“A Supplier Who Handles the ‘Complicated Stuff’”

A mid-size packaging-equipment company was redesigning its carton-forming machine. The new design required:

• Laser-cut stainless plates
• Welded frames
• Several machined gears & shaft
• Plastic machined guides
• BOM filled with custom fasteners

Normally this meant managing many different vendors, causing delays and cost overruns. They brought in Weigel & Associates. W&A help coordinate the entire build:

• Laser cutting and metal fabrication through one principal
• CNC machined gears and shafts through their gear specialist
• Machine guides through our plastics partner
• Fasteners sourced from their hardware network

The company went from juggling several suppliers to just one project manager at W&A.

Impact:
✔ Faster build cycles
✔ Lower total cost
✔ Better quality consistency
✔ Fewer headaches for engineering and purchasing teams

Clow Stamping Company specializes in low-to-medium volume (2,500-250,000 EAU) Metal Stampings & Fabrications. The family-owned business is in their 55th year of operation and specializes in providing cost-effective solutions for customers using their state-of-the-art lasers, press-brakes and mechanical stamping punch presses.

Utilizing common fixturing or by creating tooling with their in-house tool group, Clow Stamping can meet your quantity and delivery needs from their Merrifield, MN stamping facility.

Please review our updated Capabilities Statement below and feel free to call us at 513-438-8600 to discuss your future needs!

In the vibrant industrial heartland of Ohio, there thrives a company known far beyond its hometown borders: Weigel & Associates. For over 30 years, this family of manufacturers’  representatives has woven reliability, innovation, and craftsmanship into every custom part it brings to life.

From Embers to Engines — Crafting More Than Just Components

Picture a world where the things around us—the conveyors, enclosures, springs, and gears—aren’t just parts but stories waiting to be told. Weigel & Associates brings these stories to life with a suite of capabilities:

• Metal Fabrication – Whether it’s laser-cut stainless up to ½″ or mild steel to ¾″, the team shapes hoppers, conveyor frames, weldments, and more, all with precision and care (Weigel Associates).
• Machining – From CNC lathes to manual routers, Weigel offers turning, milling, drilling, reaming, and more—for metals and plastics like polycarbonate and nylon (Weigel Associates).
• Molding – Their rubber and plastic injection molding run deep, from 50 to 550-ton presses, creating everything from hydraulic seals to micro plastic parts (Weigel Associates).
• Custom Gears – Need internal or external gears, splined shafts, or worm gearing up to 56″ in length? From 1.5 to 125 D.P., they’ve got it covered (Weigel Associates).
• Metal Stamping – Powered by presses from 45 to 400 tons, their stamping department handles it all—from delicate instruments to robust chassis—with precision and efficiency (Weigel Associates).
• Springs & Wireforms – Whether it’s micro-scale spring designs (0.007”) or custom wireforms, their craftsmanship ensures reliability in cameras, automotive, medical devices, and more (Weigel Associates).
• Plating & Finishing – With hard chrome or electroless nickel plating, grit blasting, polishing, and stress-relief baking, they bring shine—and strength—to every part (Weigel Associates, MapQuest).
• Fasteners & Hardware – Not just parts—but lifelines—offered with inventory management solutions like consignment, just‑in‑time, or perpetual stock for ease and cost‑effectiveness (Weigel Associates).
• Reverse Engineering – When the original part is lost to time, their reverse engineering team steps in—replicating legacy parts with precision, documentation, and cost-consciousness (Weigel Associates).
• International Sourcing – When scale and savvy matter, they partner with AECA (since 2005) to tap into global manufacturing of molded, stamped, machined, and assembled components—all while ensuring quality and affordability (Weigel Associates, Explorium).

The Soul Behind the Service

At the core of Weigel & Associates is a steadfast commitment to ethics, excellence, and partnership:

• Founded in 1999, the company has steadily represented premier manufacturers to OEMs, end users, and distributors across multiple states, including Ohio, Indiana, Kentucky, Georgia, and Florida (Weigel Associates).
• Their guiding principles emphasize trust, confidentiality, and long-term relationships—with both customers and manufacturing partners alike (Weigel Associates).
• Rooted in trust and professionalism, they’ve served their industry through memberships in MANA and MAC, earning recognition as a Member in Good Standing for over two decades (Weigel Associates).

In Summary

This is more than a company—it’s a seamstress of components and connections. Weigel & Associates transforms raw ideas into reliable realities, blending fabrication finesse with ethical service. Every gear they engineer, every spring they coil, and every fastener they stock is bound with the lifeblood of pride, precision, and partnership.

Clow Stamping Co. is thrilled to announce that they have broken ground on a new 107,000 square foot building expansion project!

This groundbreaking endeavor opens up an incredible world of opportunity for Clow Stamping.

This state-of-the-art facility will not only provide Clow with increased capacity to serve our clients better, but it will also pave the way for innovation and excellence in our industry. Clow is committed to delivering exceptional products and services, and this expansion reinforces their dedication to meeting the evolving needs of our customers.

This project will directly benefit the Brainerd lakes area community by creating jobs and stimulating economic growth. By expanding their team, Clow will be able to tap into the incredible talent pool in this region and work together to achieve remarkable milestones.

This expansion follows the addition in automating large portions of their raw material and blanking areas over the last year including a new 8000W fiber laser and more automated blanking presses.

Clow would like to express their sincere gratitude to our dedicated employees, valued clients, and the supportive local community for their unwavering trust and belief in the company’s vision. This groundbreaking moment wouldn’t be possible without their invaluable contributions.

Recently Clow was also awarded the “Supplier Excellence Award” by Kubota. This expansion is continued validation of the quality partner Clow can be for you and our existing partners!

Stay tuned for more updates as we progress towards the completion of this terrific expansion.

If you are experience order or inventory limits, work with Weigel & Associates to find out ways to manage your inventory via our warehousing and volume management solutions!

W&A along with a local partner can work with you on blanket orders and part releases from their warehouse in Cincinnati. Can you only take 500 or 1000 pieces at a time but need 10,000 EAU pricing for your scale of business? We can help!

We work with our list of principals as well as other partners to help with your needs? We can even help fulfill orders with providers who might not have existing terms or approvals with your business. Need to order an obsolete item that you see on EBay? Let us help!

Contact our team today and we can discuss any custom parts that you might need on a blanket, scheduled release, international sourcing warehousing and more.