Lean Manufacturing

What is Lean Manufacturing?

The “Lean” concept focuses primarily on the elimination of waste from all business processes. Lean involves specific concepts that are intended to provide quality products, delivered on time at the lowest total costs.

The Lean process is based on values as defined by the customer and seeks to eliminate non value-added activities.

Here at The Cleveland Punch & Die Company we are implementing a Lean Initiative in an effort to improve ourselves, our products and our service to our customers. Please feel free to share your Lean experiences and check back from time to time for updates on our projects and progress with our Lean Manufacturing at The Cleveland Punch & Die Company.        

NASCC 2010

The weather in Orlando is very warm, however the action inside the Gaylord Convention Center is very “HOT”!


The Cleveland Punch and Die Booth #613 has been very busy meeting with old friends and meeting new customers who are looking for better solutions, top notch customer support and the very finest tools manufactured in the industry.  The attendance has been outstanding with a very positive vibe for the remainder of the 2010 year. We are looking forward to building and sustaining these relationships in the future. As always, please call or email us with any inquiries! 

NASCC Tickets

Give us a call if you are looking for tickets for the 2010 NASCC show in Orlando Florida. We are giving away FREE tickets with all tooling orders when you mention this blog. Check out all the info about the show here and don't forget to come see Cleveland Punch and Die in Booth 613!

Cleveland Punch en Español

Los Ponches de Cleveland y de Die sitio web de la empresa, ahora puede ser traducido a más de 52 idiomas diferentes mediante el uso de la Google Toolbar. Cleveland Punch and Die especializa en punzones, matrices, cuchillas de corte, las nueces de acoplamiento y otros accesorios para todas las máquinas de hierro de los trabajadores. Estamos encantados de ayudarle con sus herramientas de las necesidades de hoy! Llámenos a nivel local o internacional en el 800-451-4342 o envíenos un email a espanol@clevelandpunch.com. Esperamos servir a su necesidad de herramientas que viene.

Website Translation

An article written this past weekend by Miguel Helft of the New York Times discusses the use of Google Translation for web site translations. (Click here to view the article). This translation service can be used on any website by downloading the Google Toolbar.

We find this service extremely useful here at Cleveland Punch and Die to reach a whole new market of customers! With today's business market becoming more digital every day, reaching new customers online is of the utmost importance. By using this FREE service, any website can be translated into over 52 languages!

Geka Catalog Now Online

A PDF copy of our Geka Catalog is now available on our website. Please visit our Geka Page for your copy today! As always, if you have any special application questions or if you are looking for something not covered in our catalog, just give us a call. We are available from 7am to 6pm. (888-451-4342)

Special Application Tooling - Architects and Artisans

Architects and Artisans are tapping into the technology we employ here at The Cleveland Punch and Die Company. Our computer aided design and manufacturing technology not only allows designers to punch unusual configurations, but also gives artisans new ideas and a fresh look on how things can be made. A punch and die set that we recently completed allowed a company to use punched out shapes from license plates to start up a jewelry line! While you may see our website and think our tools are only used in heavy sheet metal fabrication, we love the opportunity to discuss how our punches and dies can be used in new and unique ways. Do you have a new idea for a special purpose punch and die? Give us a call today and discuss it with one of our experienced engineers!