How we can help

To stay competitive in today’s fast-changing market, companies must do more with less—often with fewer employees or tighter budgets. Balancing day-to-day operations with new initiatives is tough, and reassigning staff or hiring new employees isn’t always practical. Hiring takes time, comes with tax and benefit obligations, and if the hire doesn’t work out, the process must start over.

Consultants offer a smart alternative. We act as temporary, highly skilled professionals who can ramp up quickly thanks to our broad experience. We’re cost-effective, require no long-term commitment, and can step away once the project is complete.

About Us

17 Years In Business and 43 years Combined Engineering & Design Experience!

Bob Clafton

Owner & Founder

Experienced Designer with a history of working in the mechanical and industrial industry. Skilled in SolidWorks, product design, project management, and industrial design. Diploma in Mechanical Drafting & Design focused in Mechanical Drafting from Central Lakes Staples

Tim Clafton

Engineer & Partner

Currently working as aftermarket engineering systems supervisor at Cirrus Aircraft. Past experience with industrial bidding and heavy equipment design and development. Graduated UND as a mechanical Engineer.

We want every customer as a reference

Experience at your service. Let us help solve your design problems.

Mechanical Engineering Design

We offer services in all areas of mechanical design. No matter your project needs whether it is the design of heavy structures, machine design, bringing a new product to market, project management, or just about any mechanical type design we have the expertise to get the job done. If we don’t, we can get you pointed in the right direction to other companies we have worked with and formed solid relationships with to help you succeed.

The place where you’ll get the perfect solution for all your engineering design needs.

Experience!

  • Machined Engine Parts
  • Mufflers
  • Composite Parts
  • Cowlings
  • Composite Jigs & Fixtures
  • Canopy Design
  • Landing Gears
  • Mold Design 
  • Pattern Layout for foam
  • No Mold Composite Layouts
  • Engine Mounts
  • Instrument panels
  • Seat and cockpit design
  • Complex 300 feature machined parts
  • Reverse Engineering
  • Small intricate parts
  • Large industrial machined flanges
  • Machining Castings face details
  • Turned Part Design
  • Gears
  • Automation Machine Design
  • CAM Programing to run tool paths
  • PLC Schematics For Fixtures
  • Machining Fixtures
  • Go/No Go Gages
  • Gun Components
  • Welding Details
  • Sheet Metal
  • Industrial Duct Work
  • Industrial Pipe
  • P&ID Schematics
  • Plasma Table Programing
  • Welding Jigs & Fixtures
  • Bins
  • Rotors
  • Pump Casings
  • 3d scanning of Bins & Pipe
  • Pattern Layouts
  • Structural Steel Processing

Contact Us
Bob Clafton
Phone: (218 )256-1209
Email: bobc@claftonandclafton.com