Committed to innovation and flexibility, small and medium-sized enterprises are crucial to strengthening and sustaining North America’s economic well-being. When we hear the word ‘business,’ many of...
Michigan’s Manufacturing Revolution
Small, but Not So Humble
Consistent, Competitive, FastTrenton Forging Company
As a premium contract manufacturer with nearly six decades under its belt, Trenton Forging Company is as authentic and dynamic a partner as any customer could wish for, providing its client...
From Kids’ Motocross to Military Intelligence – The Digital Transformation of a Motorbike CompanyCobra Family of Companies
Any given summer, in places like Mount Morris, Pennsylvania and Lakewood, Colorado, you can head just outside the city limits and see races that are part speed and part acrobatics as motocross...
If You Have Braking Needs, Ausco Has the AnswerAusco Products, Inc.
As an off-highway brake assembly boutique for some of the world’s biggest names in original equipment manufacturing, Ausco Products, Inc.’s scope of design, fabrication capabilities, and level of...
Made-in-America Automotive ComponentsLapeer Plating & Plastics
When asked what makes Michigan-based, Class A automotive components manufacturer Lapeer Plating & Plastics, Inc. (LP+P) unique, Human Resources Administrator Joe DuBreuil is quick to reply....
Deeply Rooted and Branching Out WorldwideDYNA Products
Recent years have seen skyrocketing energy costs for oil and electricity, and more demand than ever for sustainable ways to heat homes. It’s not surprising, then, that the market for firewood is...
Where History and Technology MeetTemperform
For over 50 years, Detroit-based Temperform has provided customers with high-quality heat, abrasion, and corrosion-resistant castings and machined components. Manufacturing no-bake sand mold steel...
At the Forefront of Industrial RevolutionMichigan Manufacturing Technology Center
The Michigan Manufacturing Technology Center (MMTC) was founded around 32 years ago with the inception of the North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA). At that time and into the mid-2000s, there...
Engineering Components, Technology, and Teamwork: Servicing Customer Needs Using a Global Manufacturing NetworkAerostar Manufacturing
With a manufacturing and supply chain network that spans the U.S. and India, Aerostar's offering is simple: exemplary engineered components and customer service, and always at a highly competitive...
A Diversified Portfolio Brings 50 Years of SuccessDiversified Tooling Group
Many companies have a proud and rich past. In other cases, the company’s history is shorter but its prospects are exciting. To speak with the owners of Diversified Tooling Group is to get a peek...
Making Manufacturing CoolAtlas Technologies
If one could highlight a single manufacturer in Michigan for being innovative and fresh in the way it approaches the field, it would be Atlas Technologies. As a division of Stonebridge Technical...
From Metal Rings to Custom ManufacturingGrotnes
In 1898, Charles Grotnes (pronounced ‘Grote-ness’) founded an eponymous machine works in Chicago to provide services and products for a very specific industry. He “started a business to produce...
A Manufacturing Legacy in the MakingAluminum Blanking Company
At Aluminum Blanking Company, a Michigan-based toll processor of aluminum, stainless steel, and surface-sensitive materials, the team strives to be a cut above the rest in all that it does—which is...













