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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2023 | Worcester Business Journal 67 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 Manufacturer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide Products/ 2022 revenue Chief executive(s)/ year founded 1 Dell Technologies (1) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • delltechnologies.com 6,500 6,500 123,500 IT hardware, software, solutions and services $102.3 billion Michael S. Dell chairman & CEO 1984 2 Boston Scientific Corp. (2) 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,200 2,200 45,000 Medical devices $12.7 billion Michael F. Mahoney president 1979 3 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 1,800 1,800 8,200 Chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis instruments and software $3 billion Udit Batra president & CEO 1958 4 IPG Photonics Corp. (3) 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • ipgphotonics.com 1,600 N/A 6,230 Fiber lasers for materials processing, microprocessing, medical applications, scientific research and telecom $1.4 billion Eugene Scherbakov CEO 1990 5 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • bose.com 1,500 N/A 6,000 Audio solutions for the home, on-the-go and in the car N/A Lila Snyder CEO 1964 6 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • bms.com 1,300 N/A 34,000 Medicines for oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, fibrosis and neuroscience N/A Giovanni Caforio chairman & CEO 1887 7 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • saint-gobain.com 1,100 N/A 170,000 Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics $54.5 billion Benoit Bazin CEO 1885 8 Jabil 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • jabil.com 1,000 N/A 250,000 Medical devices for diabetes care, drug delivery and injectables N/A Kenny Wilson (4) CEO 1966 8 Raytheon Technologies (5) 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 12,000 182,000 National defense and commercial aerospace technologies $67.1 billion Gregory J. Hayes CEO 2020 10 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • columbiatech.com 800 N/A 1,000 Product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment and aftermarket services N/A Chris Coghlin president & CEO 1992 11 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 766 N/A 6,944 Medical devices $4.9 billion Stephen P. MacMillan chairman, president & CEO 1985 12 AIS 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-562-7500 • ais-inc.com 745 750 800 Interior office furniture for all areas of an organization N/A Nick Haritos president & CEO 1989 13 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 700 1,000 2,000 Soft drinks $750 million Ralph D. Crowley Jr. president & CEO 1882 14 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com 560 560 2,476 Machine vision systems and ID readers for industrial automation and logistics $1 billion Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 14 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 560 560 560 Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices N/A Bruce Watkins president & general manager 1989 16 Garelick Farms Inc., a Dairy Farmers of America brand (6) 1199 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-528-9000 • garelickfarms.com 500 N/A N/A Dairy products N/A Dennis Rodenbaugh president & CEO, Dairy Farmers of America 1931 16 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • starrett.com 500 N/A 1,481 Precision tools N/A Douglas A. Starrett president & CEO 1880 16 Philips Lifeline (7) 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • lifeline.philips.com 500 N/A 77,233 Monitoring systems $18.7 billion Roy Jakobs president & CEO, Philips N.V. 1974 16 Seaman Paper Co. 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 • seamanpaper.com 500 N/A 1,200 Decorative tissue paper N/A Ken Winterhalter CEO 1954 16 Southworth Milton Inc. 100 Quarry Drive, Milford 01757 508-634-3400 • miltoncat.com 500 N/A N/A 45-acre campus for sales, rental and service of new and used Caterpillar construction equipment N/A Chris Milton CEO 1943 16 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 N/A N/A N/A David M. Stone president 1939 22 FLEXcon Co. Inc. (3) 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 485 485 700 Multi-layered constructions, engineered adhesives and coatings for flame retardancy, heat conductivity, filtration, and graphics production N/A Aimee Peacock president, FLEXcon North America 1956 23 Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) (8) 117 Hospital Road, Devens 01434 781-606-1233 • cfs.energy 470 470 470 Alcator C-Mod compact, high-magnetic field tokamak, HTS magnets for fusion energy generation N/A Bob Mumgaard CEO 2018 24 Gentex Optics Inc. (3) 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 N/A 180,000 Optical lenses and frames N/A William Van Wieren CEO 1989 25 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 444 444 2,000 Medical and drug delivery devices N/A Brian Payson VP & general manager 1988 26 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 401 580 1,012 Contract manufacturer of complex components and complete medical devices N/A Walter Kobler CEO 2007 27 United Solutions 33 Patriots Circle, Leominster 01453 400 N/A Storage containers N/A Dave Reilly president & CEO 16 100 Quarry Drive, Milford 01757 508-634-3400 • miltoncat.com N/A N/A equipment N/A CEO 1943 16 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 N/A N/A N/A David M. Stone president 1939 22 FLEXcon Co. Inc. (3) 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 485 485 700 Multi-layered constructions, engineered adhesives and coatings for flame retardancy, heat conductivity, filtration, and graphics production N/A Aimee Peacock president, FLEXcon North America 1956 23 Commonwealth Fusion Systems (CFS) (8) 117 Hospital Road, Devens 01434 781-606-1233 • cfs.energy 470 470 470 Alcator C-Mod compact, high-magnetic field tokamak, HTS magnets for fusion energy generation N/A Bob Mumgaard CEO 2018 24 Gentex Optics Inc. (3) 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 N/A 180,000 Optical lenses and frames N/A William Van Wieren CEO 1989 25 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 444 444 2,000 Medical and drug delivery devices N/A Brian Payson VP & general manager 1988 26 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 401 580 1,012 Contract manufacturer of complex components and complete medical devices N/A Walter Kobler CEO 2007 27 United Solutions 33 Patriots Circle, Leominster 01453 978-537-2096 • unitedsolutions.net 400 N/A 675 Storage containers N/A Dave Reilly president & CEO 1919 28 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 396 458 31,557 Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems, surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services and endotherapy instruments $7.7 billion Jorge Lopes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America Julien Sauvagnargues president, Olympus Corp. of the Americas 1968 29 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • haartz.com 381 N/A 381 Technical laminates for automotive trim and industrial applications N/A Eric R. Haartz CEO 1922 30 Sunovion Pharmaceuticals Inc. (9) 84 Waterford Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-481-6700 • sunovion.com 322 322 673 Pharmaceuticals N/A Antony Loebel president & CEO 2010 Source: Each manufacturer via survey. Note: N/A=not available. (1) Announced a 5% global workforce reduction in February 2023; unable to confirm local impact by press time. Local employee counts from 2022 survey; revenue as of Jan. 31, 2023 (2) Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy; Marlborough headquarters employed 1,800 at its opening in 2014. (3) Data from 2022 survey (4) Kenny Wilson succeeded Mark Mondello as CEO on May 1, 2023. (5) Local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (6) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (7) Revenue based on Internal Revenue Service currency exchange rate of .951 EUR to USD for 2022; local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (8) In February 2023 press release, CFS said the vast majority of its 470 employees work at Devens although didn't provide an exact number. (9) On July 1, Sunovion Pharmaceuticals combined with six other subsidiaries of Japanese parent company Sumitomo Pharma to form Sumitomo Pharma America, headquartered in Marlborough. The information provided was submitted on March 9. -Compiled by: Stephanie R.Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com 100% EMPLOYEE OWNED WORKING WITH BUSINESSES & COMMUNITIES to serve their engineering, environmental & surveying needs ME, NH, MA, CT, FL | HALEYWARD.COM Communities with the most life sciences inventors Source: U.S. Patent and Trade Office When the U.S. Patent and Trade Office assigns a patent, its location is determined by the residence of the first- named inventor. Of the 649 life sciences patents assigned to Central Mass. inventors from 2018 to 2022, these communities had the most. 89 86 51 42 40 34 30 24 23 22 Acton Sudbury Wayland Marlborough Framingham Westborough Northborough Littleton Stow Natick