Cleveland Oak is a family business founded in 1916 which now consists of three operating divisions:
        • Oak Friction Product Division
        • Material Processing Division
        • Conveyor Components Division

    Oak Friction Division               
  Our Oak Friction Product Division contract manufactures friction plates and shoes, bonds friction material to customer supplied parts and fabricates friction products for a variety of industrial customers such as press manufacturers, stamping plants, appliance, automotive and machinery manufacturers and many others who need parts to start, stop or regulate motion utilizing friction materials. We stock many types of linings and are capable of manufacturing parts small enough to fit in your hand up to approx. 10 ft in diameter. We manufacture quantities from upwards of a million pieces per year down to one or two very large clutch plates at a time.

   Material Processing Division     
   Our machinery that we use to manufacture friction material is also put to use for other customers whose needs range far beyond friction products. Our computer controlled water jet capabilities enable us to cut almost any material up to 2 in. thick with the accuracy to .003". Glass, Plastic, Rubber, and Metal can be cut without changing the composition of the material as virtually no heat is generated during the cutting process.
   We also have large capacity ovens and shot blasting machines to clean and prepare many types of parts: We routinely clean and blast metal parts and clean rubber from metal substrates. We have the capability to surface grind, precision sand and machine many materials. We specialize in composites but also have turned large steel clutch plates and done other metal working as well.

    Conveyor Components Division     
   Cleveland Oak's Conveyor Component Division manufactures a line of patented idlers which have been specifically designed to improve the efficiency of bulk material handling belt conveyor systems.
   Our TRACKSTAR return training idler keeps belts from destroying themselves prematurely by keeping them centered on the return or underside of the conveyor.
Its patented single bearing design balances the belt on itself preventing the wandering and instability which occurs when conventional return training idlers are used.
   Cleveland Oak RIBBED IDLER COVERS are rubber covers extruded in sleeves with thick longitudinal ribs. These ribbed sleeves are installed on conventional return idlers in either a STRAIGHT RIBBED or CHEVRON RIBBED pattern. The straight rib acts as a belt beater, cleaning unwanted carry back from the belt. The chevron pattern also helps clean the belt but runs smoothly keeping build up from altering the shape of the idler and causing training problems. It is especially effective where rubber disc type idlers are currently being used.