What sets Newact apart starts on the shop floor. Their large-format CNC machining capability for plastics and aluminum — including CNC routers with 5′ × 10′ travel — means they can tackle parts that most shops simply turn away. More importantly, they don’t just cut big parts; they hold tight tolerances across those large surface areas. That combination of scale and precision is rare, and it’s what makes Newact the right call when your plastic or aluminum component can’t afford to be close enough.

Newact’s rubber molding operation is built around one key advantage: everything stays in house. From compound selection and mold design to press time and finishing, their team controls the entire process. That in-house tooling capability means faster turnaround, tighter quality control, and the flexibility to make design changes without the delays and markups that come with outsourcing your tooling. Whether you’re working with thermoset rubber, thermoplastic elastomers, or specialized compounds, Newact has the press capacity and expertise to deliver parts that perform.

Perhaps one of the most underappreciated strengths at Newact is their ability to scale with you. Many manufacturers force you to choose — either commit to high volumes or pay prototype pricing forever. Newact bridges that gap. Their team supports customers from the very first prototype through low-volume production runs and on into full-scale manufacturing, without requiring you to requalify a new supplier at every stage. That continuity means fewer headaches, consistent quality, and a partner who understands your part as well as you do.

The team at Newact also brings genuine design support to the table. Need help selecting the right machined plastic or molded rubber compound for your application? Working through a challenging plastic geometry? Their experienced engineers can assist with material selection, part design, and mold design — turning what could be costly trial and error into a streamlined path to a finished, production-ready component.

For companies sourcing precision plastic, aluminum, and rubber components across the Midwest and beyond, Newact Inc. represents a unique combination of capability, craftsmanship, and capacity. Whether you’re launching a new product or looking for a more reliable manufacturing partner on an existing line, Newact is ready to deliver — at scale, to tolerance, the first time.

Modern Metalworks reflects their work today as a dependable, integrated metalworking partner with the people, equipment, and process discipline to support short- to medium-run OEM programs.

What started in 1970 as an eight-person shop has grown into a 396,000 square foot manufacturing facility serving OEMs across multiple industries. Along the way, Clow’s capabilities expanded well beyond stamping to include laser cutting, CNC machining, forming, welding, assembly, and in-house tooling.

The name Clow reflects who they’ve become: a broader, more integrated metalworking partner built for the next generation.

While the name is changing, Clow’s leadership, ownership, and culture remain the same.

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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

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!

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.