Cleveland’s Lucas name reaches back to 1901, when the first Lucas horizontal boring mill was shipped; Lucas Precision was formed there in 1990 to keep those machines working. Today, as part of the Czech-based Fermat Group, the company serves owners of Lucas, Carlton, and Natco equipment with the specialized support needed to preserve and modernize long-lived machine tools.
FERMATFERMAT grew from a family-and-friends team founded in 1990 by Jiří Ferenc and Mr. Matys into a Czech machine-tool manufacturer with more than 470 employees across three continents. Based in Brno and Lipník nad Bečvou, the company is known for building horizontal boring machines for industrial customers worldwide, producing more than 100 machines annually.CLEVELAND, OH
LeBlond LtdFounded by R. K. LeBlond in 1887, LeBlond Ltd. carries forward a machine-tool tradition that began with metal-cutting lathes. The company now helps owners keep LeBlond equipment working, drawing on a product-support team with 160 years of combined experience and maintaining OEM parts for machines made across the LeBlond lineage.AMELIA, OH
Cleveland Steel ServicesCleveland Steel Services traces its machining heritage to 1956 and produces high-tolerance CNC-milled and turned components in Cleveland, Ohio. Acquired and rebranded in 2022, the shop combines the legacy of Murray Machine & Tool with veteran-led ownership and modern subtractive manufacturing for demanding American industries. It is also a State of Ohio Certified Veteran-friendly Business Enterprise.MIDDLEBURG HEIGHTS, OH
Columbus Machine Works, IncColumbus Machine Works is a Central Ohio machine shop founded by Mike Stacey in 1997, combining traditional shop-floor know-how with modern CNC manufacturing to make, repair and rebuild parts and equipment. The company grew from one antique lathe, one milling machine and one employee into a full-service operation serving customers for nearly three decades, including a distinctive specialty rebuilding M1 Garand op-rods and restoring related firearm components. Mike’s long-standing interest in historic machinery also led to the design and manufacture of the M.A.D.E. Ornamental Turning Lathe and the Lindow Rose Engine.COLUMBUS, OH