Company History Gerald established Stecker Machine Company with his brother in 1973. The company began primarily as a tool and die shop and employed two people. In 1977, due to the addition of several new customers, the emphasis began shifting toward production machining. This commitment was reinforced in 1979 when the company purchased it’s first CNC machine. Additional CNC machines have been purchased as the company continued to grow in production machining.  This type of work also dictated the purchase of sophisticated inspection equipment to allow for efficient and accurate checking of parts. In 1984, the company moved to the location that served as the main plant for 17 years. Several additions were made to the original building from 1990 to 1995 bringing it to it’s final size of 35,000 square feet. In addition to this building, additional space of up to 52,000 square feet was being leased at a nearby facility. In February of 2001, the entire building that was being leased was purchased and improvements were made to make it an efficient production facility. This building includes 100,000 square feet of manufacturing space and 10,000 square feet of offices and production support facilities. In 1998, executive management committed the company to develop, implement, and achieve ISO-9002 certification. This goal was achieved in October of 1999. The focus for enhancement of the quality system was then shifted toward QS-9000 certification, which was achieved in October of 2001. Current Operations The company currently has 150 employees on three shifts. The focus continues to be on production machining of castings of various sizes and quantities. Along with the production machining, we offer support services for this type of machining which include prototypes and fixture design and building.  We have the capabilities necessary to competitively produce parts with annual quantities from 25 to over 250,000. We understand that we can provide value to our customers by producing parts in the beginning of the product life cycle when design improvements and process developments are necessary, during the peak of their life cycle or at the end of their life cycle when they are no longer economically feasible for the customer to manufacture in a dedicated cell that was designed for high production. Future Goals To effectively continue to meet the ever increasing requirements of our customers, we will continue to offer exceptional production machining and support services. In addition, we will continue to use the strong relationships that we have with our suppliers. These relationships allow us to provide our customers with complete products that include castings, raw materials, heat treating, grinding, and metal finishing and coating beyond our machining. These relationships also allow us to use these resources to effectively participate in the design of new parts with our customers to optimize manufacturability and therefore minimize costs. We also understand the competitive advantage of utilizing the global marketplace in procuring raw materials that are used in customer products.  We have begun establishing relationships that will also allow us to use these sources to come up with the most cost competitive solution. Quality Policy Stecker Machine Co., Inc. is committed to providing our customers with a superior product and service which meets or exceeds their requirements, delivered on time at a competitive price. This is accomplished through a commitment to a strategy of continuous improvement at all levels throughout the company.