All Rekluse products are designed, manufactured, assembled and distributed under one roof in Boise, Idaho. Take a behind the scenes look at the journey a part takes from raw aluminum to product ready to be installed. 

Each step of our production process is carefully managed by our team to ensure all our parts meet our high standards of quality and craftsmanship. 

Your clutch begins its life as raw aluminum bars that are stored in our shop. Different parts use different alloys to ensure optimal performance, depending on the final product's demands. 
The aluminum bars are then loaded into the band saw to be cut into pucks (blanks). 
The thickness of the blanks depends on what product is being made. For example, these will become pressure plates. 
The blanks are then loaded by a member of our skilled manufacturing team into our robot-tended CNC machines. CNC (computer numeric control) machining is a manufacturing process in which pre-programmed computer software dictates the movement of factory tools and machinery. Rekluse uses Versabuilt machine tending equipment.  
The robot grabs the blank off of the shelf and loads it into the machine. 
The size and geometry of each part's features dictates which tools need to be used and what type of CNC machine is needed. These are all the tools used for one part in one machine. The tool sets are changed and maintained by a team member to ensure quality during every step of the process. 
Once the part is machined, the robot takes it out of the CNC machine, puts it back onto the shelf and grabs the next blank. Pictured here are fresh Honda clutch covers.
Pictured here: Kawasaki Core Manual TorqDrive pressure plate. Each part has been engineered to deliver the best possible performance for its intended application. For instance, the openings in the pressure plate are designed to maximize oil flow and minimize weight, all while maintaining the needed rigidity. The spiders are just cool. 
Pictured here: Manual Slave Cylinder housings. Learn more about the advantages of these slave cylinders here. 
Once all the blanks that were loaded in the machine are cut into parts, they are removed from the robot and go through a quality control inspection by one of our talented manufacturing team members. Each batch is checked to ensure it meets our quality standards, with many parts being finished by hand to remove any burrs.
Pictured here is a depth check on a pressure plate. Once everything is verified to be within spec, the parts are ready for the next step in their journey. 
The finished billet parts are then anodized. Anodizing is a protective treatment that greatly increases durability and wear resistance. Our products typically receive a clear-hard anodizing of various thicknesses, depending on the part's intended function. Once parts are anodized, they are stacked on shelves until it's time for them to be assembled into a clutch kit. Pictured here are RadiusCX hubs for Yamaha YZ450Fs.
After clutch covers are anodized, they are engraved in-house, then placed on the shelf with the rest of the parts. 
These EXP disk bases house all the magic found in your auto clutch. These are waiting to be put together with their wedges, springs, and quarter turn pins. Learn more about how an auto clutch works here. 
Pictured here: RadiusCX pressure plates for KTM/Husqvarna 450 models.
When an order is placed, our dedicated assembly team members use a "pick list" to gather the necessary parts for your clutch, then put all the parts into the product boxes. 
All the assembled clutches are either placed on the shelf to await a future shipment or brought to our shipping team to get on their way to their new owners. Your next clutch is on one of these shelves! 

If you are ever in the Boise area, stop by and say hi and see the process for yourself! We're open 8-5 Monday - Friday.

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