Our Mission

The mission of CEL is to serve our customers with the highest level of customer satisfaction, providing competitive prices and products developed and delivered on time by our innovative, and empowered workforce.

Advancing Sensing Technologies since 1920

Cleveland Electric Laboratories is a family-owned business that has proudly served our customers for 100 years. CEL provides top-quality products, excellent customer service and exceptional attention to critical details that our customers require and have come to trust. Since 1920, all of our products and services have been delivered with customer requirements and success in mind, and our utmost attention paid to quality, efficiency, and integrity in every step of the process.

We take your trust and confidence in CEL very seriously. Understanding that our products are central to the accuracy of your high temperature process, we are committed to meeting the requirements of your rigorous manufacturing or testing standards.

Our History

1920

Cleveland Electric Laboratories (CEL) founded to provide repair service of electric meters for railroad and Cleveland industries

1954

Frederick J. Lieske, an employee of CEL for 12 years, became owner and President

1981

Jack Lieske appointed President

1986

New Twinsburg Facility

2000

Received ISO 9001 Registration

2002

Achieved A2LA Accredited for Calibration Services ISO/IEC 17025

2004

Added the Advanced Technologies Group (ATG) facility opened in Tempe, AZ

2013

Designed the Active Surge Control

2013

Developed the Smart Fastener

2013

Fiber Optic Rotation Position Sensor

2014

Patented the Fiber Optic Switch

2014

Position Sensor using Fiber Bragg Gratings to measure Axial and Rotational Movement

2015

Developed the Mass Sensing Platform

2016

Patented the Sagnac Interferometer Event Sensing and Locating Device

2016

Developed the Acoustic Transducer Apparatus and Method of use

2016

Designed & Developed the Thermocouple Transition Body

2024

Scott Puhalsky appointed President

The Highest Level of Accuracy in Thermocouple Manufacturing

Our state-of-the-art manufacturing facility and materials testing lab delivers unparalleled accuracy in temperature sensing.