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...
Edgewater Automation
If anyone knows machine building and automation inside and out, it is Tim Tate. Long before becoming president at Edgewater Automation, Tate built a solid foundation in machine tool technology and...
CCT Tapes
Tenacity—just plain sticking to it—is important, particularly in adhesive tapes. This is a product that, in many ways, makes the modern world possible while going largely unnoticed. As a leader in...
Joseph Machine Company
Designing and marketing software and equipment for panel and lineal processing that reduces cycle times, improves part quality, and removes extra waste from vinyl and aluminum extrusion machinery,...
Dorsey Trailer
For over a century, Elba, Alabama-based Dorsey Trailer has designed, manufactured and fabricated a wide variety of trailers used to transport equipment, materials, parts, and supplies on highways...
Framing Tech
In 2002, the founders of what would become Framing Technology Inc. (Framing Tech), Jim Hartke and Chris Hill, decided to leave their positions in a multi-line distributor sales organization and...
APEX Controls
Founded in 1991, APEX Controls has evolved from a modest team of engineers into a leading provider of automated manufacturing systems and solutions. With over three decades of experience, the...
GROB Systems, Inc.
Growth has been strong at GROB Systems, Inc., the Bluffton, Ohio-based branch of manufacturing equipment leader, GROB of Mindelheim, Germany. Since GROB Systems was last profiled in Manufacturing in...
Demco
Demco is a fourth-generation, family-owned business with small-town roots and strong values that continue to guide the company to this day. The business was founded by President Robert Koerselman’s...
Promise, Progress, and Potential Pitfalls
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...
The Art and Science of Packaging Design
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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)
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 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
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...