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...
July 2025
80 Years of Success
Charging Toward the FutureThe 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...
Crude RealitiesHow 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...
Rotary Joints Engineered to LastMaier 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,...
Explore, Renew, RethinkClayens 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...
Forged for the FutureEck 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...
“If You Dream It, We’ll Build It”— Power Solutions from a Trusted ProviderFrontier 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...
Growing with Intent, Purpose, and VisionFiring 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...
Supplying Top-of-the Line Metal Presses and Customer ServiceStamtec
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...









