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wbjournal.com | April 1, 2019 | Worcester Business Journal 27 For advertising information contact: Mark Murray, Associate Publisher 508.755.8005 x227 mmurray@wbjournal.com www.wbjournal.com Worcester Business Journal WBJ The Worcester Business Journal Central Massachusetts' Source for Business News Largest local manufacturers Ranked by number of local employees as of March Name No. of local employees Annual revenue Products Head of company Year founded 1 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.delltechnologies.com 8,800 statewide $90,600,000,000 IT hardware, software, solutions and services Michael Dell chairman & CEO 1979 (EMC); 1984 (Dell) 2 IPG Photonics Corp. 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com 1,750 $1,460,000,000 Fiber lasers Valentin Gapontsev CEO & founder 1990 3 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com ~1,700 (a) $9,823,000,000 Medical devices Michael F. Mahoney president & CEO 1979 4 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com 1,500 $49,400,000 (b) Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics manufacturing Pierre-Andre de Chalendar president & CEO 1885 (c) 4 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • www.waters.com 1,500 (a) $2,419,929,000 Analytical science technologies Christopher J. O'Connell chairman, president & CEO 1958 6 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • www.hologic.com 1,245 (a) $3,217,900,000 Medical devices Stephen P. MacMillan president & CEO 1985 7 Metso Automation USA Inc. 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.metso.com 1,200 (d) DND Manufacturing for mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries John Quinlivan president, Metso Flow Control 1950 8 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • www.bose.com ~1,000 (e) DND Audio technology Phil Hess CEO 1964 8 Raytheon Co. 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 508-490-1000 • www.raytheon.com ~1,000 (e) $27,058,000,000 Aerospace and defense Thomas A. Kennedy CEO 1922 10 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • www.karlstorz.com 850 DND Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices Bruce Watkins general manager 1989 10 Nypro, a Jabil Co. 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • www.nypro.com 850 DND Medical devices Steve Borges executive vice president & CEO Nypro Healthcare 1955 12 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • www.bms.com 798 $22,500,000,000 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals for oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858 13 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 725 $470,000,000 Soft drinks Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882 14 Johnson Controls (f) 50 Technology Drive, Westminster 01441 978-731-2500 • www.jci.com 700 $31,000,000,000 Intelligent building technologies, systems and controls George R. Oliver chairman & CEO 1894 (g) 15 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $216,328,000 Precision tools Francis J. O'Brien treasurer & CFO 1880 16 FLEXcon (h) 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 573 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 17 Philips Lifeline (d) 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com ~544 DND Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 18 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com 500 DND Product development and manufacturing for capital equipment innovators Christopher Coghlin president & CEO 1885 (i) 19 Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-562-7500 • www.ais-inc.com 489 $200,000,000 Office furniture Bruce Platzman president & CEO 1989 20 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com 476 $806,000,000 Machine vision systems and industrial barcode readers used in advanced manufacturing and logistics Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 21 DowDupont Inc. (j) 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • www.dow.com 475 (a) $85,977,000,000 Electronic materials, microelectronic, circuit board, packaging and finishing technologies Edward Breen CEO 1897 (Dow Chemical) 22 Deluxe Corp. 500 Main St., Groton 01450 444 $1,998,025,000 Business forms, marketing solutions and services to small businesses and financial institutions Barry McCarthy CEO 1915 13 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 725 $470,000,000 Soft drinks CEO & president 1882 14 Johnson Controls (f) 50 Technology Drive, Westminster 01441 978-731-2500 • www.jci.com 700 $31,000,000,000 Intelligent building technologies, systems and controls George R. Oliver chairman & CEO 1894 (g) 15 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $216,328,000 Precision tools Francis J. O'Brien treasurer & CFO 1880 16 FLEXcon (h) 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 573 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 17 Philips Lifeline (d) 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com ~544 DND Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 18 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com 500 DND Product development and manufacturing for capital equipment innovators Christopher Coghlin president & CEO 1885 (i) 19 Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-562-7500 • www.ais-inc.com 489 $200,000,000 Office furniture Bruce Platzman president & CEO 1989 20 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com 476 $806,000,000 Machine vision systems and industrial barcode readers used in advanced manufacturing and logistics Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 21 DowDupont Inc. (j) 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • www.dow.com 475 (a) $85,977,000,000 Electronic materials, microelectronic, circuit board, packaging and finishing technologies Edward Breen CEO 1897 (Dow Chemical) 22 Deluxe Corp. 500 Main St., Groton 01450 978-448-6111 • www.deluxe.com 444 $1,998,025,000 Business forms, marketing solutions and services to small businesses and financial institutions Barry McCarthy CEO 1915 23 Gentex Optics Inc. (k) 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • www.essilorusa.com 440 DND Optical lenses and progressive, high-index and anti-reflective coated lenses Eric Leonard president 1989 Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports and company websites. Notes: Unable to confirm data for Boxborough's Cisco Systems Inc. DND = Did not disclose. (a) Local employee figure from 2018 survey (b) North American revenue was $6.4 billion. (c) Year Worcester-based Norton Co. was acquired by Saint-Gobain; founding year for parent is 1665. (d) Local employee figure from 2017 survey and the range confirmed by more recent data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (e) Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (f) Cork, Ireland-based Johnson Controls acquired Tyco SimplexGrinnell in September 2016. (g) Founding year for Gardner's original Simplex Time Recorder Co. (h) Data from 2018 survey (i) Columbia Tech's parent corporation, Coghlin Cos., was founded in 1885. (j) On Sept. 1, 2017, Dow Chemical and Dupont merged to form Midland, Mich.-based DowDupont (NYSE: DWDP). (k) Division of Essilor of America; data from 2018 survey - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com M A N U F A C T U R I N G A W A R D S F O C U S Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports and company websites. Notes: Unable to confirm data for Boxborough's Cisco Systems Inc. DND = Did not disclose. (a) Local employee figure from 2018 survey (b) North American revenue was $6.4 billion. (c) Year Worcester-based Norton Co. was acquired by Saint-Gobain; founding year for parent is 1665. (d) Local employee figure from 2017 survey and the range confirmed by more recent data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (e) Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (f) Cork, Ireland-based Johnson Controls acquired Tyco SimplexGrinnell in September 2016. (g) Founding year for Gardner's original Simplex Time Recorder Co. (h) Data from 2018 survey (i) Columbia Tech's parent corporation, Coghlin Cos., was founded in 1885. (j) On Sept. 1, 2017, Dow Chemical and Dupont merged to form Midland, Mich.-based DowDupont (NYSE: DWDP). (k) Division of Essilor of America; data from 2018 survey - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com