History

Registered users can download CAD, view 3D images, view PDF sketches and shop The Wolverine Bronze Company’s Fixture Bases, Legs and Components have been the leader in standardized details since the 1970’s. Originally designed by a domestic automotive manufacturer who had the foresight to realize that checking fixture costs and quality would benefit from standardizing common details such as angles, risers and drop assemblies in building checking fixture tools. The benefits include: economy of scale, higher quality standards through consistent machining techniques and reduced tool construction time.

The products, originally marketed under the Artco name and acquired by Wolverine Bronze Company in 1971, have gone from the standard of one company to the standard of companies all over the world. The Artco name was dropped in the early eighties and the products became known as Wolverine Standard Components and Fixture Bases. With the advent of this web site we are introducing the FBLC products division.

The product line was expanded over the nineties to meet changing demand. A metric version of the line was added and steel components became available. Today these details are available in aluminum with English or metric dimensions and steel with English or metric dimensions.

Quality

Quality control has been the ground rule of the FBLC Division since its inception. Each component and base is CMM or laser inspected to catalog tolerances before shipping. All bases ship with a report showing flatness and squareness. With 100's of thousands of parts shipped over the years, less then 1/2 of 1% have been return for defects.

Consistent quality is a tradition at Wolverine Bronze Company because we know that it pays off on your shop floor in reduced construction hours and on your customers’ plant floor in years of useful tool life.


Other Wolverine Bronze Companies
Wolverine Bronze Company
ISO 9001:2000
Certified		 Wolverine Bronze Company is a non-ferrous jobbing foundry serving the Automotive, Aircraft, and Aerospace industries by producing a broad range of Aluminum, Copper and Bronze castings from ounces to 60,000 lb.

In addition, we manufacture and distribute an internationally respected product line of cast aluminum and welded steel bases, standard fixture components and special application bases and castings.
International Casting Corporation
ISO 9001:2000
Certified		 International Casting Corporation can pour casting in a wide variety of alloys from one pound to 12,000 pounds. Our niche is that of a ferrous foundry specializing in prototype, jobbing and semi-production castings.
Spartan Grinding
ISO 9001:2000
Compliant		 Spartan Grinding is a full service machine shop that can process a wide variety of machining tasks. Spartan Grinding can process your job to completion if you wish; our combination of machines and material handling equipment allows us to efficiently process your job at competitive rates.
TBL Fabrications
ISO 9001:2000
Certified		 TBL Fabrications is a metal fabrication supplier. We take pride in our technical knowledge, spirit of innovation, versatility, quality workmanship, on time delivery and competitive pricing.
Accurate Boring
ISO 9001:2000
Certified		 Accurate Boring has been providing quality-machined parts to our customers’ requirements since 1970. Our Boring mills range in size to 144” X 360”. Coupled with sophisticated CNC controls Accurate is able to produce a broad range of tooling from prototype to production. 3 and 5 axis machining and the ability to do shop floor programming allows us to maintain our readiness to provide dependable service at a competitive price.