BROWSE THESE LEADING COMPANIES

Laurie Harbour
Laurie Harbour and her company, Harbour Results Inc., aim to help manufacturing clients compete in a variety of a sectors. Wipfli LLP acquired the Southfield, Mich., firm in the spring.
Injection Molding

Consultant Harbour steers clients to success

Dec. 2, 2024
She says North American manufacturers must do more to keep pace with rapid changes in competition, economics and technology.
Maguire
Maguire's blenders are available in more than 150 configurations and are also customizable.
Manufacturing

Customer feedback drives Maguire’s innovations 

Dec. 2, 2024
A wide array of standard models, bespoke blenders and overhauls of older equipment are among its offerings.
StackTeck Ltd.
StackTeck is among many manufacturers and OEMs working to lightweight parts, both to reduce costs, as well as to address sustainability concerns. It used its specialized molds and proprietary Thin Recess Injection Molding (TRIM). technology to produce these 5-gallon buckets that have wall sections that are only 0.59 inch thick. Three years ago, StackTeck told Plastics Machinery & Manufacturing the buckets weighed 817 grams -- compared to 930-gram-buckets made through more-traditional means..
Manufacturing

Lightweighting shows less is more

Nov. 29, 2024
Manufacturers, brand owners cut costs. answer sustainability concerns by reducing material use.
Rethink Robotics
Rethink Robotics' Ryder AMR is shown.
Product Innovations

Rethink Robotics launches AMR line

Nov. 29, 2024
The Rethink Ryder comes in two weight capacities and employs safety and mapping technologies.
Chris Rauwendaal
As president of REE Inc., Auburn, Calif.,, Chris Rauwendaal develops screws and mixers for specialized applications and offers education services for processors.
Extrusion

Rauwendaal spreads love of extrusion

Nov. 27, 2024
His Auburn, Calif., company, REE Inc., develops screws and mixers for specialized applications and offers education services for processors.