Manufacturing & Assembly

When productivity is the focus, GLR’s sub-assembly and manufacturing services will reduce labor, tooling, inventory and floor space. Great Lakes Rubber works with original equipment manufacturers and aftermarket customers in a variety of industries that require exacting specifications, testing and post-assembly validation. We specialize in low-value high-specification assembly, including gasket and hose assembly, cutting and crimping.

Value Add Production-Ready Parts

Hose cutting and crimping
End-to-end hose assembly
Access to Parker’s eConfigurator for hose assembly
Hose banding
Hose pressure testing
Gasket fabrication and assembly
Tube and valve assembly
End-of-process leak testing
End-of-process mechanical testing
Prototype assembly
Labeling, barcoding and kitting

Driven by Precision and Accuracy

All projects adhere to PPAP and ISO 9001:2015 standards, ensuring confidence in our production processes and product standards.

Supply Chain Flexibility

GLR offers volume flexibility and fast turnaround to help procurement deal with supply chain challenges. Customized services such as tagging with unique part numbers, labeling and packaging also improve efficiencies in receiving and warehousing.

“We specialize in low-cost parts that play a critical role in end-product performance for major manufacturers. Failure is not an option. That’s why we lead with ISO 9001 and stress total quality management in all that we do.”

The GLR Advantage

Dedicated Support and Responsiveness

Each customer is assigned a dedicated sales and service team who understands your needs, complies with your exact specifications and monitors performance.

Total Quality Management

Quality is not a department at Great Lakes Rubber, it is part of our culture and why OEMs have depended on us for nearly 70 years.

Empowered to Perform

GLR employees approach each project as their most important one, inspiring a higher level of trust – one of the unique benefits when working with a family-run company.