L&H is fully committed to bringing in and nurturing the best talent, empowering them to do their best days work, and to provide growth within the company. Without this, we would not be the company we are today. This drive and passion embedded in our culture enables our employees, and our company to move forward… Read more »
Posts Categorized: Recognition
Portrait of a Machinist | Evert Hill
The way L&H does business is rooted in honesty, integrity, loyalty, and respect, and with employees that share these same values, we are an even greater company because of them. When employees care, go above and beyond just because it’s the right thing to do, and always question the process to make it better than… Read more »
Day in the Life – Mike Wandler, President
Assembling a world class team of people that serve the customers better than the competition in facilities capable of redesigning, remanufacture and building new heavy industrial parts is the goal of company president, Mike Wandler. His passion for the company started at age 14 when he started working alongside his dad and continues to grow… Read more »
Day in the Life – Brian Maurer & Nicolae Adam
Gear design and engineering is a complex discipline, requiring design considerations and calculations for feasibility and utility. Gear configurations and associated mating parts are essential components to a machine’s operation; furthermore, the longevity and efficiency of these components is critical to production and operations. When working on a new gear design, an example of design… Read more »
Day in the Life- Justin Elmer
With a passion for working on machines and growing up around the methane and oil field industry, Justin Elmer knew he wanted to grow a career in manufacturing and service for heavy industry. Raised around his father’s service company in the Methane fields of Wyoming, Justin had worked as a young man from machining, welding,… Read more »
Day in the Life – Jordan Rhodine
They say on the job experience is the best form of education; well that was exactly the case for a young engineer at L&H Industrial when he was hired and put to work on his first project. In 2013 when Jordan Rhodine was hired at L&H industrial he was a recent college graduate and ready… Read more »
Bucket Wheel Excavator
THE CHALLENGE Rebuilding a defunct bucket wheel excavator into a higher-performance machine At an inland port in Superior, Wisconsin, one of BNSF Railway’s three bucket wheel excavators, used to load taconite (low-grade iron ore) on ships, had been out of service for many years because parts were no longer available for the 50-year-old machine. Anticipating… Read more »
NASA Crawler-Transporter 2
THE CHALLENGE Upgrading one-of-a-kind undercarriages on the world’s largest self-powered land vehicles The U.S. National Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA) needed to upgrade one of the twin Crawler Transporters, the largest self-powered land vehicles on Earth, to carry a new generation of bigger, more powerful rockets and spacecraft to and from the launch pad at Kennedy… Read more »
L&H Industrial Rebuilds Taconite Reclaimer
Heavy equipment repair specialists complete a different type of project with tight timeline By Steve Fiscor, Editor-in-Chief Repairing draglines, electric shovels and mills, L&H Industrial has refurbished many pieces of large mining machinery. A little less than two years ago, the BNSF Railway, a customer familiar with L&H’s experience with heavy maintenance projects, approached them… Read more »
L&H Nominated for Chamber Awards
L&H Industrial is honored to have been nominated for the following awards from the Campbell County Chamber of Commerce: Chamber Award of Excellence The Chamber’s Award of Excellence is given to one large and one small business that provide an outstanding product or service in Campbell County. Nominees must employ 25 employees or more as… Read more »