About Lean Industrial

Lean Industrial exists to make manufacturing more reliable and easier to manage. The company operates as a CNC machine shop and manufacturing partner, using engineering discipline and systems thinking to support repeatable production and dependable delivery. The focus is building parts and processes that work consistently over time.

What We Do

Lean Industrial provides CNC machining and manufacturing support for production parts, growing programs, and work that benefits from clear execution and follow-through. Machining is performed in-house, with additional manufacturing steps integrated when they reduce hand-offs or simplify coordination. This includes work that starts small and becomes repeatable, as well as job shop or one-off work when it is a good fit operationally.

Why the Company Exists

Lean Industrial was founded to be the kind of manufacturing partner the founder wanted to work with as an engineer. One that communicates clearly, understands production realities, and takes responsibility for delivery instead of creating more work upstream or downstream.

Founder Background

I’m Dale Holtkamp, a mechanical engineer with more than a decade in manufacturing and operations. My work has supported automation, robotics, product design, and production management in ISO-certified plants, OEMs, and startups. Along the way, I’ve helped reduce scrap by hundreds of thousands per year and cut inventory by more than 80 percent through straightforward design and lean process improvements.

I started Lean Industrial to apply that experience directly and to work with companies that want better systems, stronger production, and fewer problems. When the process is understood and documented from start to finish, that makes manufacturing easier.

How We Work

Lean Industrial works with customers who value clarity and reliability. Engagements range from job shop work to repeat production, with scope evolving based on what makes sense for the part and the program. Some relationships stay transactional. Others grow as parts stabilize and programs mature, especially when manufacturing benefits from tighter coordination and fewer hand-offs over time.