LeClaire Manufacturing Company
Services
LeClaire Manufacturing is your total service aluminum casting provider, from concept to production. With over 50 years of aluminum casting history, our team can help you develop, implement, and produce the highest quality aluminum castings available in the United States and overseas. With a full compliment of aluminum casting processes; such as: various core machines, Sinto sand casting lines, permanent mold casting presses, many heat treating units, and a full pattern shop. Although we have a long and proud history here in the US as being one of the best aluminum casting foundries in the business, we also utilize very progressive disciplines such as Lean Manufacturing and 6-Sigma tools to provide you with the best quality for a very competitive price. Please contact us or fill in the RFQ that is provided on this website and give us the opportunity to provide you with the services and products that you require.
Quality
We maintain the highest standards required by our industry. As an ISO 9001:2000 manufacturer we have proven our resolve to be the best and improve our processes every day. Every time we shorten a process, turn a delivery more quickly, or design a stronger casting, we reach a new milestone.
Overview of the various tools and aspects of our quality department:
Mitutoyo CMM
Instron test bar puller
2 Spectrographs
Solidification Modeling System
QA Display for digital work instructions throughout the plant
ISO 9000:2000 certified
LeClaire Mfg. is just the present chapter in a remarkable history of the Zimmerman family. Metals have been the foundation of the family business dating back to the 1890's. That is when Wm. C. F. Zimmerman introduced the Mighty Monarch Stump Puller - a grey iron casting. Growth was rapid and in 1915 the family built a new "modern" steel foundry in Bettendorf, Iowa. Immediately the Zimmerman Steel Casting Co. began building a reputation for high quality castings.
This reputation was recognized by the U.S. government as preparations were being made for entry into World War II. The Zimmerman Steel Casting Co. became a major defense contractor. Although the family sold the Bettendorf foundry after the war, Robert Zimmerman, just out of engineering school at Iowa State University, continued the metals business tradition by introducing aluminum to the family history. He purchased LeClaire Mfg. in 1966 and the company has been in the growth mode ever since. Today, we supply high quality aluminum castings to customers world-wide.
Under the leadership of our current presidents (both Zimmermans), significant investments in the company have allowed LeClaire Mfg. to stay well ahead of the pace and insures that aluminum will continue to be part of the family history for years to come. Contact us to see what our extensive experience can do for you.
