In a time where antibiotic resistance and other looming medical quandaries are driving innovation in an ever-growing industry committed to saving lives, growing the manufacturing of laboratory and hospital equipment, pharmaceuticals, and medical devices on North American soil is imperative to national safety. To this end, the United States’ medical equipment industry alone is rearing to expand to nearly $75 billion over the next four years—predicted to be the largest single market of this kind in the world.
Pauline Müller
SterileCare Inc.
Unlocking the Secret to Beating Superbugs
Catheter lock solutions are medically tested and approved liquids used to promote the anti-coagulation of blood and to provide antimicrobial protection inside catheter tubing while it is not in use. But not all lock solutions are equal. Canadian SterileCare Inc.’s patented KiteLock 4%, a non-antibiotic antimicrobial catheter solution, is destroying superbugs on home soil and beyond.
Dawson Metal Company
Thermal Broken Doors to Transcend Trends
When designing buildings that leave a lasting impression, the look and quality of entrance doors can make or break the look of any façade. Building codes are becoming increasingly strict concerning energy preservation and safety, so installing architectural doors that perform optimally is a necessity rather than a luxury. Dawson Metal Company’s answer to this modern construction demand is its Transcend thermally broken entrance, launched this March.
Innovative Machining
28 Years of Top Quality Machining
With Innovative Machining, LLC, securing comprehensive custom solutions and component fabrication services is as easy as setting up a call. Over a nearly three-decade legacy of putting independence first, this company has been focused on the future from the day John Milanowski first opened the doors of its original 3,000-foot facility twenty-eight years ago. Today, the result of that vision has culminated in an offering so complete that customers needn’t even think of turning elsewhere to fulfill any part of their fabrication process.
Barclay Mechanical
A Fantastic Place to Work – And It’s Growing
Barclay Mechanical is a leader in industrial mechanical construction that is taking safety management to an entirely new level on projects across America. By becoming the positive change they want to see in the industry, and by implementing all-encompassing safety protocols, the team is proving that injuries are preventable, and that the construction industry can be a much safer, more humane place to work than it used to be. As a result, people love working here, and they demonstrate it by staying.
Vexos
Taking Electronics Manufacturing to New Heights
When talking about Vexos, one phrase inevitably comes to mind: Technology leader in EMS. With innovative custom materials and manufacturing capabilities, Vexos serves customers around the world from its manufacturing facilities in the USA, Canada, Vietnam, and China. It is, therefore, no surprise that the company is exceeding even its own expectations with a swift growth trajectory.
Star Thermoplastics
In the Race to Innovate, Slim and Trim Pays Off
There’s a saying about dynamite and small packages, and it fits Star Thermoplastic Alloys & Rubbers, Inc. perfectly. This company’s streamlined size is one of its most powerful assets, allowing it to move with great agility and speed.
Axiom Material Handling Solutions
Keeping Distribution Rolling
Downtime in any mechanized industry is an expensive misfortune. That is why owners of large warehouses, distribution centers, automated self-retrieval systems, and goods-to-person systems turn to Axiom Material Handling Solutions for turnkey services and unfailing support. As a self-performing contractor, this mainstay of specialized mechanical installations within the material handling industry has established itself as a true leader in its field.
Design Systems Canada, Ltd.
Helping Manufacturers Manufacture Better
When it comes to manufacturing engineering across North America, Design Systems defines excellence. While many manufacturers believe they have what it takes to self-engineer their process solutions, these industry experts understand just how much skill and knowledge of a specialized sort it takes to get manufacturing processes right.
EY Technologies
Much More Than Innovation
A far cry from spinning yarns the old-fashioned way, EY Technologies in Fall River, Massachusetts, spins ultra-modern, manmade yarns in ultra-modern ways. To ensure the superior quality and longevity of everything it makes, the company develops and trademarks custom equipment, processes, and materials. It is equally adept at developing custom yarns for clients’ unique needs in its onsite laboratory, taking them through the entire process from ideation to prototyping, all while keeping value and budgets in mind.
Leadership’s Role in Creating a Supportive Workplace
Building a Better Workplace
The American-Lebanese writer, Khalil Gibran, once described work as love made visible. But how many people have that lovin’ feeling towards their occupations these days? Research says that most do not.
The Manufacture of Mass Transit
Investment and Innovation
In the past few years, significant changes have occurred in manufacturing the new generation of mass transit vehicles such as buses, airplanes, trains, and more. The drive toward zero-carbon emissions and clean energy appears to be gathering momentum.
Diversitech
A Breath of Fresh Air
For those in heavy industry, having sufficient, clean air in commercial and industrial spaces is imperative. Diversitech is home to all things air filtration, and its high-quality, technological solutions are ideal for aerospace and metal manufacturing giants. For many of these corporations, Diversitech’s many patented filtration systems outshine the competitors’ products in welding, painting, grinding, and finishing facilities.
Drake Manufacturing
Maintaining Tight Tolerances – Fifty Years of CNC Excellence
In times such as these, with reshoring making a comeback, it is good to know that there are manufacturers on American soil that never left. Celebrating half a century in business this year, Drake Manufacturing is headquartered in Warren, Ohio.
From Mobile Tech, To Vehicles, To Grid Surplus Storage
Better Battery Manufacturing
What do iron, sodium, thin air, and a very special form of sulphur have in common these days? Believe it or not, all three hold the key to the future of power storage
Atlas Technologies, a Division of Stonebridge Technical Enterprises, Ltd.
Rocking the Globe – Atlas Technologies Remains Bigger, Better, Stronger
For industrial pressroom automation to stand the test of time, the equipment must be as tough as the environments in which it operates. After more than half a century in industrial pressroom automation, Atlas Technologies has perfected the art of durability.
Leonhardt Manufacturing Co., Inc.
Better Ways to Bend
Recent shifts in the geopolitical landscape underpinning the supply chain have seen a deliberate move toward reestablishing manufacturing on North American soil. While this will take time, some world-renowned fabricators never left. One such company is Leonhardt Manufacturing Co., Inc., a homegrown trailblazer in metal fabrication. For more than half a century, it has been the go-to for all things metal tubing and fabrication.
Harmony Castings, LLC
Top-Class People Delivering Top-Class Castings
One could easily forgive the uninitiated for wondering what the fuss is about when it comes to professionally casting components in a metal often found around barbecues and kitchens. The truth, however, is that the art of aluminum casting is vast, complex, and challenging to perfect, and Harmony Castings, LLC is a global leader in the field.
KNOLL America Inc.
Post-Fabrication Metal Reimagined
Machine tool providers and metal fabricators know that dealing with post-fabrication metal leftovers can be challenging. Therefore, a trustworthy partner that can provide high-performance technology to handle heavy-duty processing in round-the-clock operations is of the essence. Considering the importance of the durability required for such processing machinery, finding that partner makes all the difference.
INTAMSYS Technology, Inc.
How 3D Printing is Changing the Face of Manufacturing and Supply Chains
Three-dimensional (3D) printing is changing the world of manufacturing at a rapid pace, so when COVID-19 crashed global supply chains, INTAMSYS Technology, Inc. set out to help by harnessing the best that this incredible technology has to offer. The company thus enables fabricators to control their supply chains in a radically new way.
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