Change helps ignite manufacturing industry GTAMC hosts fourth annual summit BY MARK URBAN murban@record-eagle.com Mar 11, 2018 Chuck Werner, far right, of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center, talks during the Digital Movement breakout session at the fourth annual Northern Michigan Manufacturing Summit. Werner was followed to the podium by (from left) Jim Chan from RJG,… Read More


‘Igniting’ is the theme of this fourth annual event TRAVERSE CITY — Even the most established of businesses could use an extra spark. “Igniting” the local manufacturing base is the theme for the fourth annual Northern Michigan Manufacturing Summit on Tuesday, March 6 from 7:30-11:30 a.m. at The Hagerty Center. The event is hosted by… Read More


Customer Reviews: “Great product, prompt with shipping orders, great people to work with” Customer – Anderson Industrial Engines “The sales rep was polite, knowledgeable and the order was an ease to process” Customer – Industrial Floor Cleaners “The part was easy to find on your website, and the lady i talked to on the phone… Read More


Coming off our ten-year celebration at Traverse City’s Right Brain Brewery, the Northern Michigan Lean Learning Consortium (LLC) has more momentum than ever! They are stretching across 13 northern counties with 54 member companies, connecting them with more than 900 diverse organizations across the state through their partnership with the Michigan Lean Consortium. Lean enthusiasts… Read More


We provide the Off-Highway Market with many different Flywheel Couplings, Jaw Couplings, Stub Shafts, Bearing Supported Stub Shafts, Splined Adapters, and much more.  Having this many products requires us to provide superior packaging that can withstand today’s harsh freight environments.  We provide standard and custom boxing along with custom labeling based on our customers requirements. … Read More


Check out the video below to see just some of the custom splined adapters and splined shafts that Hayes can manufacturer.  If you are in the need for a custom splined coupling, splined adapter, or splined shaft make sure to contact our Engineering Department.  … Read More


Hayes Manufacturing success story Feature company spotlight Hayes Manufacturing, a third generation family-owned business located in Fife Lake knew they wanted to expand their power transmission products business internationally. However, after more than 60 years solely focused on domestic growth, they were unsure where to begin. After learning about the Michigan Economic Development Corporation’s International… Read More


Hayes Manufacturing has worked very hard to achieve one piece flow in our Manufacturing process.  This was accomplished in large part by the use of Cellular Flow in our facility.  We have created nine manufacturing cells and two shipping flows to accommodate our range of products.  Our lean journey started with changing our facility from… Read More


Many of our customers rely on us to provide them with custom housings or engine brackets.  The engine brackets started when some of our customer were using fabricated brackets and wanted their engine packages to be “Prettier” .  We took those fabricated brackets and turned them into smooth machined castings.  As far as our custom… Read More


We make new splined adapter on a regular basis.  It seems as though no one wants an adapter you have on the shelf, they want one that is custom to their application.  We will make you one piece or thousands of pieces.  If you have to adapt a splined shaft to a different splined shaft,… Read More