John
Burke started his business by the inspiration of his Father. Acting
on a leap of faith, John quit his machinist job in a local
mining repair machine shop and ventured out into the business
world."I remember that I only had 1 full week of work backlogged.
I knew I could make it ! I wanted to establish an Industrial
Job Shop with diverse capabilities, like none other in
the region." 
Burke Tool & Manufacturing
Inc. started in 1978 under the name of Star Manufacturing
Company located
in Hurst, Ill. I then moved to Tamaroa, Ill. in
1979 to a rented building on East Main St. I sold New and
Used Machinery of all types, and built special machines,
tooling for all area industries. I sharpened and rebuilt
dies for Turco Manufacuturing Inc., Swingset and Gas GrillDivisions.
(*Later Charmglow Outdoor Lesiure Products Inc. and Sunbeam
Corporation) Built a lot of New dies for Production Lines,
started In House Heat Treating. Purchased 4 Surface Grinders
to keep up with the flow of business from Turco/Sunbeam/Charmglow
alone.
I have extensive
expertise in progressive die building and maintenance.The
name of the business was
changed in 1985 to Burke Manufacturing Company. Then incorporated
in 1987 with the legal name of Burke Tool & Manufacturing
Inc. In Tamaroa I designed and built the Superliner* Bulletproof
Tire System*, this work was done for Wright Patterson Airforce Base in Ohio
I designed a tire washing machine and filling machine. The washer removed mold release from the tire casings
and the filling machine filled each tire with a polymer that caused the tire to "Self Heal"
even it shot with 20 Nato rounds the tire would retain the pressure for it to function properly.
Two versions were built a prototype version and a versitile production version. Jet tires,
Hummer and Truck tires were filled and utilized first in the Desert Storm conflict in Iraq
and today in all phases of military trucks, passenger & fighting vehicles.
It was good to have a role in keeping our military safe and at a high standard of rediness!
The company was moved to a much larger facility at 339 East Olive Street, DuQuoin,
Ill. in 1990 . Another Location has been recently added at 1237 Industrial
Park Boulevard in May of 2002.
We have recently added a New Haas SL-30 Turning Center, a Brother
Drilling & Tapping
Machine a Kia Turning Center, Hurco & Kira Horizontal High Speed Horizontal, NTC & Mori Seiki Flexible Machining Centers, Rockford Hydraulic Slotter,
and a Haas HS1-RP Full 4 Axis* Horizontal Machining Center to
our lineup, we can now
run more complicated parts, even spiral/Helical milling "in
house".
Like most job
shops we service all the local industry
and constantly
reach out for accounts in other cities. We service accounts
all over the
country and Canada at this time, in all types of industries,
the more diverse the better.
Some of the products you use everyday may have had their start
or
may have been madeby Burke Tool & Manufacturing Incorporated.
BURKE TOOL'S MODIFIED MILLER CANNON
BURKE MANUFACTURING'S MODIFIED MILLER CANNON
 Time off in Mexico
 Time Off Cruising
 John & Jeannie in St. Thomas V.I.
 At Giant City
 Burke Anniversary Cruise 2007
 Floating in St. Thomas V.I.
 Relax on the Beach in St. Marteen
 Blue Water - Virgin Islands
 Grandbaby
 Great Grandma Madge & Grandbabies
 Fall Leaves
 Grandpa Burke & grandbabies
 Good Times
 Remember Their Sacrifice
Pray for US troops & Pray for Israel too we are in this together.
Please visit our facility soon !
John H. Burke / President
Jeannie M. Burke / Vice President
Max Burke/Engineer |
