and manufacturing organizations are optimized for stability: fixed requirements, mature designs, predictable production. Many of the problems we encounter do not start that way.

Multiscale is structured to operate where:

  • Requirements evolve as systems are tested and deployed.
  • Materials and manufacturing methods influence design decision.
  • Supply chains are constrained, unreliable, or fragmented.
  • Performance targets cannot be met with off-the-shelf solutions.
  • Early technical decisions have long-term cost and risk implications.

In these conditions, the ability to reason through tradeoffs—and adapt quickly—is more valuable than rigid adherence to process alone.

A Vertically-Integrated Ecosystem

Multiscale operates as part of the Multiscale Group, a vertically integrated family of companies designed to eliminate the handoff failures that commonly occur between design, development, and manufacturing.

Within the Group:

  • Multiscale Systems focuses on engineering, research, design, testing, and development
  • Hybrid CNC Parts specializes in precision manufacturing, including hybrid additive and subtractive metal processes
  • Armory Technologies focuses on Origami Composite™ technology products.
  • Mach Five specializes in custom performance automotive components.

This separation is intentional. It allows engineering judgment and manufacturing execution to be optimized independently, while remaining tightly coupled operationally.

For customers, it means:

  • Designs are informed by manufacturing reality from the outset.
  • Development work transitions smoothly into production.
  • Programs retain continuity as scope, volume, or requirements change.
  • Risk is absorbed internally rather than pushed downstream.

Awards

2024 Making it in Massachusetts Manufacturing Award
Massachusetts Legislative Manufacturing Caucus

2024 Massachusetts Manufacturing Innovation Initiative (M2I2)
Massachusetts Center for Advanced Manufacturing

2023 Manufacturing Excellence Rising Star Award
Worcester Business Journal

2022 Massachusetts Manufacturing Accelerate Program Award
Massachusetts Technology Collaborative

2021 InnovateMass Program winner
Massachusetts Clean Energy Center

2019 Business Accelerator participant
MassChallenge

Jesse Silverberg with Massachusetts State Rep David LeBoeuf at the 9th annual manufacturing awards.
Jesse and David LeBoeuf with Awards
Multiscale Systems accepts M2I2 award in Holyoak on July 11, 2024. CEO Jesse Silverberg (center) poses with (L-R):
M2I2 award ceremony list

Research & Development

Multiscale has an extensive history in applied research and development, including years of federally funded programs focused on advanced materials, extreme environments, and novel manufacturing methods.

Currently, research at Multiscale is a means to:

  • De-risk future manufacturing pathways.
  • Develop capabilities ahead of customer demand.
  • Translate emerging technologies into deployable hardware.

Many of the applications we support today originated in research programs that required rapid transition from concept to physical systems.