There’s nothing quite like the taste and texture of fresh-caught salmon, berries picked at the peak of their growth, or a pizza just out of a wood-fired oven. However, for all those consumers who...
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How Manufacturing is Cutting CarbonManaging Emissions in Manufacturing
As glaciers melt in the Arctic, wildfires ravage parts of Alberta and California, floods wreak havoc in India, and Europeans succumb to unprecedented heat waves, it seems that our planet is...
The Sweet Life of a Successful Grower-Owned CooperativeMichigan Sugar Company
A grower-owned cooperative, Michigan Sugar Company is headquartered in Bay City, Michigan, with sugar beet processing facilities in Bay City, Caro, Croswell and Sebewaing, Michigan; warehouse...
Protecting People and PropertyRadius Fire Protection
Radius Fire Protection, based in Richmond, British Columbia and serving the greater Vancouver area, including Hope and Whistler, is Canada's only fire protection company offering complete fire...
Made in North AmericaStarting Small and Making It Big in Manufacturing
Here at Manufacturing in Focus, we enjoy sharing stories of entrepreneurial success, of manufacturing businesses that literally started on “a wing and a prayer,” and, by leveraging skills,...
Thermally Modified Wood That’s Built to LastThermalWood Canada
Wood is universally loved for its natural beauty, warmth, and inviting feel, creating a connection to nature that few other materials can match. However, wood also comes with certain inherent...
World-Class Tooling That Exceeds ExpectationsFranchino Mold & Engineering
When shiny new objects leave the factory to enter the marketplace, no matter how varied they are, they all have one thing in common: whether SUVs or speed boats, medical equipment or consumer goods,...
Sensational Quality Leads to Stunning LooksCrystal Sensations
Established in 1998, Crystal Sensations of Markham, Ontario is a world-renowned designer and manufacturer, producing stunning, eclectic, and distinctive corporate gifts, recognition and milestone...
Where Fresh Comes to LifeLobster Life Systems
Located in Lodi, New Jersey, Lobster Life Systems (LLS) is the premier designer and manufacturer of custom sustainable aquatic environments in the U.S. The company’s offerings include high-quality...
If It Has to Do with Containers or Trailers, Maine Trailer Can Handle ItMaine Trailer
Maine Trailer Inc. is a multifaceted company headquartered in Hampden, Maine, with branches in Auburn and Presque Isle. To learn more about the services and products it offers, we spoke with...
Floating on AirAeroGo
What would you have done if your company was trying to take advantage of oil prices at $150/barrel (as they were once), and wanted to position an oil rig over an abandoned wellhead in a Los Angeles...
Innovative Solutions for Lower Costs Industry-WideAmeriGlobe
With headquarters in Lafayette, Louisiana, and a second operation in nearby Eunice, AmeriGlobe is the largest bulk bag manufacturer in the United States. It is dedicated to producing solutions that...
Transform Your Space With FlooringJupiter Protective Flooring
Since 2016, Jupiter Protective Flooring has emerged as the go-to source for high-performance epoxy, urethane, and polished concrete flooring treatments, serving manufacturing, commercial, and...
Manufacturing Moving ForwardWelcome to the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development
The UN’s decision to proclaim the next 10 years as the International Decade of Sciences for Sustainable Development “represents a unique opportunity for humanity to use the critical role sciences...
Sustainability, Net Zero, even Rolling Resistance – Michelin’s on a RollMichelin North America
Since 1891, when Michelin brothers Édouard and André, who ran a rubber factory in Clermont-Ferrand, France, applied for their first patent for an easy-to-remove pneumatic bicycle tire that lent...
The ‘Easy Button’ for EngineersImpact Fab
For 30 years, engineers and managers at leading manufacturing companies have trusted Impact Fab, a full-service custom fabrication shop with two locations in Holland, Michigan, to construct the...
Wherever the Heat Comes From, Protection Comes From Pyro ShieldPyro Shield
Pyro Shield, with locations in Crown Point, Indiana and LaPorte, Texas, is a one-stop shop for temperature-resistant custom fabrication and roll goods for applications in harsh industrial...
Keeping Industry Running Smoothly and SafelyCincinnati Gasket and Industrial Glass
Recently, we had the pleasure of speaking with Matt Uecker, Sales and Marketing Manager, and learning that what goes on inside Cincinnati Gasket and Industrial Glass’ 65,000-square-foot...
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...
A Breakthrough in Bulk Bags that Don’t Break ThroughAmeriGlobe
This past November, AmeriGlobe, headquartered in Lafayette, Louisiana, announced that its revolutionary patented product, the Fusion Bulk Bag, the first practical and safe non-sewn bulk bag ever...
Where Precision Meets ProductionTechnical Metals Inc.
Technical Metals Inc. (TMI), a privately owned company based in Fairbury, Illinois, is a metal fabrication company which has been providing quality manufacturing solutions since 1970. Before coming...
Where Precision Meets ProductionTechnical Metals Inc.
Technical Metals Inc. (TMI), a privately owned company based in Fairbury, Illinois, is a metal fabrication company which has been providing quality manufacturing solutions since 1970. Before coming...
Wall to Wall Solutions for the World’s FloorsGerflor Canada
Gerflor (with a soft ‘g’ as in ‘George’) Canada, with offices in Montreal and Toronto, offers design-led, innovative, decorative, eco-responsible, and complete solutions as one of the world’s...
After 157 Years, These Fire-tube Boilers Continue to Steam AheadJohnston Boiler Company
Since 1864, the Johnston Boiler Company of Ferrysburg, Michigan has been laser-focused on custom-manufacturing the most efficient fire-tube boilers in the market. So confident is the company in its...
Bringing New Meaning to CleaningDustbane
The pandemic has taught us much: domestic manufacturing is critical; cleanliness is vital against infection; and we must care for each other and our environment. These are the things Dustbane,...
Changing CourseManufacturing for Public Health
N95 masks. Hand sanitizer. PPE. Respirators. Plexiglass barriers. Social distance signage. Rapid Testing Kits. Contact tracing apps. Vaccine against a previously unknown Coronavirus. In January...


























