HAVER & BOECKER Wire Weaving

Employee Size

51-200

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Mentor, OH

Founded

1887

Founded in 1887 by Carl Haver and Eduard Boecker, HAVER & BOECKER Wire Weaving manufactures precision woven wire mesh, filters, and fabricated components for industrial and architectural applications. The family business combines more than 138 years of wire-weaving experience with engineering support, while its W.S. Tyler heritage extends into particle-analysis equipment and test sieves. Its North American operation is ISO 9001 certified and based in Mentor, Ohio.

• HAVER & BOECKER Wire Weaving IncFounded in 1887 by Carl Haver and Eduard Boecker, HAVER & BOECKER Wire Weaving Inc. manufactures precision woven wire mesh, filters and particle-analysis equipment. The company remains family-owned and brings more than 138 years of weaving experience to engineered solutions, including custom-fabricated components and architectural mesh. Its North American operation also carries forward the W.S. Tyler name, whose test-sieve work helped establish the basis for modern particle-size standards.MENTOR, OH
• Cleveland Wirecloth & Manufacturing CoFounded by A.L. Crone in Cleveland in 1914, Cleveland Wirecloth & Manufacturing Co. weaves industrial wire cloth and turns it into precision-fabricated components for demanding applications. The company designs and manufactures in-house, combining more than a century of weaving expertise with engineering support and capabilities such as laser cutting. A founding member of the American Wire Cloth Institute, Cleveland Wirecloth maintains ISO 9001:2015 and AS 9100D certifications and remains family-owned following its 2023 acquisition by Freshwater Capital.CLEVELAND, OH
• IWM International LLCEstablished in 1888 as Hamilton Wire Company, IWM International manufactures fine wire and woven wire mesh in Pennsylvania, along with fabricated components and contract manufacturing services. The company is credited with engineering the first U.S. looms capable of weaving wire mesh and later patenting electrogalvanized mesh. Today, IWM operates 55,000 square feet dedicated to fine wire and more than 215,000 square feet for woven mesh production, with quality systems certified to ISO 9001:2015 and environmental systems compliant with ISO 14001:2015.HANOVER, PA
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