Planes, Trains, and Automobiles
The Making of Mass Transit
The manufacturing industry is no stranger to change, as materials, technologies, safety requirements, and customer demands evolve over time. Lately, the automotive sector in particular has been adapting to the new age of electric over gasoline in our very car-centric culture across North America. However, the demand for innovation in mass transit vehicles remains high on the global scale, and the sector is seeing similar evolution on the manufacturing side.
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From Click to DoorstepMapping the Supply Chain
Remember those days when you had to get into your car and drive to a store, then browse through aisles to find that thing you were shopping for and physically take it to the front desk to pay for it at these things called cash registers?

Sustainable Sales One Step at a TimeCanadian Paper & Packaging Co. Ltd.
Providing excellent customer service and an impressive selection of high-quality packaging materials for more than 85 years, Montreal-based Canadian Paper & Packaging Company, together with Arcadian Paper Converters, are working toward the growth of their business with a focus on sustainable packaging.

Wrapping Products in SustainabilitySonoco
For some companies, ‘sustainability’ is little more than a buzzword. For Sonoco, sustainable packaging, programs and services are integral to every part of the business, including packaging design, sourcing and end-of-life.

A Better Way of PackagingCharter Next Generation
With corporate headquarters in Chicago, Illinois, 14 state-of-the-art-facilities in Wisconsin, Ohio, Massachusetts, and South Carolina, 1,900 employees, and more than 100 extrusion lines, Charter Next Generation (CNG) has emerged as North America’s leading producer of high-performance, engineered, specialty films used in flexible packaging.

How Do You Package Innovation? This Is the Company to Ask.Engage Technologies Corporation
Engage Technologies Corporation is a renowned manufacturer of comprehensive packaging solutions. But it is how this company innovates both its processes and its products that is its true claim to fame.

Complete Automated SolutionsMainway Handling Systems
Since 1988, Mainway Handling Systems has been creating dependable, advanced conveyor systems and automated warehouse solutions from its headquarters in Burlington, Ontario. Mainway provides systems design, installation, and integration services for multiple logistics industries including warehousing and distribution, logistics, freight, parcel, food, beverage, automotive and manufacturing. “Mainway and our dedicated team offer a complete service,” says Marketing Specialist Matthew Pereira. The company’s one-stop, turnkey approach has helped the business earn its place in the industry.

The Future of AutomationEdgewater Automation
In a little over two decades, Edgewater Automation has grown into one of America’s premier designers and builders of factory automation systems. With competencies including automated systems for assembly, testing, inspection, data acquisition, and material handling, Edgewater serves clients across multiple markets. From automotive to electronics, consumer products to transportation, and life sciences to logistics, the experienced team at Edgewater Automation provides high-quality systems, service, and solutions to help all customers ensure success.

Taking Automation Integration to New LevelsRAMP, Inc.
Specializing in custom automation design-build and equipment fabrication, RAMP, Inc. has turned itself into a veritable powerhouse of innovation, harnessing technology to fabricate next-generation manufacturing equipment and inspection and material handling systems for customers in industries like consumer goods, medical devices, transportation, and others around the globe. Recession-proof and self-sufficient to its core, this company is set to be around for many decades to come.

Promation Knows InnovationPromation
Instead of viewing COVID-19 as a threat, Mark Zimny, P.Eng., saw it as an opportunity to strengthen his company and deepen empathy in and for his dedicated employees.

Building Tomorrow’s IndustryProdomax
Prodomax, a leading automation firm in North America, specializes in creating, designing, and producing cutting-edge automated manufacturing solutions. The company’s expertise ranges from assembly and welding to machining, material handling, and laser cutting/welding applications and processes. This Canadian company, founded in 1971, boasts two...

When the Best Manufacturers Work, This Is Who They Work WithKM Industrial Machinery
Since 1942, KM Industrial Machinery has been on the cutting edge of technology. As one of America’s foremost leaders in the machine tool industry, the Kalamazoo, Michigan-based distributor believes that, if you want to be the best, you must work with the best manufacturers in the market.

A Premium Fit for 40 YearsRathburn Tool & Manufacturing
Following COVID-19, supply chain issues made North America and the rest of the world realize the dangers of exporting fabrication. As a result, premium prototype-to-production, with the latest in computer numerical control (CNC) machining services, done on home soil has become sought after, and offers opportunity for local fabrication companies and the local economies that depend on their success.

Rapid Expansion and Growth in Clarksdale, MississippiSafTCart
Supplying everything necessary to transport and protect packaged gas cylinders, SafTCart, Inc. is a leader in quality fabrication with its roots firmly set in the Mississippi Delta. Judging by its increasing output and impressive global distribution covering all of the United States, Mexico, Canada, and beyond, the Clarksdale, Mississippi-based company is the solutions provider to a specialty field requiring quality truck beds and trailers, cylinder carts, gas canister cages, and pallets.

The A-TeamThe A-Team
Headquartered in California, Barnum Mechanical Inc. provides sanitary process and utility piping design-build services to a diverse clientele across the U.S. Now well into its fifth decade of business, Barnum is growing rapidly. Director of Business Development Andy Hooper says that the ongoing success of the business is directly correlated to the growth and success of the industries it serves, from food and beverage (F&B), to alternative proteins, water and wastewater treatment.

An Electrical Automation Systems Company in Growth ModeWestern Integrated
Western Integrated of Burnaby, British Columbia, marked its 40th anniversary last year, and is firmly in growth mode as it looks to the future. The company offers electrical and automation system design, engineering, building, installation, and commissioning for a diverse range of clients.

Realizing SolutionsLasX Industries Inc.
Since Manufacturing in Focus profiled the engineering firm in November 2021, LasX Industries Inc. has developed a new process controller, established a new business development team staffed by in-house experts, and honed its capabilities in precision converting and other applications…

The Latest and GreatestPhillips Corporation
Phillips Corporation has been solving manufacturing challenges for the United States government, industry, and education leaders for over half a century. The Hanover, Maryland-based business has grown to become a global presence over the decades, building strategic partnerships with technology leaders such as Haas Automation and EOS.

Nearly 50 Years of Fluid Power SolutionsZemarc Corporation
Zemarc Corporation has been delivering fluid power solutions for nearly 50 years. A distributor of hydraulic, filtration, lubrication, electro-mechanical, and fluid connector products, the California-based business delivers a custom fit for every application and boasts an experienced staff of engineers to fully support each customer.

Creating A Global EcosystemCCRM and OmniaBio Inc.
The Centre for Commercialization of Regenerative Medicine (CCRM) has an international reach. Launched in 2011 as a public-private partnership, CCRM aims to take advantage of Canada’s strengths in the science of regenerative medicine and transform them into commercial opportunities. CCRM looks to accomplish this goal by creating and investing in...

Planes, Trains, and AutomobilesThe Making of Mass Transit
The manufacturing industry is no stranger to change, as materials, technologies, safety requirements, and customer demands evolve over time. Lately, the automotive sector in particular has been adapting to the new age of electric over gasoline in our very car-centric culture across North America. However, the demand for innovation in mass transit vehicles remains high on the global scale, and the sector is seeing similar evolution on the manufacturing side.
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