About Ryder-Heil Bronze
Ryder-Heil Bronze has been supplying castings to the industry for over a century after its incorporation in 1910. After only supplying castings for the first 18 years of our business, we began manufacturing finished machined bronze bearings and thrust washers from 1928, accelerating our business to today.
After the success of this addition, we were able to expand Ryder-Heil Bronze in 1970 to include a new foundry and pattern storage area, increasing the facility’s space to over 35,000 square feet. This made it possible to add a new line of rectangular bronze wear plate in 1986, something we still always carry in stock.
By 1997, a new modern machine shop was built, giving Ryder-Heil Bronze an additional 9,750 square feet of manufacturing space, bringing the total space today to nearly 45,000 square feet. To this day, we continue to be a leading job shop for making bronze bushings to the specifications of our valued clients’ blueprints.
Running our operations behind the scenes, is our owner, Herb Kleine. Herb has been a valued employee since 2002 and owner since 2008. Herb has over 30 years of specialized experience in the bronze industry. After taking over as owner in 2008, he has helped guide the company’s efforts, while maintaining a great relationship with our employees. He continues to focus on Ryder-Heil Bronze’s mission of creating superior, custom-tailored bronze products for our clients.
Here at Ryder-Heil, we all work together to acheive the same goal: To satisfactorily serve you means we'll be here to do it again.
~ Herb Kleine