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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2022 | Worcester Business Journal 39 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S 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 24 United Solutions 33 Patriots Circle, Leominster 01453 978-537-2096 • www.unitedsolutions.net 400 (8) DND 675 (8) Storage containers DND Dave Reilly president & CEO 1919 26 Haartz Corp. 371 Technical laminates for automotive trim and industrial Eric R. Haartz 19 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 700 filtration, and graphics production $300 million 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 24 United Solutions 33 Patriots Circle, Leominster 01453 978-537-2096 • www.unitedsolutions.net 400 (8) DND 675 (8) Storage containers DND Dave Reilly president & CEO 1919 26 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • www.haartz.com 371 DND 379 Technical laminates for automotive trim and industrial applications DND Eric R. Haartz CEO 1922 27 Valmet (9) 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.valmet.com 360 DND 17,000 Manufacturing for mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries DND Patrick Dunn head, North America market area 1950 28 Seaman Paper Co. (10) 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 • www.seamanpaper.com 329 454 529 Decorative tissue paper DND Ken Winterhalter CEO 1954 29 Wyman-Gordon Co. 80 Hermon St., Worcester 01608 508-839-8253 • www.wyman.com 315 (11) DND DND Complex forgings for aerospace industry including aerospace turbine and structural components DND Mark Donegan chairman & CEO 1883 30 PerkinElmer Inc. 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com 303 (12) 1,096 16,000 Reagents, assays, instruments, automation, informatics and strategic services $5.1 billion Prahlad Singh president & CEO 1937 31 Table Talk Pies, Inc. 120 Washington St., Worcester 01610 508-798-8811 • www.tabletalkpie.com 302 334 350 Pies DND Harry Kokkinis president 1924 32 Acacia, part of Cisco (13) 3 Mill and Main Place, Suite 400, Maynard 01754 978-938-4896 • www.acacia-inc.com 300 DND 75,000 High-speed coherent optical interconnect products DND Murugesan "Raj" Shanmugaraj VP & general manager 2009 32 Nitto Denko Avecia Inc. 125 Fortune Blvd., Milford 01757 508-532-2500 • www.avecia.com 300 (14) DND 500 Oligonucleotides DND Seiji Fujioka president 1999 32 Vibram Corp. 18 School St., North Brookfield 01535 508-867-7731 • www.vibram.com 300 300 1,100 Outsoles and Vibram FiveFingers DND Fabrizio Gamberini president & global chief brand officer 1937 35 Johnson Controls 27 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-731-2500 • www.jci.com 272 894 100,000 Intelligent building technologies, systems and controls DND George R. Oliver chairman & CEO 1894 36 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 93 Gilmore Drive, Sutton 01590 508-755-6111 • www.primetals.com 270 DND 920 Equipment used in metals production DND Ralf Hanneken president & CEO 2015 37 Lenze Americas 630 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 508-278-9100 • www.Lenze.com 260 DND 300 Electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and industrial automation technology DND Tom Mathias president 1983 38 Deluxe Corp. 12 South St., Townsend 01469 978-448-6111 • www.deluxe.com 250 (8) 250 (8) 5,900 (8) Technology-enabled solutions for small businesses and financial institutions DND Barry McCarthy president & CEO 1915 38 Dexter-Russell Inc. 44 River St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-0201 • www.dexter1818.com 250 DND 250 Professional cutlery DND Alan Peppel president & CEO 1818 38 EATON Corp. 160 Gold Star Blvd., Worcester 01606 508-852-4300 • www.eaton.com 250 250 85,000 Server enclosures and airflow management solutions for data centers, command consoles; office and other specialty furniture for tech environments DND Craig Arnold chairman & CEO 1911 41 KARL STORZ Endoscopy America Inc. 28 Millbury St., Auburn 01501 508-248-9011 • www.karlstorz.com 230 DND 8,500 Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices DND John O'Keefe executive director, supply chain operations 1989 42 David Clark Co. 360 Franklin St., Worcester 01615 508-751-5800 • www.davidclark.com 225 DND 250 Headset communication systems for high noise environments, marine, military and general aviation markets and flight suits for military and NASA DND Richard Urella president 1935 Source: Each manufacturer via survey. Note: DND=did not disclose. (1) Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data provided by Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (2) Net sales (3) Succeeded former CEO and co-founder Bruce Platzman, effective June 1, 2022. (4) A Dairy Farmers of America brand (5) Local employee figure falls within a range of 500-999 according to data provided by Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (6) Expected to retire by year end 2022 and succeeded by Dennis Rodenbaugh (7) Succeeded Lavon Winkler upon his retirement on Jan. 30, 2022 (8) Figure from 2021 survey (9) Finland-based Valmet Oy acquired Neles on April 1, 2022. (10) In January 2021, acquired Gardner's Garlock Printing & Converting Corp. tissue paper division, now First Mate Printing & Converting Inc. The packaging division of Garlock Printing & Converting Corp. was acquired by Astara Capital Partners LLC and has retained its brand. (11) Represents 100 employees at Worcester location; 215 employees at North Grafton location (12) Data include Oxford, U.K.-based Oxford Immunotec, a PerkinElmer company, with a location in Marlborough. (13) Acacia Communications became part of Calif.-based Cisco, effective March 1, 2021. (14) Local employee count falls within a range of 300-350 according to data provided by Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. -Compiled by: Heide Martin, hmartin@nebusinessmedia.com