1. Hubs, Gears, Spindles………………
Immediate Quotes Please allow us to Quote your Forgings
Competitive Pricing
P.O. to Forged Samples in 5 Weeks Maximum
Current lead time for repeat orders 6-8 weeks
10 Million pounds of Lefere ready to make your parts
100,000 pounds of die material on hand to immediately make your new dies!
Made in the U.S.A. with 100% American labor and steel!
Lefere Forge 665 Hupp Ave., Jackson, MI Phone: Fax: Sales: or

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Company Profile
Founded in 1929 by Alidor current site.
Started forging truck wheel hubs the heavy truck industry later that same year.
In 1932 the company became debt free and remains financially strong today!
In 1933 Lefere developed a patented process for making truck wheel hubs. This technology allowed Lefere to control this market for over 50 years.
The company today remains controlled and run by the Lefere family.
Senior management experience equals well over 150 years.
Twenty Lefere’s work in management and other internal plant operations.
The facility has a total of 180,000 square feet of manufacturing space under roof.
2014 annual sales = + $23,000,000
Diversified product and customer mix including: Agricultural, Conveyors Systems, Heavy Truck, Trailer and Off-Highway Products, Mining, Construction, Petrol Chemical, Rail Road and others:
Customers include: ArvinMeritor, Axletech, Baker Hughes, Dana, Nat. Oil Well, ZF-Lemforder etc.
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Production Equipment
(4) 3,000# Power Hammers - Parts from 5# minimum to 25#
(2) 4,000# Power Hammers - Parts from 10# to 35 #
(1) 5,000# Power Hammer - Parts from 20# to 50#
(1) 8,000# Power Hammer - Parts from 50# to 150#
(2) 10,000# Power Hammer - Parts from 50# to 160#
* adding second 10,000 hammer
After forging all cells have conveyors that feed a main conveyor leading directly to shot blast cleaning and inspection.
(1) Mechanical Shear
(1) Hydraulic Shear
(3) Carbide Saws
Capable of sawing / shearing steel up to 7 ½”
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Quality
BS EN ISO9001:2008 Registered, Certification # US
Current Registration Period: 03 January 2015 to 02 January 2018
Advance Product Quality Planning (APQP)
Collaboration between all operational functions Engineering, production, purchasing, sales and marketing.
Five pieces per hour from every production unit are taken for hot inspection, parts are taken to the quality department and checked attribute data and critical characteristics as specified by the customer.
All SPC data is retained in “MQ1” database software designed for easy retrieval and use.
All parts are visually inspected for attribute data such as scale, non fill and laps.
Certified outside sources are utilized for all metallurgical and material testing.
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In-House Tooling
100% in-house tooling for fast start up of new parts both symmetrical and non symmetrical.
In addition to a complete array of conventional die sinking equipment, we have recently added two new computer controlled CNC Machining Centers.
(1) Viper V-1500 Vertical Machining Center
(1) Toyoda Vertical Machining Center
(1) Okuma CNC Lathe
All die blocks are also machined and prepped in house prior to sinking impressions
95% of all maintenance machining is also done in house saving time and transportation.
100% of all dies following production are brought into the die room and reworked. When the next order comes in the dies are ready without delay!
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Markets
Agricultural (Farm Equipment)
Construction Equipment
Gears
Hoist / Crane
Industrial Equipment
On/Off Highway
Mechanical Power Transmission
Mining
Petrochemical
Railroad
Rock Crushing
Timber
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BS EN ISO9001:2008 Certified
Certificated by Bureau Veritas
Certification number US
Date issued 03 January 2015
Valid until 02 January 2018
For Bureau Veritas Certification UK ltd.
Great Guildford House
30 Great Guildford Street
London SE1 0es
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Additional Information
Quotes typically in 3-4 days, faster if required
Samples from production tooling in 5 week or less
Typical lead time to PPAP 5 weeks
Volumes of 500 piece per year minimum up to 20,000 pieces per year, average part volumes are 2,000 to 5,000 per year.
The only forging plant world wide with a totally automated conveyor system for material handling. From bar steel to forged and inspected parts, lift trucks are not involved until parts are ready for inventory or shipment.
The company and management are committed to quality, if a problem is encountered, Lefere will immediately visit your faculty to review and rectify any issues.
Dedication to continuous improvement and capital reinvestment.
Most recent investments have been in the die facility with two CNC Vertical Machining Centers. Lefere also maintains large inventories of spare parts for all capital equipment.
Deliveries from Lefere are second to none. Large inventories of standard grade raw materials provide fast turnaround and peace of mind to all customers. At any point in time it is not unusual for steel inventories to exceed ten (10) million pounds
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Product Examples
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Recent Capital Investments and near term plans
Installing an additional 10,000 pound hammer – completion 12 months
New water cooling tower installed January 2012
3rd Carbide Saw for cutting steel installed 2011.
Additional investments also continue relating to keeping the forging facility in top operating condition, including building siding and complete over haul of the overhead crane in the forge building.
Recent investment also includes a Toyoda CNC Vertical Machining Center in the die room for sinking large dies for non-symmetrical parts.
Purchased first Viper V-1500 CNC Vertical Machining Center for the die room. This machine makes smaller to mid size dies for non-symmetrical parts.
A new 300 ton press trim press has been purchased and added to the 10,000 pound hammer cell allowing for trimming of larger more complex parts.
Constructed a new building for the protection of lubricants, drums and steel shavings from rain water run off etc.
Other capital projects to be reviewed and implemented as appropriate.
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Personnel
Pete Lefere – President –
Tim Lefere – VP and Die Room Manager
Chris Lefere – VP and Quality Manager
Matt Lefere – Purchasing Manager & Secretary/Treasurer
Beth Perez – CFO & Controller
Terry Lefere – Production Control
Jim Olson – Sales Manager or
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Lefere Forge 665 Hupp Ave., Jackson, MI Phone: Fax: Sales: or