Clark Lake Machine Inc

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Diversification of products keeps workers busy at Clarklake Machine By Ingrid Jacques | For the Jackson Citizen Patriot Sunday January 25, 2009, 7:02 AM Times are tough for the manufacturing industry, but the owners of Clarklake Machine Inc. are taking the pour economy as a challenge. Michael DeKarske, president and plant manager, said the company has continued to do OK through diversifying its product line. The family-run business at 9451 S.

Historically, Clarklake Machine, originally started out as a tool and die shop, the company was incorporated in 1966 as Saari Associates. Michael and his brother Mark together with their father, the late Henry DeKarske purchased the company in 1981, and received QS-9000 certification in 1997. The company has continually evolved by expanding to a 20,000 square foot facility that performs precision prototype transition to production machining, manufacturing and assemblies that earn the highest ratings from a wide range of repeat customers.

In This Corner ? Mike DeKarske By Shannon Maynard | For the Jackson Citizen Patriot Sunday Aucust 31, 2008 Mike DeKarske is co?owner of Clarklake Machine, Inc. He and his brother, Mark, have run the business since their father retired eight years ago. Clarklake Machine, Inc. formerly Saari Associates, Inc. started in 1966. Over the past 40 years, the business has gone through many changes. It was started by Roy Saari and two partners, then purchased in 1981 by Henry DeKarske and his two sons, Mark and Mike. Eight years ago, Henry DeKarske retired, leaving his sons to run Clarklake Machine.

The Enterprise Group of Jackson, Inc. (EG) was established in 1997 to lead business recruitment and retention in Jackson County. Their goal is to streamline the economic development process. The EG is comprised of Jackson's leading business organizations: Jackson Area Manufacturers Association, Academy for Manufacturing Careers, Jackson Small Business & Technology Development Center, Procurement Technical Assistance Center of South Central Michigan, Armory Arts Village and Economic Development Division - former Jackson Alliance for Business Development.

A local precision parts manufacturer knows that when your machines aren't running, customers don't get their products on time, and you're not making money. So when three computer numerical controlled (CNC) machines broke down at the same time several months ago at Clarklake Machine, workers there had had enough. The problem was with the carousel disk the firm was using on its Haas VF-series milling machines, which are used to produce parts for heavy-duty trucks and motorcycle transmissions. The solid disk can hold up to 20 interchangeable tools the computer-guided machine is able to use.

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