Wenzel (WZL) Industries is a North American precision manufacturing and downhole drilling tools company serving OEMs, Tier 1 suppliers and energy customers around the world. With advanced facilities in Jefferson, Wisconsin, and Edmonton, Alberta, Wenzel provides precision CNC machining, engineering, protective coatings and specialized products for industries including automotive, agriculture, aerospace, defense, firearms, marine, energy and electronics.

The company’s history brings together two proud manufacturing legacies. Its Jefferson operation began in 1980 as Anderson Machining and developed a strong reputation for high-volume, tight-tolerance component manufacturing before becoming Basin Precision Machining in 2015. In Edmonton, Wenzel Downhole Tools built an international reputation for reliable drilling motors, drilling jars, shock and vibration tools, and other specialized equipment used in oil and gas, geothermal, mining and civil drilling applications.

In 2025, Wenzel Downhole Tools and Basin Precision Machining merged to form Wenzel Industries. The combination united complementary machining expertise, specialized engineering capabilities and decades of manufacturing experience under one brand. With production facilities in both Canada and the United States, Wenzel offers customers greater capacity, improved supply chain resilience and dependable access to high-quality North American manufacturing.

Today, Wenzel Industries combines sophisticated automation and lean manufacturing with a deeply established culture of quality and continuous improvement. Its advanced equipment, rigorous inspection processes and ISO- and API-aligned quality systems allow the company to produce complex components and drilling tools with the consistency, traceability and on-time delivery demanded by customers in high-performance industries.