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M A N U F A C T U R I N G F A C T B O O K
Largest local manufacturers
Ranked by number of local employees as of March
Name
Local employees/
statewide employees/
worldwide employees
Product(s)/
2020 revenue
Head of company/
year founded
1
Dell Technologies
176 South St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-1000 • www.delltechnologies.com
8,800
DND
157,000
IT hardware, software, solutions and services
$92,140,000,000
Michael S. Dell
chairman & CEO
1984
2
IPG Photonics Corp.
50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540
508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com
1,700
1,700
6,200
Fiber laser technology providing manufacturers the power to transform materials into
end-products across any application and industry
$1,200,000,000
Eugene Scherbakov (a)
CEO
1990
3
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000 • www.waters.com
1,506
1,670
7,300
Analytical science technologies
$2,365,000,000
Udit Batra
president & CEO
1958
4
Saint-Gobain
1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606
508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com
1,300
DND
170,000
Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics manufacturing
$42,000,000,000
Pierre-Andre de Chalendar
president & CEO
1885
5
Jabil
101 Union St., Clinton 01510
978-365-9721 • www.jabil.com
1,270
1,270
260,000
Medical devices such as diabetes care, drug delivery and injectables
$27,266,438,000
Mark Mondello
CEO
1966
6
Bose Corp.
The Mountain, Framingham 01701
508-879-7330 • www.bose.com
~1,000 (b)
DND
DND
Audio technology
DND
Lila Snyder
CEO
1964
6
Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com
1,000
2,900
36,000
Medical devices
$9,913,000,000 (c)
Michael F. Mahoney
chairman & CEO
1979
6
Bristol Myers Squibb Co.
38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
1,000
1,600
30,000
Biopharma discovery, development and delivery of medicines for patients with serious
diseases; including oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, fibrosis and
neuroscience
$42,500,000,000
Giovanni Caforio
chairman & CEO
1858
6
Raytheon Technologies
1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752
508-490-1000 • www.rtx.com
~1,000 (b)
DND
180,000
Aerospace and defense
$57,100,000,000 (c)
Gregory J. Hayes
CEO
1922
10
Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co.
27 Otis St., Westborough 01581
508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com
725
725
725
Product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment and aftermarket services
DND
Chris Coghlin
president & CEO
1992
11
KARL STORZ Endovision Inc.
91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507
508-248-9011 • www.karlstorz.com
700
DND
8,500
Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices
DND
Bruce Watkins
president & general manager
1989
11
Polar Beverages
1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610
508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com
700
1,000
1,800
Soft drinks
DND
Ralph D. Crowley Jr.
CEO & president
1882
13
Cognex Corp.
1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760
508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com
621
DND
2,055
Machine vision systems and ID readers for industrial automation and logistics
$811,020,000
Robert Willett
president & CEO
1981
14
Hologic Inc.
250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-263-2900 • www.hologic.com
600
780
6,091
Medical devices
$3,776,400,000
Stephen P. MacMillan
chairman, president & CEO
1985
15
AIS
25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453
978-562-7500 • www.ais-inc.com
553
583
753
Office furniture
$212,000,000
Bruce Platzman (d)
CEO
1989
Source: Each manufacturer via survey, annual reports, company websites and/or Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development (noted). Note: DND = Did not disclose.
(a) Effective May 4, 2021, COO and managing director of IPG Laser GmbH Scherbakov replaced Valentin Gapontsev as CEO.
(b) 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.
(c) Net sales
(d) Effective July 1, 2021, serves as CEO after holding both president and CEO positions; executive vice president of sales and distribution Nick Haritos promoted to president
- Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com
Largest local manufacturers
Ranked by number of local employees as of March
