NEWS: 2006 AugustSubscribe
Kittaning Company Takes Aim at the $2 Billion Fiberglass Fabric Market
For many, the idea of glass stopping bullets may seem strange, but not to an innovative manufacturer of a revolutionary Read More...
Neapco Solves Labor Issues, Sees Record Sales
With reverse engineering becoming more commonplace, it’s increasingly difficult for U.S.-based manufacturers to compete with foreign competition that can price Read More...
DiamondBack Covers Moves to Bigger Facility; Sales Jump 120% in 2006
DiamondBack Covers is a classic tale of American entrepreneurship. Two friends have an idea for a new product. They put Read More...
Harry Miller Co. Launches Promising New Research Project
If there’s one thing the folks at the Harry Miller Corporation have learned in 70 years of business, it’s this: Read More...
Microsonic Hears the Sound of Booming Growth
Hearing loss is the third most common affliction among Americans, behind arthritis and hypertension, according to the National Institutes of Health. With the oldest of the 78.2 million baby boomers turning 60 years old this year, Microsonic Inc. is poised for tremendous growth. Microsonic Read More...
Gentex, Manufacturer of Protective Gear, Thrives in Defense Industry
Gentex Corporation is proof positive that an agile manufacturer can evolve and prosper in the face of dramatic market changes-as long as it stays true to its core expertise. Gentex’s new HGU-84/P MaxilloFacial Shield was developed for the U.S. Navy. The shield protects the Read More...
AlturnaMats Gets New Owner, Inks Deal with United Rental
A little over a month into his new position as president of AlturnaMats, Michael Gierlach has some ambitious goals set for himself. And why not? The 23-year old has already successfully moved through the ranks of the company he started working for part-time in high Read More...
B. Braun Brings 200 Devices Back from Overseas Production
To compete in the global economy, a business must be innovative, agile, efficient and strategic. To compete for more than a century and a half, a company must also embrace change as both inevitable and necessary for survival. For 167 years, B. Braun has relied Read More...
PChem Leads Nanoscale Revolution in Electronics Printing
Faster, cheaper, better. In today’s world of electronics, manufacturers either rise to this customer expectation-or go the way of the vinyl record album. PChem Associates has developed a silver “nanopowder” that has a wide range of possible applications. Here Walter Waurick, production manager (L), Read More...
Sabeus Deploys Fiber Optical Sensors in Brunei for Shell Oil
While the telecom industry literally moves at the speed of light, Big Oil continues to trudge along. But as petroleum reserves face increasing worldwide demand, and prices continue to rise, innovative use of fiber optic technology is catching on in an industry that is slow Read More...
