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F O C U S M A N U F A C T U R I N G
Largest manufacturers
Ranked by number of local employees as of March 2022
Manufacturer
Local
employees/
statewide/
worldwide
Products/
2021 revenue
Chief executive(s)/
year founded
1
Dell Technologies
176 South St., Hopkinton 01748
508-435-1000 • www.delltechnologies.com
6,500
6,500
130,000
IT hardware, software, solutions and services
$94.2 billion
Michael S. Dell
chairman & CEO
1984
2
IPG Photonics Corp.
50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540
508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com
1,600
DND
6,500
Fiber lasers for materials processing, microprocessing,
medical applications, scientific research and telecom
$1.5 billion
Eugene Shcherbakov
CEO
1990
2
Waters Corp.
34 Maple St., Milford 01757
508-482-2000 • www.waters.com
1,600
DND
7,500
Chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis
instruments and software
$2.7 billion
Udit Batra
president & CEO
1958
4
Bose Corp.
The Mountain, Framingham 01701
508-879-7330 • www.bose.com
1,500
1,500
6,000
Audio technology
DND
Lila Snyder
CEO
1964
5
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
$48 billion
Benoit Bazin
CEO
1885
6
Bristol Myers Squibb
38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434
978-784-6001 • www.bms.com
1,100
1,550
32,200
Medicines for oncology, hematology, immunology,
cardiovascular, fibrosis and neuroscience
$46.4 billion
Giovanni Caforio
chairman & CEO
1887
7
Boston Scientific Corp.
300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752
508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com
1,000
(1)
2,300
41,000
Medical devices
$11.9 billion (2)
Michael F. Mahoney
president
1979
7
Jabil
101 Union St., Clinton 01510
978-365-9721 • www.jabil.com
1,000
DND
260,000
Medical devices such as diabetes care, drug delivery
and injectables
$27.3 billion
Mark Mondello
CEO
1966
7
Raytheon Technologies
1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752
781-522-3000 • www.rtx.com
1,000
(1)
13,400
175,000
National defense and commercial aerospace
technologies
$64.4 billion
Gregory J. Hayes
CEO
2020
10
Hologic Inc.
250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-263-2900 • www.hologic.com
983
983
7,129
Medical devices
$3.8 billion
Stephen P. MacMillan
chairman, president & CEO
1985
11
Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co.
27 Otis St., Westborough 01581
508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com
800
800
800
Product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment
and aftermarket services
DND
Chris Coghlin
president & CEO
1992
11
Polar Beverages
1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610
508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com
800
1,100
2,000
Soft drinks
DND
Ralph D. Crowley Jr.
president & CEO
1882
13
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
14
AIS
25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453
978-562-7500 • www.ais-inc.com
600
600
800
Interior office furniture
$212 million
Nick Haritos
(3)
president & CEO
1989
15
Cognex Corp.
1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760
508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com
500
DND
2,200
Machine vision systems and ID readers for industrial
automation and logistics
DND
Robert Willett
president & CEO
1981
15
Garelick Farms Inc. (4)
1199 W. Central St., Franklin 02038
508-528-9000 • www.garelickfarms.com
500
(5)
DND
DND
Dairy products
DND
Rick Smith (6)
president & CEO, Dairy Farmers of America
1931
15
Philips Lifeline
111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701
800-380-3111 • www.lifeline.philips.com
500
(5)
DND
78,189
Monitoring systems
DND
Frans van Houten
president & CEO, Phillips N.V.
1974
15
Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc.
84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough 01752
508-481-6700 • www.sunovion.com
500
500
1,200
Pharmaceuticals
DND
Antony Loebel
president & CEO
2010
19
FLEXcon Co. Inc.
1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562
508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com
485
485
700
Multi-layered constructions, engineered adhesives and
coatings for flame retardancy, heat conductivity,
filtration, and graphics production
$300 million
Aimee Peacock
(7)
president of FLEXcon North America
1956
20
Gentex Optics Inc.
183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571
508-943-3860 • www.essilorusa.com
450
DND
180,000
Optical lenses and frames
DND
William Van Wieren
CEO
1989
21
Tegra Medical
9 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038
508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com
433
(8)
610 (8)
993 (8)
Contract manufacturer of complex components and
complete medical devices
DND
Walter Kobler
CEO
2007
22
Olympus Corp. of the Americas
800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581
508-804-2600 • www.olympusamerica.com
429
DND
31,653
Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems,
surgical energy devices, system integration solutions,
medical services and endotherapy instruments
$5.9 billion
Jorge Lopes
president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America
Julien Sauvagnargues
president, Olympus Corp. of the Americas
1968
23
The L.S. Starrett Co.
121 Crescent St., Athol 01331
978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com
427
(8)
427 (8)
1,416 (8)
Precision tools
DND
Douglas A. Starrett
president & CEO
1880
24
SMC Ltd.
18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434
978-422-6800 • www.smcltd.com
400
400
2,000
Medical and drug delivery devices
DND
Brian Payson
VP & general manager
1988
