While today’s widespread use of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is new, the field has more history than many realize. Back in 1950, pioneering British mathematician and computer theorist Alan Turing...
2025
The Art and Science of Packaging Design
The Total Package
Packaging may be one of the most important yet overlooked aspects of our lives. In a consumer culture where nearly every item we purchase is either shipped to us or found on a shelf, the package it...
Wieland Healthcare
Healthcare Furniture That Puts Patients First
Wieland Healthcare is known for its innovative, patient-first furniture. The Indiana-based business entered the patient furniture market about 30 years ago, after the United States government...
Janco Engineered Products
Over 50 Years of Quality, Innovation, Growth, and Family
Janco Engineered Products has been a key player in the composites industry for over five decades. Established in 1973 by two forward-thinking entrepreneurs, the company has remained a cornerstone of...
Pack Edge
Smart Solutions in Sustainable Packaging
For over a quarter-century, Pack Edge Inc. has been a reliable supplier of packaging solutions, serving many U.S. manufacturing sectors with an extensive range of packaging to meet every client...
Fullerton Tool Company
Innovation Through Education
Thanks to steady growth over the past few years, Fullerton Tool Company has remained in healthy balance, with figures already beginning to exceed those of last year. Favored by customers for...
Foam Expo 2025
Industry Insights and Opportunities Abound at this Annual Industrial Foam Show
Foam Expo North America promises to be a three-day extravaganza featuring over 400 exhibitors, product/material/process demonstrations, conference sessions, and networking. Now in its eighth year,...
SUHNER
Blending Tradition, Precision, and Customer-Centric Solutions
For over a century, SUHNER has been a leader in metal processing solutions, continuously evolving to meet the demands of an ever-changing industry. Founded in Switzerland in 1914, the company has...
Abacus Automation
Ingenuity, Leadership, and Future-Forward Automation Solutions
For four decades, Abacus Automation has been at the forefront of the automation industry, designing and building custom machinery that transforms the way businesses operate. What began as a small...
Advanced Food Equipment
At AFE, Freezing Technology is Heating Up
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...
Adhesives & Bonding Expo North America 2025
Get Attached to a Unique Trade Show
As the largest trade show of its kind in North America, Adhesives & Bonding Expo offers opportunities for learning, networking, and getting business done. It is free to attend and runs from June...
Tuxton China
A House United
For Tuxton China Inc., it’s all about keeping it in the family. This third-generation family-run business—a top supplier of superior cookware, ovenware, tableware, and hospitality supplies for the...
New Ideas for a Circular Economy
Rethinking Plastic Waste Solutions
Right now, floating somewhere in between California and Hawaii, there is a mass roughly twice the size of Texas. It’s known as the Great Pacific Garbage Patch, and it is largely made up of plastics....
Managing Emissions in Manufacturing
How Manufacturing is Cutting Carbon
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...
co-ax valves, inc.
When the Pressure Is On
Based in Bristol, Pennsylvania, CVI is a subsidiary of the German firm müller co-ax gmbh, the inventor of the original coaxial valve, which manufactures industrial valves used to control liquids,...
Sonny’s Enterprises
The Car Wash People
Sonny’s Enterprises is the world’s largest manufacturer of conveyorized car wash equipment and the industry's only full-service solution provider for car wash operators in North America. “We are car...
CCI Piping Systems
Infrastructure Experts for 30 Years
Population growth and infrastructure renewal go hand in hand with a sometimes-surprising amount of piping. CCI Piping Systems manufactures products for the water, wastewater, and oil & gas...
Revolv Manufacturing
Shaping the Future of Custom Rotational Molding
In the world of custom rotational molding, few companies exemplify long-term growth, innovation, and commitment to customer relationships like Revolv Manufacturing. Founded in Minnesota in 2006,...
Molding Solutions, Inc. (MSI)
These Custom Injectors Aim for Quality, Integrity, and Controlled Growth
Molding Solutions, Inc. (MSI) of Spring Lake, Michigan cites “safety, honesty, integrity, and professionalism” as core company values. MSI’s commitment to the latter three tenets was exemplified by...
Coventry Industries
Modern Machine Solutions for Ammunition Manufacturers
Founded on years of firsthand experience, Coventry Industries is a one-stop provider of ammunition machining and engineering solutions. Specializing in building/rebuilding munitions presses, custom...
Aerostar Manufacturing
Beyond the Blueprints, Aerostar Manufacturing’s Ascent in Global Machining
In the relentless churn of modern manufacturing, where precision is paramount and deadlines are unforgiving, agility isn't just a buzzword—it's a lifeline. Aerostar Manufacturing, a name...
Atlas Technologies
60 Years of Equipment Excellence
After six decades, Atlas Technologies remains one of Michigan’s brightest pressroom automation stars. Serving industries across the globe from energy to aerospace, automotive, and appliances, this...
FlavorSum
Elevating Flavor Innovation Through Collaboration
Founded in 2021, FlavorSum has emerged as a unified platform bringing together several customer-focused flavor houses across North America. This strategic integration enabled the company to...
Impact Fab
Problem Solvers: Valuing Excellence, Agility, and Relationships
Custom metal fabrication, laser-cutting, CNC machining, metal forming, water jet cutting—these are just a few of the valuable services Impact Fab has come to provide over the years. Established in...
Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center
A Guiding Light for Navigating New Technology
The goal of the Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) is to offer Michigan manufacturers comprehensive consulting and training services to develop more effective business leaders, drive...
Elliott Matsuura Canada
Elliott Matsuura Canada at 75: Adapting, Innovating, and Leading the Future
Elliott Matsuura Canada President Vince D’Alessio says that, after 75 years in business, the company has changed. It began as a small division of a machine tool manufacturer in England called The B....
Direct Conveyors
Revolutionizing Material Handling
Direct Conveyors, founded in 2006, has steadily carved out a niche in the material handling industry with a unique business approach that blends custom solutions with standard conveyor systems. The...
Ascension Automation Solutions
Less is More—Much More with Ascension’s Robotics
Growing from a turnover of less than one million Canadian dollars a year at startup in 2013 to nearly 60 million last year, Ascension has entered a new era of AI robotics success. Listed by The...
Pan-Oston Company
Growth and Success That Everyone Can Share In
Trusted by leading retailers such as Dollar General, Walmart, Target, and H-E-B, Pan-Oston of Bowling Green, Kentucky sets the standard for innovation in retail fixture design and manufacturing....
Iris Dynamics
Redefining Motion Control
Since its founding in 2012, Iris Dynamics has evolved from a niche aerospace supplier to a cutting-edge leader in motion control technology. Originally focused on commercial flight simulation, the...
ADF Sprinters
Connecting People with Adventure (And So Much More)
Automotive Designs & Fabrication, also known as ADF Sprinters, has a long history of delivering exceptional custom and high-performance personal, commercial, and luxury vehicles. The company’s...
Streamline Control
Revolutionizing Industrial Automation: Bridging the Gap Between OT and IT
In an era where industries are rapidly evolving, Streamline Control is at the forefront of transforming industrial automation and control systems. With a deep commitment to innovation, the company...
Michigan Sugar Company
The Sweet Life of a Successful Grower-Owned Cooperative
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...
Lapeer Plating + Plastics
A Michigan Firm Building a Strong Workforce
Asked to cite the single biggest change at Lapeer Plating & Plastics, Inc. (LP+P) since the company was profiled February 2024 in Manufacturing in Focus magazine, Operations Manager Shaun Ryan...
Aluminum Blanking Company
The Technical Experts in Surface Sensitive Materials
Manufacturers are only as good as their suppliers, and when the supplier is Michigan-based Aluminum Blanking Company (ABCO), they can be very good indeed. The original toll processor of exclusively...
Benefits for Business and the Environment
Sustainable Manufacturing Matters
We’ve heard a lot about climate change and the news has not been good. In fact, 2024 was the hottest year on record and to make things more ominous, it was also the first year that exceeded a...
Reducing Risk on the Factory Floor
Safety Dance
Watching people and machines working in harmony is akin to watching a prima ballerina and her partner performing a pas de deux, making even intricate movements seem effortless. When both are in...
Champion Tooling and Machining
Time to Shine
Since 1969, Champion Tooling and Machining, Inc. has evolved into a major supplier for industries in Upstate South Carolina and beyond, offering unmatched capabilities and quality. As a result—and...
Radius Fire Protection
Protecting People and Property
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...
Dellinger Enterprises
Crafting a Legacy of Innovation and Quality in Metal Fabrication
In 1977, a small, family-run business began with a vision and a pickup truck. That vision grew into Dellinger Enterprises Ltd., a leading provider of custom metal fabrication and machining services....
iWired/HomeRun Electronics
Automation and Connectivity Solutions for Homes and Businesses
iWired of Scottsdale, Arizona specializes in lighting, sound, and security solutions for private homes and commercial buildings. The company’s “three-pillar approach,” as CEO Johnathan George calls...
Williams Fire & Hazard Control
The More Things Change, the More They Stay the Same – An Inside Look at Williams Fire & Hazard Control
The surname in Williams Fire & Hazard Control refers to Les & Dwight Williams, who launched the business in 1980 as a response company for the oil and gas industry. Beforehand, it had...
HAHN Automation Group U.S.
Building a World of Expertise
A custom equipment provider backed by a global footprint of facilities, technology, and resources, HAHN Automation Group U.S. Inc. is an expert in the design and manufacture of high-performance,...
WB Components
Where Community Spirit Brings Sustained Growth
The Hutterite religious community traces its roots in North America all the way back to the 1500s. Much like the Amish and Mennonite communities of the region, the Hutterites have established...
Video & Audio Center
Your Source for Consumer Electronics and So Much More
Video & Audio Center of Los Angeles, California blends cutting-edge technology with old-fashioned customer care. It has proven a hugely successful formula for this award-winning company that...
The Promise of Microfactories
Manufacturing Reinvented
Just as the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) recently sparked concerns about job losses, it also became a blessing for employers grappling with severe staff shortages across the United States...
Starting Small and Making It Big in Manufacturing
Made in North America
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,...
Blackseries
A Camping Experience off the Beaten Path
At Blackseries, camping is a passion driven by the desire to bring adventure tourists closer to nature. This is facilitated by a line of durable, safe, and comfortable travel trailers, pop-up...
GEN-Y Hitch
GEN-Y’s Secret of Success—Hitching the Business to Innovation and Service
GEN-Y Hitch of Nappanee, Indiana, specializes in innovative towing hitches and excellent customer service. The firm's steel hitches are used for numerous equipment-towing applications by clients in...
Micro-LAM
Pioneering Precision – The Micro-LAM Journey in Optics Innovation
Micro-LAM™ was founded in 2017 as a spinoff from Western Michigan University in Kalamazoo, Michigan. The company’s origins are deeply rooted in academic research and innovation, with its founder’s...