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Engineering & Design | October 2023
Exciting Expansion for Well-Engineered Machinery
Expand Machinery

Beginning as a modest family business in 1985, bringing to market machine tools with the best value and productivity for precision machining, Ganesh Machinery grew in just three short years into a 4,000-square-foot operation, followed by a successful 15,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art enterprise supported by a 40,000-square-foot machine warehouse. The product lines GEN MILL, GEN TURN, and Ganesh were bought by Expand Machinery in 2019, positioning the company on a new, exciting path dedicated to ensuring excellent after-sales service and high-quality, well-engineered machinery for all its clients.

Engineering & Design | September 2023
The A-Team
The A-Team

by William Young

Headquartered in California, Barnum Mechanical Inc. provides sanitary process and utility piping design-build services to a diverse clientele across the U.S. Now well into its fifth decade of business, Barnum is growing rapidly. Director of Business Development Andy Hooper says that the ongoing success of the business is directly correlated to the growth and success of the industries it serves, from food and beverage (F&B), to alternative proteins, water and wastewater treatment.

Engineering & Design | September 2023
An Electrical Automation Systems Company in Growth Mode
Western Integrated

by Nate Hendley

Western Integrated of Burnaby, British Columbia, marked its 40th anniversary last year, and is firmly in growth mode as it looks to the future. The company offers electrical and automation system design, engineering, building, installation, and commissioning for a diverse range of clients.

Engineering & Design | September 2023
Realizing Solutions
LasX Industries Inc.

by Nate Hendley

Since Manufacturing in Focus profiled the engineering firm in November 2021, LasX Industries Inc. has developed a new process controller, established a new business development team staffed by in-house experts, and honed its capabilities in precision converting and other applications…

2022 | Engineering & Design | Logistics | May 2023 | October 2022
Four Generations & Still Trucking
Rogers Brothers Corporation

by Robert Hoshowsky

The year 1905 was a landmark one. Albert Einstein unveiled what became known as his Theory of Relativity, which changed the course of the world. Sir Arthur Conan Doyle published The Return of Sherlock Holmes to appease a public still disappointed by the fictional death of his detective a dozen years earlier.

2022 | Engineering & Design | October 2022
A Breath of Fresh Air
Diversitech

by Pauline Müller

For those in heavy industry, having sufficient, clean air in commercial and industrial spaces is imperative. Diversitech is home to all things air filtration, and its high-quality, technological solutions are ideal for aerospace and metal manufacturing giants. For many of these corporations, Diversitech’s many patented filtration systems outshine the competitors’ products in welding, painting, grinding, and finishing facilities.

2022 | Engineering & Design | October 2022
Advancing Automation
Invotec

by Claire Suttles

Invotec develops and automates manufacturing systems and solutions. Last year, Manufacturing in Focus profiled the company’s impact on the medical device industry. This month, we are checking back in to hear about the latest advances this company is developing.

2022 | Engineering & Design | October 2022
Holding Steady: Canerector Keeps Business All in the Family
Canerector

by Allison Dempsey

Embracing a strong belief in long-term business growth and continuous improvement, Canerector focuses on expanding rather than selling its acquired companies, cherishing their history, culture, leadership, and knowledge and, through its incentive program and aversion to bureaucracy, promoting an entrepreneurial mindset.

2022 | August 2022 | Engineering & Design
American Made
Omega TMM

by Claire Suttles

Omega TMM is the only company in the tool presetter market to offer manufacturing, assembly, sales, and support within the United States. While the competition is importing products from China, this Fairport, New York-based company is doing the opposite…

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Throughout history, Black men and women have been behind countless inventions, making our lives easier, safer, healthier, and more productive. From disposable syringes to lawn mowers, security systems, pressure cookers, fire extinguishers, electric lamps, and futuristic stair-climbing wheelchairs—courtesy of U.S. Navy veteran and one of the first Black submariners, Rufus Jack Weaver—the remarkable accomplishments of these visionaries are often overlooked.

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Offering more than 135 years of combined expertise developing, producing, and repairing gearboxes for heavy-duty applications worldwide, Horsburgh & Scott has effectively established design guidelines for gearboxes with capacities of up to 5000 HP and four million lb-ft of torque in a rev range from 0.5 to 3600 rpm.