About Lefler Manufacturing & Development

Commitment to Excellence

Lefler Manufacturing & Development excels in Developing & Producing a limitless variety of:

Lefler Manufacturing & Development is a family business built on Old World Craftsmanship with over 90 years of combined experience. The original business was founded by Harold S. Lefler, the father of the company’s president, in the early 1950’s in Burbank, California. His tool and die experience started in numerous job shops around World War I and included experience in the early Henry Ford automotive production plants. Beyond this, he studied Tooling, Die Design and Engineering at UCLA just prior to World War II.

Richard C. Lefler, the current company president, has continued this Commitment to Quality and Total Customer Service. This experience has been combined with a forward-looking emphasis on incorporating modern technologies such as computers, CNC machines and wire or standard EDM. Together these factors allow us to provide the most practical, cost-efficient solutions to your demanding Tooling and Production needs.

Lefler Manufacturing & Development is a growing and dynamic organization that has been supporting the needs of the OEM Manufacturing community for over 50 years. We specialize in complex stamping for variety of industries, including but not limited to the automotive, aerospace and commercial.

Over the years, Lefler Manufacturing & Development has been involved in many programs, from prototype in automotive to production in commercial sector, some of which include engine boosting systems, automobile loading instruments, automobile accessories, commercial stamped parts. Our contribution to these programs include tool design, prototypes, production of deep draw, stamping, forming and assemblies.

Located in Burbank, California, Lefler Manufacturing & Development is geographically located in an ideal position to support the needs of our customers, and provides ease in working with our suppliers. Our facility totals 10,000 square feet and we house several punch presses ranging from 20-300 ton in capacity to support all of your development and manufacturing needs. We are utilizing computerized ERP system for our manufacturing quoting, scheduling, shop control and shipping/receiving.

We are approved by several automotive and commercial OEM companies. Our quality system is set up based on ISO 9000, Automotive QS 9000 and aerospace AS 9100 Standards. We have been awarded supplier excellence achievement awards and preferred status in the commercial and automotive market.

Pride In Achievement

Traditionally, Lefler Manufacturing & Development receives numerous awards for outstanding performance from companies we are honored to serve.