Clayton Associates was established in 1984, and has become an industry leader in hazardous dust control solutions. Starting with Jim Clayton’s first vacuum for asbestos removal, the company began a legacy of innovation, constantly improving and enhancing the product line to best meet the needs of workers in automotive, aerospace, and industrial applications.

Today, Clayton engineers employ rapid prototyping and on-site testing to produce customized solutions for some of the most technologically advanced aircraft the world has ever seen. Clayton is best known for the ability to design solutions to solve specific dust control problems for our aerospace customers. From sanders designed for trouble areas of the F-22 Raptor, to custom piped systems that help commercial airlines move more planes through their paint hangars, Clayton solutions are engineered to solve our customers’ problems and increase productivity.

We strive to provide new and innovative solutions by listening to our customers needs and employing rapid concept to market practices.

The Clayton Team manages a fleet of demonstration vehicles across the country. We meet with our customers at their facilities, to fully understand the needs of the workers. The procedures employed to fabricate or maintain an F-22 Raptor or a C-17 GlobeMaster will likely differ greatly from those used on a Boeing 737 or Apache Longbow. We need to understand those differences if we’re going to be able to provide the right solution. We put the tools and equipment into the hands of the workers, to ensure that they are in support of the solution. We need to capture the dust, but we also need to satisfy the user. As an Air Force customer once remarked: “If the workers don’t like using the tools, they just won’t use them.”