An Environmental Imperative
Packaging has long been a silent partner in the consumer experience, safeguarding products and facilitating their journey from manufacturers to consumers. But in recent years, it has become...
A Wonderland of Possibility
Mushrooms, in all their forms, have been an integral part of the human experience for millennia. In fact, scientists tell us that our world would not be possible without their complex systems. And,...
Tornado Infrastructure Equipment
The Tornado Infrastructure Equipment brand began operations in 1984 and has evolved considerably over time. Having started as a specialized hydrovac truck company, the company’s suite of core...
DY Concrete Pumps
Based in Alvarado, Texas, DY Concrete Pumps Inc. is a family-owned company that sells concrete pumps, parts, and ancillary equipment. Since we spoke last year, the team has new products, an...
SVTronics, Inc.
Business in America today is akin to a game of speed chess, where the matches are over in minutes. Success requires players to make lightning-fast calculations. But, instead of kings, queens, rooks,...
Samco Machinery
Servicing clients in 35 different nations, Samco Machinery Ltd., an ISO 9001-certified business, offers complete turnkey roll forming systems, including uncoilers, coil cars, flatteners, roll form...
JEBCO
Where would we be without welding? What would get built? What tools would we have? How many industries would not even be around without it? Consider the impacts of welding on mining alone. “A lot of...
Benson Systems
In the rapidly evolving world of technology, security, and life safety, very few companies have managed to balance tradition with innovation for as long as Benson Systems has. As the Arizona-based,...
Wind River Built
Wind River Built is a fast-rising, specialty construction company that custom-manufactures family homes, guest houses, cabins, and other structures. The Chattanooga, Tennessee-based company is eager...
Building a Skilled Workforce and Driving Innovation Forward
Semiconductors are the fundamental building blocks of high-tech systems and a burgeoning sector of the Canadian economy. Industry analysts are bullish about growth potential in this sector, which is...
Metal Manufacturing for Construction
It is nearly impossible to imagine a world where metal fabrication is not a foundational part of both the construction and manufacturing industries. Transparency Market Research reports that the...
VEXOS
As a powerful Tier III, award-winning global leader in electronics manufacturing services (EMS), specializing in end-to-end supply chain management solutions, VEXOS has a significant responsibility...
ProtoTier-1
Some companies are built from a business plan, while others are born from grit, opportunity, and a little bit of daring. For ProtoTier-1 Inc., a second-generation family-owned manufacturing company...
Think-PLC
A fortuitous encounter at an industry event last year landed Think-PLC a big assignment and a chance to demonstrate and prove its recently expanded capabilities… Based in Lexington, North Carolina,...
ChemArt
For ChemArt, 2026 represents a major milestone. The company will commemorate half of a century in business as America celebrates 250 years of independence on July 4th. For the Rhode Island-based...
Countryside Cabinets
Countryside Cabinets is a semi-custom cabinet manufacturer based in De Pere, Wisconsin that has spent the last 50 years becoming a steadfast presence in the building community across the Midwest....
Coherix
Coherix, Inc. has expanded its workforce and product line and embraced Artificial Intelligence (AI) in a big way since Manufacturing in Focus last profiled the firm in January 2023. However, the Ann...
METALCON 2025
Featuring inspiring keynote speakers, in-depth workshops, over 35 education sessions and more than 250 exhibitors and products, this year’s METALCON promises to be bigger and better than ever! Set...
Hangcha Forklift Canada
A worldwide leader in the forklift industry, Hangcha Forklift Canada was among the first to introduce state-of-the-art lithium-ion battery technology to the marketplace. A decade later, the company...
SRC Technologies Group
When you think about companies leading the way in remanufacturing, reverse logistics, and sustainable technology, few stories are as compelling as that of SRC Technologies Group. Formerly known as...
WeldCor Supplies Inc.
CEO Leroy Billesberger has many words of praise for his company, WeldCor Supplies Inc., a standalone, customer-direct provider of general supplies, welding equipment, and materials. Committed to...
Cirtronics Corporation
For product companies that require a true manufacturing partner, not just a vendor, Cirtronics Corporation is uniquely positioned to deliver. With a strategic focus on complex builds—including PCBA,...
Coxreels
It is a remarkable achievement for any company to reach a century in business, let alone remain family-owned and operated the entire time. Soon to turn 103 years old, Tempe, Arizona-headquartered...
From Hype to Industrialization and Localization
Additive manufacturing (AM)—more commonly known as 3D printing—is a rapidly growing technology serving both consumer and professional sectors. For the first time, end users can design and...
Preparing the Workforce for the Technologies of Tomorrow
As technology advances and Industry 4.0 becomes the norm, are manufacturers and workers ready to meet the needs of the future? As time and technology advance, manufacturing’s reputation for the...
DC Power
As the old saying goes, “Build a better mousetrap, and the world will beat a path to your door.” Realizing there had to be a better, smarter, and safer way to serve America’s power industry and its...
Bourn & Koch
Offering precise automated machine tooling systems to the global manufacturing community—and in particular, engineering custom solutions for some of the most difficult manufacturing...
HERMLE USA
HERMLE USA is known by its customers for fabricating the most precise machining centers in the world. Committed to providing complete machining solutions, the company is a subsidiary of...
Clean Air Industries
Clearing the air in manufacturing facilities can often be easier said than done. This is why those in several industries and related educational organizations value the importance of creating safer...
Great Western Inorganics
GWI is more than a chemical manufacturer—it’s a vertically integrated solutions partner powering industries that shape our world. From semiconductors and optics to aerospace, green technology,...
Lanco Integrated
As technology advances at an ever-accelerating pace, particularly in the realms of artificial intelligence and smart innovations, manufacturers face the added challenge of keeping up with these...
Merging Timeless Principles with Tomorrow’s Technologies
In an era where efficiency reigns supreme and waste is the ultimate adversary, the principles of Lean manufacturing remain as relevant today as they were when Toyota revolutionized the production...
Autonics USA
When it comes to simplifying industrial processes by integrating factory and process automation solutions and industrial software, Autonics USA is the name so many have come to trust. One of 13...
Kapital Steel
Committed to providing outstanding quality and support in the steel sector for almost a decade, Indiana-based Kapital Steel understands the importance of supplying dependable, high-performing...
Vectis Automation
Vectis Automation was formed in 2019 in Colorado by a group of colleagues with decades of experience in the robotic welding industry. This founding group included today’s Vice President of Business...
Smith Hughes Company
Back in 1946, Smith Hughes, a stationary engineer running the boiler room at a hospital in Cincinnati, took a risk and quit his job to launch his own company. “He decided to go out on his own after...
The EV Market’s Cost and Culture Challenges
The electric car is no longer a pipe dream. Automotive companies worldwide are offering electric options, and vehicle charging stations are becoming a more common sight at local gas...
How Trade Has Tested Canada–U.S. Relations
Although we’d like to think the relationship between Canada and the United States is harmonious (sorry about the burning down the White House in 1814, but that was technically the British), it...
Maier America
For Rob Kuehl, 2025 is more than just another year; it marks not one, but two, major anniversaries. In less than a decade as Maier America’s CEO, Kuehl has taken the business to enviable heights,...
Clayens Group
Geopolitics is rewriting the world’s industrial playbook. In response, Clayens Group is leveraging change for growth. Following consistent double-digit expansion over the past few years, the...
Eck Industries
Tucked away in Manitowoc, Wisconsin, Eck Industries Inc. is quietly doing what few aluminum foundries in North America can. For over 75 years, this fourth-generation, family-owned business has...
Frontier Power Products
Specialists in engines and power generation products since 1983, Frontier Power Products is Western Canada’s premier provider of industrial generators and diesel engines, along with marine...
Firing Industries Ltd.
With the fitting motto of “Complex process machinery and equipment made easy,” Firing Industries Ltd. is known as one of the leading Canadian suppliers of innovative process equipment. The company...
Stamtec
Manufacturers and factory owners looking for metal stamping presses and forming equipment would do well to check out Stamtec, a company based in Manchester, Tennessee which specializes in...
Wearables, AI, and 3D Printing in Medicine
You’re busy making what will clearly be an amazing meal. You check the recipes, get out the ingredients, and are chopping away. And with all that multitasking, that’s when it happens—you slice your...
The Case for Diversity in Stem
As the United States sees a shift away from diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI) programs, there is a renewed push to acknowledge that a strong DEI program can be a part of an agile, adaptable...
RAMP by Samuel Automation
Part of Samuel Automation, one of Canada’s oldest equipment fabricators, RAMP Inc. is a leader in autonomous robots. As a strongly diversified, recession-proof business, this company’s team knows...
Conveyor & Automation Technologies, Inc.
No matter how large a company becomes, there remains a sense of sweet victory in repeat business. By harnessing the power of state-of-the-art automation systems, Conveyor & Automation...
Quest Industrial
In the food industry, packaging is unlike any other process. Robotic automation machinery must be not only designed and manufactured to be washed down thoroughly, but able to handle fragile foods...
SEYMOUR Advanced Technologies
In a small but mighty facility in the southeastern United States, a team of engineers is quietly revolutionizing the way manufacturers approach automation. SEYMOUR Advanced Technologies, founded...