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WHO WE ARE

Clearline is a privately owned manufacturing and metal finishing and polishing company with a rapidly growing portfolio that demonstrates its industry expertise. Providing automated robotic metal finishing, polishing and private label manufacturing, the company is poised to meet the changing needs of the motorsports industry. From development and manufacturing to marketing and management, Clearline is a full-service company committed to maximizing the success of each project through careful research and planning, matched with boundless ingenuity.


Clearline opened its doors in 1979 as a cutlery manufacturing business out of an 800 square foot building in rural Iowa. Several years later this business grew and added an industrial blades division known as Ranger Blade Co. Over the years the company has continued to expand to meet the needs of their diverse customer base. The company now occupies a 30,000 square foot facility in Traer, Iowa and employs over 30 people. With the introduction of a new customer in 1999, Clearline added robotic finishing and polishing technology to its breadth of capabilities. With this new project, the company began finishing stainless steel truck parts for a major industry supplier. In the years that followed, Clearline has continued to work with suppliers in the transportation and metal goods industries including: aircraft, medical, agricultural, watercraft, motorcycle, automobile, and racing. 

MEET OUR TEAM

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Ashley Youngblood

Chief Executive Officer
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Ranger Blade

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Jeremy Youngblood

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Sales Manager

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Maureen Hanus

HR Customer Account Manager

Production Manager

Production Manager

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Todd Harmsen

Production Manager

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Eric Lazenby

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Production Manager

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Tooling

Gary Boomgarden

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Production

Tom Harmsen

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Secretary/Treasurer

Cheryl Rausch

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Dorothy Kahler

Shipping / Receiving Lead

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Janelle Betts

Vice President

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Lou Rausch

President

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Sales Manager

Steve Droste

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HAPPY RETIREMENT STEVE!

IN LOVING MEMORY OF REX BETTS

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