2. KJL HISTORY
We are located at 44047
Phoenix Dr. in Sterling
Heights, MI at 19 &
Mound area.
Building purchased in
2006.
Over 10,000 square feet.
8500 sq feet of
manufacturing.
800 square feet of
inventory space.
More space available
offsite if needed.
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3. KJL History
KJL is a precision machine shop with capabilities from
prototype to production.
Company started in 1984.
Kristin Wikol started in 1993 and ran the company and
increased sales by 40% for 12 years before purchasing it
in 2005.
KJL is a small business with less than 20 employees but
we have sales that exceed 3 million.
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4. Organizational Chart
Kristin Wikol
President/Owner
Catherine Delbridge
Office Manager
Lori Loria
AP/AR & Shipping
Tom Reichenbach
John Depa
Quality Control
Manufacturing Supervisor
Shop Supervisor
Machinists
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6. EQUIPMENT LIST
CNC LATHES
With turning capabilities of up to 25 inches in diameter and machining up
machining
to 47 inches between centers.
Johnford (2003) - 10quot; Chuck
Leadwell (2002) - 10quot; or 12quot; Chuck
Yang (1999) - 10quot; Chuck
Daewoo (1998) - 8quot; Chuck
Romi (2005) - 10quot; Chuck
Femco (2007): - 15quot; Chuck
CNC VERTICAL MACHINING CENTERS
Yang (2005) 40x20 travel with 4th axis
Lipu (2005) 40 x 20 travel with 4th axis
SuperMax (2001) 40 taper 23x15 travel
SuperMax (1999) 40 taper 40x20 travel
Okuma Howa (2001) 40 taper 40x20 travel
INSPECTION EQUIPMENT
Large Optical Comparator
Surface Finish Tester
Hardness Tester
Full set of plus size pins
Large amounts of ring and plug gages
Misc. inspection equipment
MISC EQUIPMENT
Mori-Seiki Manual Lathe
Mori-
Bridgeport Manual Mills
Drill Press
Production Saw
Surface Grinder
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7. What KJL Can Provide
Reduce your costs by our processing and tooling
used.
We can hold inventory and deliver JIT with a one
year commitment on production parts.
We can improve your lead times as we are at 60%
capacity.
KJL offers technical improvements to your
drawings that could reduce both cost and timing.
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8. KJL Machined Parts
Stud Receiver
Two part assy.
Close tolerances
between holes and
contours.
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9. KJL Machined Parts
Clutch Shaft
This shaft is machined
from a steel forging.
Diameters are held to
.0005 tolerance and
concentricity within .001
over the entire length of
the part which is 10
inches end to end.
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10. KJL Machined Parts
Receiver Assembly
This is a four piece assembly
consisting of two steel parts,
one brass, and one plastic
detail.
Sizes are held within .001 on
some operations.
All threads are check 100%
with certified go and no go
gages.
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11. KJL Machined Parts
Air Cylinder
Turned from bar stock
holding a 16 micro finish.
The diameters are held to
a +/- .0005 and
concentricity to .001.
We designed a milling
fixture to achieve a 3/32
hole which is 4 inches
deep where there is only a
.015 thick wall.
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12. KJL Machined Parts
Collet
This part is turned in a flip
operation creating a complete
turned part within one cycle.
The diameters and
concentricity are maintained
within .001 and a 16 micro
finish in designated areas.
The milling operation is
performed on a fourth axis
indexer, engraving the part
number, drilling holes and
saws the part into six sections.
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13. Quality
KJL prides itself on doing
difficult precision work
and we put in place
process checks to ensure
our quality goals are met.
All gages are kept in
quality area.
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14. Quality
We monitor our quality
performance internally
quarterly and find a defect
rate of less than 1% on
average.
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15. Quality
Our gages and inspection
equipment is calibrated
internally and externally by an
outside source based on the
gage and its usage per our
ISO procedures.
All gages are inspected
visually for obvious defects
and all are certified within 2 to
3 years.
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16. Summary
KJL Industries is a small but very talented company that
places a strong value on customer service as well as
quality.
We have maintained our ISO certificate since 1999.
We obtained our Woman Owned Business Certificate last
year.
Our goal is to grow our company without sacrificing our
current customer service or the values that our company
was built upon.
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