Lou-Rich
Lou-Rich is a vertically integrated, employee-owned, ISO-certified contract manufacturer based in Albert Lea, Minnesota. In business for over half a century, this company offers fabrication and welding, machining solutions, painting and finishing, assembly, complex manufacturing, engineering, and design for manufacturability.
Stewart Sutherland
Stewart Sutherland, Inc., is an eco-friendly family- and woman-owned business that designs, manufactures, and distributes packaging products and specialty paper. Based in Vicksburg, Michigan, the company marked its milestone 65th anniversary this year.
Terradyne Armored Vehicles
Terradyne Armored Vehicles, Inc. designs and builds armored vehicles for law enforcement, border patrol agents, and military medical personnel. At its base in Newmarket, Ontario, the company celebrated its tenth anniversary this year as an independent manufacturer of ultra-tough four-wheeled vehicles. Armored vehicles produced by the ISO-certified company have been put through stringent testing involving bullets and bombs.
Western 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.
Patriot Products Group
The Patriot Products Group continues its dizzying growth, while introducing new products, tweaking existing wares, and codifying internal quality controls.
Premier Gear & Machine Works
Premier Gear & Machine Works, a family-run firm in Canby, Oregon, is on the upswing after enduring some tough times. Founded over a century ago, the company performs fabrication, machining, manufacturing, and wire electrical discharge machining (EDM). It also repairs motors, gearboxes, and wind turbine gears and services and sells machinery for wood processing.
Dorsey Trailer
Founded over a century ago, Dorsey Trailer of Elba, Alabama designs, manufactures, and fabricates trailers that haul goods on roads and highways. Its trailers have been used by NASCAR, country music bands, and even the makers of hit TV shows. Plenty of other clients, big and small, also favor the firm’s wares.
Samuel Automation
Much remains the same at Samuel Automation in Waterloo, Ontario since the firm was profiled April 2023 in Manufacturing in Focus. The company, which custom-designs and manufactures automation solutions for industrial and manufacturing clients, is still sharp, focused, and innovative. The biggest change has been a move into new markets, evidence of its commitment to growth.
Creative Packaging Solutions
Creative Packaging Solutions (CPS) of Keyport, New Jersey, has spent more than two decades developing perfect packaging for retail clients. This encompasses bottles, tubes, trays, jars, boxes, canisters, and just about anything else that can house a commercial product sold in stores or online. Tapping into a network of manufacturers, the company obtains and sells packaging that is both aesthetically pleasing and resilient.
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Manufacturing is in the midst of transformation. The industry has evolved from basic building to far reaching and varied techniques that have produced a myriad of new products for consumers.
Macrodyne Technologies
Already established as North America’s largest press manufacturer, Macrodyne Technologies, an expert in direct drive servo, spindle servo, and hydraulic presses, is looking to expand its capabilities, its reputation, and its influence overseas by breaking into new markets and applications with its world-class solutions, state-of-the-art technology, and deeply rooted engineering expertise.
Quest Industrial
Creating a successful business takes hard work, vision, and the readiness to enter unknown territory. In the early 2000s, robotics as a field was starting to take off across the United States, but in the Midwestern state of Wisconsin, few were involved at the time.
Mainway Handling Systems
Since its inception in 1988, Mainway Handling Systems has been at the forefront of creating innovative solutions through designing and installing conveyor systems and automated warehouse solutions. Located in Burlington, Ontario, the company offers comprehensive services, including systems design, installation, and integration for a diverse range of logistics customers. These customers span multiple industries, including warehousing, distribution, freight, parcel, 3PL, grocery, and manufacturing.
Selkirk Signs
Growing from a small family-owned business into one of the leading sign manufacturers in the industry, Selkirk Signs celebrates an impressive 40 years in 2024.
Makloc
For over 50 years, Alberta-based Makloc has served the building needs of customers in oil and gas, commercial and industrial, and the renewable energy sector. Known for quality, customer service, and on-time project delivery—no matter how far-flung the project—Makloc is a one-stop shop for both modular and field construction projects.
