Omega Optical Inc. is a Vermont-based optical filter manufacturer that has been active for over 50 years, and is leveraging its unparalleled body of knowledge and experience to push the industry even harder.

Gullco International Limited is a global welding and cutting automation manufacturer founded and still based in Newmarket, Ontario, Canada, that’s taking its industry-leading skills around the world.

SINTX Technologies Inc. began through a collaboration between materials scientist Ashok Khandkarand orthopedic surgeon Aaron Hoffman. The initial goal was to develop a ceramic bearing joint for artificial hips made from silicon nitride. At the time, metal bearings produced more wear than ceramics. Khandkar and Hoffman had experimental data showing that silicon nitride would be tougher and produce less wear, so they sought to introduce the new bearing for a hip joint, barring an FDA-required clinical trial.

When three companies came together to form top-flight custom circuit board company Summit Interconnect, the industry had been offshoring capabilities for years. Now, new market growth and an increased military interest – and defense budget – show it was worth the wait.

In business since 1984, Retriev Technologies (formerly Toxco Inc.) has grown to become the most diverse battery recycling company in the world, managing all battery chemistries in one facility.

Transwall manufactures, supplies, and installs movable floor-to-ceiling and architectural wall systems and partners with clients in sectors ranging from finance to government to technology to media.

Navigating the maze of new digital manufacturing technologies can be difficult. Which is right for your business? What makes work easier for your team? Your customers? What will fix your problem? What will give you headaches? How much automation do you really need? Who can help you sort it all out?

Copol International Ltd. of Canada is a plastic film manufacturer, specializing in cast polypropylene film, a mainstay of the packaging industry, particularly in the food sector. With innovation and specialization, it has become an industry leader in North America – and the future looks even brighter.

Universal Servo Group is an automation and robotics repair business that was established early 2007 in the state of Georgia, with company president Larry Voss teaming up with his long-time business partner and friend Stewart Bloodworth Jr. to launch the company initially out of Voss’ own garage.

S-5! Metal Roof Innovations, Ltd. specializes in developing and selling metal roof attachments. Since its founding in 1992, S-5 has marketed internationally, and according to Founder and Chief Executive Officer Rob Haddock, the company has a brand presence and project histories on six continents and at least forty countries.

ORB™ is a design and manufacturing company specializing in trendy toy items primarily for children between the ages of four and twelve. Chief Executive Officer Steve Kay began the business in the 1980s in Halifax, Nova Scotia. It was initially as a side venture “manufacturing everything on the couch after [working at his] day job,” until it began to burgeon in the 1990s and expanded its operation into the United States as a result.

Plastic extruder Engineered Profiles LLC is based in Columbus, Ohio and supplies custom-profile components to original equipment manufacturers (OEMs).

Electronics contract manufacturer RiverSide Electronics, Ltd was founded in 1984 and primarily offers electronic manufacturing services including manufacturing, assembly, testing, packing, and shipping for circuit board, electro mechanical and box build assemblies. The company is headquartered in Lewiston, MN, with a second facility in Rushford, MN and employs around three hundred people. Its top-of-the-line work, made with the latest equipment and quality techniques, has been requested and shipped across the globe.

Nikola Labs began four years ago in Columbus, Ohio as a spin-off of The Ohio State University’s ElectroScience Lab, a world-renowned establishment for the development of wireless power technology, but eventually evolved into a full-fledged company. Nikola has developed a proprietary way to harvest radio frequencies and convert these into energy.

Overlanders Manufacturing LP is an ISO 9001-certified metal fabrication company founded in 1978, with two locations in Abbotsford, British Columbia. The company offers design and manufacturing services of metal products, particularly of sheet metal. It serves many business sectors, but the fireplace, transportation, and construction industries are the ones served most by its products.

Nikola Labs began four years ago in Columbus, Ohio as a spin-off of The Ohio State University’s ElectroScience Lab, a world-renowned establishment for the development of wireless power technology, but eventually evolved into a full-fledged company. Nikola has developed a proprietary way to harvest radio frequencies and convert these into energy.

Barnes International, Inc. refers to themselves as “your machine tool filtration experts.” It is clear why as they have been in business for over 110 years, building filtration equipment for machine tools of various types (grinding, milling, cutting, etc.) and of various sizes (from 10 gallons per minute to 20,000 gallons per minute).