When James Shutts took over as the CEO of Bakery on Main nearly two years ago, he stepped into a company with decades of history — and decades of operational inertia. He immediately recognized the opportunity for the Connecticut-based granola company to scale its business while simultaneously cutting back on inefficiencies, and he made a to-do list. “Manufacturers often get...
Read MoreAs a 106-year-old family-owned company, Rumiano Cheese is no stranger to thinking outside the box and experimenting with ways to constantly improve business processes and employee well-being. Founded in 1919, the dairy manufacturer has continually evolved — from supporting the Apollo crew in the first lunar landing in the 1960s to becoming the first plant on the West Coast to...
Read MoreMaking candy is hard, even when the actual candy is quite soft. Jason Glade would know. While Jason’s currently the President and CEO of Taffy Town, a family-owned business based in Utah, he originally worked on the production line doing the strenuous work of making taffy. As an integral part of the family business from the start, he’s never overlooked...
Read MoreThe first thing you notice when you enter the Land O’Frost facility in Lansing, Illinois, is the pace of the operation. There are forklift trucks buzzing from station to station, pallets being stretched wrapped, and workers packing case after case of deli meats and hot dogs. After all, you don’t pack and ship 128,000 pounds of meat daily by moving...
Read MoreMi Rancho has been delighting customers with authentic and fresh tortillas, chips, and salsas since its establishment in 1939. Originally founded as a grocery store in Oakland, California the business has evolved and grown into a food provider for large nation-wide retail partners. Today, the company operates from their 150,000 square foot facility in Elk Grove and is growing more...
Read MoreSince 1978, Cameron's Coffee has been bringing the taste of delicious, locally-brewed coffee to more and more coffee lovers. What started as a small-batch roastery offering packaged coffee for grocery stores in the midwest has grown to a large-scale operation that produces and packages over 50,000 lbs. of coffee daily! As their business has rapidly grown, one of the challenges...
Read MoreGeorgia Nut is a true testament to the engine of American work, having evolved from humble beginnings as a small shelling and roasting operation in 1945 into an industry-leading provider of wholesale confections, contract manufacturing, and private-label food production services. This remarkable success story has remained within the same family for generations – proof of its enduring dedication to quality...
Read MoreFormic helped revolutionize Compact Industries' production process, jumpstarting their automation journey. In record time, the 1963-founded food and beverage packaging specialist went from delivery to palletization with a collaborative robotic system – ushering in unprecedented productivity and efficiency gains for the company. The Challenge "We were driven towards robotics to maintain a high level of quality and consistency for our...
Read MorePolysciences has been providing innovative chemical solutions since 1961. Staffed by best-in-class chemical and biochemical scientists and equipped with everything from research and development labs to full production facilities, they provide a wide variety of chemical solutions, with a catalog of over 4,000 products. With a unique capability of offering concept-to-commercialization services to their clients, making continuous production improvements for...
Read MoreManufacturing accounts for roughly 12% of the U.S. economy and totals more than 600,000 businesses. Although large enterprises like Magna or Jabil often come to mind, the reality is that most American manufacturing businesses have fewer than 30 employees and many of them are private and family-owned. In the Midwestern heartland of Goodland, Indiana, 3D Machine Inc. is one of...
Read MorePolar Manufacturing has been designing and manufacturing door and truck body hardware for industrial applications since 1915. From locking handles to rope rings, their extensive product catalog is made possible with the help of a robust line of machines like their 50-year-old press machine used for forming heavy metal bars with two bends - all controlled by human operators. It...
Read MoreIn the competitive manufacturing sector, there are few names that have risen as quickly as ICON Injection Molding. Founded in 2001 by three brothers with a wealth of industry experience, ICON has grown organically to become a go-to provider of custom plastic injection molding solutions. From medical devices to defense equipment for clients like Axon, they make plastic parts that...
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