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1411
EAST 39TH STREET CLEVELAND, OHIO 44114
PHONE (216) 431-8484 FAX (216) 431-1738
1-800-473-8483
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Wade
Dynamics History
On December
3, 1963, after 16 years of managing a machine
shop in Cleveland, Ohio, Conward Wade realized
that there was a need for dynamic balancing in
Cleveland. Back then, the technology of
balancing was in it's infancy, and Con saw the
vast possibilities. With the support of
his wife Mary, Con's idea evolved into Wade Dynamics
Balancing & Extractor Corporation.
Our original focus
involved EDM (Electric Discharge Machining)
work, Con's specialty. However, with a little
ingenuity, some advertising and quite a bit of
word-of-mouth, Wade Dynamics balancing division
was born. Rather quickly, this booming division
overshadowed the EDM department and within the
first twelve months, Con and Mary had to hire
six new employees and purchase two more balancing
machines.
During the 1970's,
Con's only son, Dennis, discovered a new technology
that could eliminate our biggest problem: having
to turn down jobs due to worn or damaged bearing
sections. The addition of metallizing technology
to our company had a bigger affect than any of
us imagined possible. Not only did it give
our customers an alternative to scrapping a part,
it also developed into a division of it's own. Hundreds
of customers flooded our shop with damaged, worn
and mismachined parts that were too costly to
scrap when compared to this new solution. Wade
Dynamics was now a one-stop-shop!
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During
that same decade, Dennis again established a new
department called field
balancing. This division enabled our technicians
to dynamically balance various pieces of rotating
equipment at the customers plant. This new
technology gave us the ability to balance virtually
anything! No matter what diameter or weight,
these new portable instruments, along with the
techniques learned over the previous 10 years,
enabled Wade Dynamics to open itself to a whole
new market.
The
beginning of the computer age gave us the technology
needed to create an internal quality control
program. This was yet another service designed
to maintain our superior level of performance
for our customers. Our QC program was even
established long before ISO standards were universally
recognized. Today, our entire shop is ISO
9002 qualified! Wade Dynamics continually
strives to stay on top of the latest in technologies
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Over
the years we became aware that the missing link in
this industry involved machinery maintenance. How
much time and money could our customers save if we
could monitor the unbalance of a machine and prevent
deterioration? The answer to that question
came in the mid 1980's. Vibration analysis was
introduced, and with it a whole new way of thinking. We
could now offer our customers periodic "Health
Check-ups" to prevent the inevitable...a breakdown! By
periodically monitoring the vibrations of the motor,
bearings, fan, spindle, etc., we are able to predict
when a machine will fail, and more importantly, what
steps need to be taken by the customer to avoid that
costly emergency and unnecessary internal breakdown
and repair.
The natural
evolution of a family business took it's first step
on December 3, 1988 when Con and Mary Wade handed
over the business to son Denny and daughter-in-law
Denise Wade. Denny and Denise have since then
increased sales by more than 85% by doing what we
have always done: Offering the highest quality service
that can be found in any of the fields we service!
Now, as I prepare to step into my dad's shoes, I
look forward to continuing to foster this company's
growth by maintaining our superior level of service,
as well as integrating the latest technology into
our business.
Sincerely,
Peter D. Wade |
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