SUNSET INDUSTRIESPrecision Machining · Est. 1959 American Owned & Operated · Since 1959 Request a Quote
Company

Three generations
of precision.

Founded in 1959 by four families chasing the American dream — and still family-owned, still machining the parts that are critical to industry.

Our Story

Pride in every part.

Sunset Industries was incorporated in July 1959 by four partners, three of them Slovenian immigrants who came to Cleveland through an Austrian refugee camp after the Second World War. Together they built a machine shop out of the skills they brought with them, the discipline the trade demands, and gratitude for a new start. One of those founding families — the Hauptmans — still owns the company today.

What began as general and tool machining grew into a specialty: precision components for hydraulic fluid flow, mechanical clamping, electrical power and aircraft fuel systems, made for the tier-one divisions that supply every major airframe and engine program. Those customers audited us, then trusted us to inspect and release our own work — a status we have held for decades.

The third generation is now preparing to lead the next step: multitasking machines, automated inspection, robotic automation and a digital backbone across the business — while the artistry of the skilled machinist and the values of the people who founded the shop remain intact.

Ribbon cutting at the Sunset Industries facility on Tyler Boulevard, 20217567 Tyler Blvd - 2021 Ribbon Cutting
Mission & Vision

Why we machine.

Our Mission

To build more than aerospace and industrial components — we are dedicated to precision, driven by quality, and committed to customer partnerships that propel our industry forward.

Our Vision

To shape the future of manufacturing by preserving the artistry of the skilled machinist while integrating cutting-edge technology — and to be the partner of choice for mission-critical components, built on trust and skilled craftsmanship.

Values

The values of our fathers remain intact.

V-01

Integrity First

Steadfast customer service, honest answers on schedule and capability, and respect for every employee and supplier. If a part is wrong, you hear it from us before you find it.

V-02

Craft & Technology

We preserve the artistry of the skilled machinist and pair it with the best equipment we can buy. Neither one alone makes a flight-critical part.

V-03

Say Yes When You Can

The difficult print, the compressed lead time, the odd lot size — if it can be done well, we find a way to do it. If it can't, we tell you that too.

History

Revision history.

67 years, read the way we read everything else — as a revision block. Each line is a change that made the company what it is; the next one is in work.

RevDateDescription of changeBy
AJUL 1959Four partners, one shop. Sunset Industries is incorporated in Euclid, Ohio, by four partners — three of them Slovenian immigrants who came to America through an Austrian refugee camp.Founders
B1980s–90sAerospace becomes the specialty. The second generation turns a general machine shop into a fuel-system and hydraulics specialist for tier-one aerospace divisions — and earns the certified-supplier delegation the shop still holds.Gen 2
C2000sAS9100 and multi-axis. The quality system is registered to AS9100 and ISO 9001; the floor moves to multi-axis turning centers and 4- and 5-axis milling. Done-in-one becomes the standard.Gen 2
D2019–2020The move to Mentor. Out of room in Euclid, Sunset finds the Tyler Boulevard facility in January 2019, takes possession in January 2020, renovates and moves in by summer — production running, zero layoffs, through COVID-19.Gen 2 · 3
E2025–The third generation steps in. New multitasking and high-speed milling platforms, a modernized equipment base, workflow and machining automation, and a digital backbone across the business.Gen 3
Facility

26,000 sq ft in Mentor, Ohio — with room to grow.

Machining, assembly, a dedicated inspection department, and shipping and receiving under one roof on Tyler Boulevard — 25 minutes east of Cleveland, 30 from Cleveland Hopkins. We moved here in 2020 with twice the floor space of the Euclid shop and property on site for additions, so new programs and new equipment have somewhere to land as the company grows. Visitors are welcome; the best way to evaluate a supplier is to walk the floor.

Aerial view of the Sunset Industries building at 7567 Tyler Blvd, Mentor, Ohio7567 Tyler Blvd — Mentor, Ohio
Elevated view across the CNC machine floorThe machine floor
In the News

Worth writing about.

The News-Herald · August 31, 2021

Room to Grow

Front-page feature on Sunset's move to Mentor: twice the floor space of the Euclid shop, room for new equipment, and a ribbon cutting with the second- and third-generation leaders of the founding families.

Parker Aerospace · October 2024

Top Supplier Award

Recognized at the Parker Aerospace Supplier Symposium as a top supplier — the result of decades of on-time delivery and a quality rating above 99% on a demanding, flight-critical part family.

Sunset Industries · 2019

Sixty years of Sunset

Founded in 1959, Sunset marked six decades in business the same year it found its new home — still owned by one of the families that started it. The story began in a refugee camp in Austria; the local press told it as "Slovenians followed their American dream."