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...
Electronics & Components
Where Community Spirit Brings Sustained Growth
Pioneering Precision – The Micro-LAM Journey in Optics InnovationMicro-LAM
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...
Pushing the Boundaries of PossibilityRobinson Rubber Products Company
In business since 1939, Minneapolis, Minnesota-based Robinson Rubber Products Company, Inc. is home to more than 2,000 premium proprietary formulas for a variety of components exported across North...
Advanced SolutionsSpirit Electronics
Spirit Electronics is a company to watch. After profiling the business in 2019 and 2023, Manufacturing in Focus sat down with Chief Executive Officer Marti McCurdy once again to hear the latest news...
In the Business of Building Strong ConnectionsA+ Group
A+ Group is a hardware specialist with over 30 years of experience serving manufacturers with an extensive inventory of plastic and metal components of the highest quality, as well as...
A History of Reliability – A Future of InnovationTeledyne Hastings Instruments
As a supplier of high-performance instruments selected to make the journey to Earth’s glowing natural satellite with the Apollo 11 mission, Teledyne Hastings Instruments is famous for the...
Electronic Solutions with a Personal TouchRayfast USA
In aerospace, automotive, global defense, and other demanding industries, working with trusted suppliers is critical. Not only do parts need to be readily available, but they must be delivered...
Taking Electronics Manufacturing to New HeightsVEXOS
When talking about Vexos, one phrase inevitably comes to mind: Technology leader in EMS. With innovative custom materials and manufacturing capabilities, Vexos serves customers around the world from...
Leveraging New Products and Software to Remain at the TopMRI Steel Framing
American building product manufacturer MRI Steel Framing was founded in 2004 by its two owners, Frank Eberwein and Bill Wilson. The two had been involved extensively in the steel slitting industry...
Merging Talent and TechnologyMultiCam
After profiling MultiCam in May 2021, Business in Focus has circled back to hear what has happened over the ensuing year. As it turns out, the company has big news, from an exciting change in...
In the Midst of a Digital RevolutionHydra Dyne Technology
Hydraulic equipment supplier and machining facility Hydra Dyne Technology is based in Ingersoll, Ontario, Canada. Established in 1992 by its three original partners, the company began by repairing...
50 Years of Continued SuccessSystecon
Without a doubt, COVID-19 has presented companies with both hurdles and opportunities. For Ohio-based Systecon, the pandemic was a chance to grow and explore bold, innovative ways of reaching out...
Owning its DestinyGeneral Control Systems
Once one of Albany, New York’s best-kept secrets, General Control Systems, Inc. is now breaking onto the country's technology scene with a fresh new look and a renewed commitment to its own and its...
The Future Is Now – And It Fits in Your PocketThe Evolution of Mobile Technology
From being ‘just a phone’ to compact entertainment centers and portable offices we carry in our pockets, mobile devices have come a long way. When inventor and teacher of the deaf, Alexander Graham...
Carbon-Based ElectronicsGiving Silicon A Run For Its Conductivity
For decades now, silicon has been a trusted material in electronics manufacturing due in large part to its use in the creation of semiconductors. Silicon is used among myriad types of electronics...
Saving Lives and Molding Futures, One Partnership at a TimeParkway Products
Since opening its doors in Cincinnati, Ohio in 1946, Parkway Products, LLC has come a long way in building powerful client partnerships through its custom plastics, metal components and proprietary...
Celebrating 75 Years of Innovation and Employee RelationsColumbia Plastics
Last year marked the seventy-fifth anniversary of Columbia Plastics, a family-owned, custom injection moulding company based in Surrey, British Columbia. Unfortunately, the advent of COVID-19 meant...
A Century of Service, a Day at a TimeBanner Metals Group
For 100 years, Banner Metals Group has been a prominent player in American manufacturing. Founded in 1921, the company remains true to its core values of quality, honesty, and reliability – and also...
Expanding its Staff, Facilities and PortfolioIndustrial Magnetics, Inc.
Industrial Magnetics, Inc. (IMI) designs and manufactures both standard and customized magnetic workholding, material handling and separation devices. Most of these products are made in the United...
New Owner, New Horizons, Same CommitmentCogent Power
The company that would become Cogent Power started out of a garage around 1973 and, in the ensuing five decades, has become a trusted Canadian supplier to the electrical energy industry. Cogent...
Electrifying Success in Midst of COVIDGROB Systems Inc.
GROB has been transitioning to new markets, introducing new products, and maintaining its usual high standards since Manufacturing in Focus last profiled the firm in December 2019. COVID has changed...





















