Cleco

About Cleco Tools

Cleco has been engineering precision power tools since 1894, when it was founded as the Cleveland Pneumatic Tool Company. With more than 130 years of innovation behind it, Cleco has grown from its roots serving foundries, shipbuilders, and petrochemical plants into a globally recognized name trusted by some of the world's most demanding manufacturers — from automotive giants like GM to iconic names like Harley-Davidson and Caterpillar.

Headquartered in Lexington, South Carolina, Cleco operates facilities across North America, Europe, and Asia, delivering fit-for-purpose tool solutions to production lines on every continent. The brand's longevity is no accident: it is built on a foundation of durability, dependability, and relentless innovation that has made Cleco the benchmark against which other assembly tool brands are measured.

What Cleco Makes

Cleco's core expertise lies in connected assembly tools and material removal tools engineered for high-repetition, safety-critical production environments. Their lineup spans cordless, DC electric, and pneumatic assembly tools — including nutrunners, screwdrivers, impact wrenches, pulse tools, and torque wrenches — alongside pneumatic power motors, fixtured spindles, and grinders designed for material removal and fine finishing work.

One of Cleco's landmark achievements was introducing the LiveWire™ platform — widely recognized as the world's first cordless tool solution purpose-built for safety-critical fastening applications. This breakthrough changed industry perceptions about what cordless tools could accomplish on modern assembly lines. More recently, the Cleco 19 Series screwdrivers — featuring the proprietary Clecomatic® clutch — have set a new bar for repeatable accuracy in demanding fastening tasks.

On the material removal side, Cleco's grinders, sanders, and drilling tools are known for withstanding the most rugged industrial environments. Lightweight design, elastomer coatings, and balanced moving parts minimize operator vibration and fatigue, allowing technicians to maintain peak performance across long production shifts.

Industries Cleco Serves

Cleco's tools are found across an impressive breadth of industries. In the automotive and motor vehicle sector, their corded and cordless assembly platforms help ensure precise torque on safety-critical joints. In aerospace, Cleco is one of the only pneumatic fastening brands to meet and exceed strict aviation assembly requirements. Their tools also play a key role in agriculture and heavy equipment manufacturing, appliance and electronics assembly, heavy truck and trailer production, and even oil, gas, and petrochemical operations.

Under the broader Cleco Production Tools umbrella, the brand has also absorbed several storied sub-brands — including Dotco, Master Power, DGD, and Recoules Quackenbush — expanding its capabilities in fixtured spindles, material removal, and precision drilling to offer a comprehensive, integrated tool ecosystem.

Why Professionals Choose Cleco

What sets Cleco apart is not just the quality of individual tools, but the company's commitment to being a total solutions partner. Their mPro™ global controller platform provides plant-floor connectivity with always-free software, enabling manufacturers to monitor, trace, and optimize every fastening operation in real time. Cleco's Intelligent Spindles are ISO-certified for precision accuracy and built for a maintenance-free service life that gives production engineers genuine peace of mind.

Whether a shop needs a single pneumatic screwdriver or a fully integrated, networked assembly system, Cleco brings 130-plus years of engineering expertise to the challenge — making them a trusted partner for professionals who cannot afford to compromise on quality or uptime.