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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2025 | Worcester Business Journal 55 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S Lets Meet Outside... or In Whether it's a cafe or a patio space—Cascades outdoor tables and seating blend seamlessly across seings. Because flexibility isn't a feature. It's a necessity. ais-inc.com Largest manufacturers Ranked by number of local employees Manufacturer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide Products/ 2024 revenue Chief executive(s)/ year founded 1 Dell Technologies 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • delltechnologies.com 5,000 (1) N/A 108,000 IT hardware, software, solutions and services $95.6 billion (2) Michael S. Dell chairman & CEO 1984 2 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,800 (3) 2,800 53,000 Medical devices $16.7 billion Michael F. Mahoney chairman & CEO 1979 3 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • bms.com 1,680 N/A 34,000 Medicines for oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, fibrosis and neuroscience $48.3 billion Christopher Boerner CEO 1887 4 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • bose.com 1,500 (4) N/A 6,000 (4) Audio solutions for the home, on-the-go and in the car N/A Lila Snyder CEO 1964 5 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 1,450 1,600 7,600 Chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis instruments and software $3 billion Udit Batra president & CEO 1958 6 IPG Photonics Corp. 377 Simarano Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-373-1100 • ipgphotonics.com 1,365 N/A 4,400 Fiber & handheld lasers and laser systems for materials processing, micro-processing, additive manufacturing, medical procedures & device manufacturing and more $977.1 million Mark Gitin CEO 1990 7 Amazon Robotics & Amazon Delivery Center 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 1,350 (5) 20,000 1,560,000 Robotics manufacturing and distribution $638 billion Scott Dresser vice president, Robotics Center 1994 8 Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com 1,108 1,357 4,066 Medical devices for insulin delivery systems $2.1 billion Ashley McEvoy president & CEO 2000 9 RTX Corp. (6) 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 (7) N/A 186,000 National defense and commercial aerospace technologies $80.7 billion Chris T. Calio president & CEO 2020 9 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • saint-gobain- northamerica.com 1,000 N/A 170,000 (8) Norton abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics $50.8 billion Benoit Bazin CEO 1885 11 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 900 1,300 2,300 Soft drinks $1 billion (9) Ralph D. Crowley Jr. president & CEO 1882 12 Global Life Sciences Solutions U.S. LLC dba Cytiva 100 Results Way, Marlborough 01752 508-475-2000 • cytiva.com 800 (10) N/A 15,000 (10) Biotherapeutics N/A Chris Riley CEO, Cytiva Emmanuel Abate president, genomic medicine (11) 1733 13 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 766 (12) N/A 7,063 (12) Medical devices $4 billion (13) Stephen P. MacMillan chairman, president & CEO 1985 14 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • columbiatech.com 740 N/A 900 Product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment and aftermarket services N/A Chris Coghlin president & CEO 1992 15 AIS 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-567-5122 • ais-inc.com 632 718 908 Interior office furniture for all areas of an organization N/A Nick Haritos president & CEO 1989 16 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 600 600 600 Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices N/A Richard Santora executive director, production operations 1989 17 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 581 N/A 28,838 Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems, surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services and endotherapy instruments $6.3 billion Julien Sauvagnargues president & CEO, Olympus Corp. of the Americas Mike Noyes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America (14) 1968 18 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com 556 N/A 2,914 Machine vision systems and ID readers for industrial automation and logistics $914.5 million Robert Willett CEO 1981 19 DuPont Electronics and Imaging 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • dupont.com 500 (15) N/A 24,000 Advanced materials for electronics industry $12.4 billion Lori D. Koch CEO & director Ellen Jansen Mager manufacturing & technology site leader, New England 1897 19 Garelick Farms Inc., a Dairy Farmers of America brand 1199 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-528-9000 • garelickfarms.com 500 (16) N/A N/A Dairy products $24 billion (17) Dennis Rodenbaugh president & CEO, Dairy Farmers of America 1931 19 Jabil 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • jabil.com 500 (18) N/A 140,000 Medical devices for diabetes care, drug delivery and injectables $28.9 billion (19) Michael Dastoor CEO 1966 19 The L.S. Starrett Co. (20) 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • starrett.com 500 N/A 1,200 Precision tools N/A Roger N. Amrol Jr. president & CEO 1880 19 Philips Lifeline (21) 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 200, Marlborough 01752 800-451-0525 • lifeline.philips.com 500 (15) N/A N/A Monitoring systems N/A Janet Dillione CEO, ConnectAmerica Kathy Silvestri senior director, Lifeline operations 1974 19 Sanofi Genzyme (22) 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • sanofigenzyme.com 500 (16) N/A 82,878 Pharmaceuticals $47.9 billion (23) Paul Hudson CEO Brian Foard head of speciality care, North America 1981 Sterilite Corp. (16) 18 508-650-3000 • cognex.com 2,914 $914.5 million 1981 19 DuPont Electronics and Imaging 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • dupont.com 500 (15) N/A 24,000 Advanced materials for electronics industry $12.4 billion Lori D. Koch CEO & director Ellen Jansen Mager manufacturing & technology site leader, New England 1897 19 Garelick Farms Inc., a Dairy Farmers of America brand 1199 W. Central St., Franklin 02038 508-528-9000 • garelickfarms.com 500 (16) N/A N/A Dairy products $24 billion (17) Dennis Rodenbaugh president & CEO, Dairy Farmers of America 1931 19 Jabil 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • jabil.com 500 (18) N/A 140,000 Medical devices for diabetes care, drug delivery and injectables $28.9 billion (19) Michael Dastoor CEO 1966 19 The L.S. Starrett Co. (20) 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • starrett.com 500 N/A 1,200 Precision tools N/A Roger N. Amrol Jr. president & CEO 1880 19 Philips Lifeline (21) 200 Donald Lynch Blvd., Suite 200, Marlborough 01752 800-451-0525 • lifeline.philips.com 500 (15) N/A N/A Monitoring systems N/A Janet Dillione CEO, ConnectAmerica Kathy Silvestri senior director, Lifeline operations 1974 19 Sanofi Genzyme (22) 15 Pleasant St. Connector, Framingham 01701 508-872-8400 • sanofigenzyme.com 500 (16) N/A 82,878 Pharmaceuticals $47.9 billion (23) Paul Hudson CEO Brian Foard head of speciality care, North America 1981 19 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 (16) N/A N/A Plastic containers for storage, kitchen, laundry, wastebaskets, office and more N/A David M. Stone president 1939 19 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 500 700 1,300 Contract manufacturer of complex components and complete medical devices N/A Walter Kobler CEO 2007 27 Seaman Paper Co. 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 • seamanpaper.com 471 N/A 900 Custom print, automated, heavyweight & shred tissue paper; spiral void fill, Vela Paper bags, Sea Stretch tissue wrap N/A Ken Winterhalter CEO 1946 Source: Each manufacturer via survey as of Q1 2025. N/A=not available. (1) Local employee count falls within a range of 5,000 to 9,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. Last response to WBJ's survey was in 2022 with 6,500 local and 123,000 worldwide employees; unable to confirm local impact of 5% global workforce reduction in 2023 or 10% global workforce reduction in 2024, by press time. (2) Revenue for fiscal year end Jan. 31, 2025 (3) Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy. (4) Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey (5) Local employee count is a conservative estimate based on press releases, news reports and public vacancies; additional facilities in Charlton, Worcester and Uxbridge. (6) Formerly Raytheon Technologies (7) Local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (8) 2,750 employees in North America (9) Approximation (10) Employee counts from WBJ's 2024 survey; in March 2025, Cytiva announced plans to reduce its Westborough workforce by 85 employees. (11) Formerly GE Healthcare (12) Employee counts from WBJ's 2023 survey (13) For fiscal year ended Sept. 30, 2024 (14) Also senior vice president, Surgical and Interventional Solutions ISD Operations (15) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (16) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (17) Revenue for Dairy Farmers of America (18) Jabil no longer provides local data; local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (19) Revenue for fiscal year end Aug. 31, 2024 (20) In 2024, L.S. Starrett became a private company after its merger with private equity firm MiddleGround Capital. (21) Acquired by Penn.-based ConnectAmerica in May 2021 (22) Sanofi Genzyme is the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi; additional manufacturing facility at 8 New York Ave., Framingham. (23) Revenue converted from Euros based on IRS yearly average exchange rate for 2024 -Compiled by: Stephanie R.Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com Douglas Starrett, the fifth- generation leader of The L.S. Starrett Co., stepped down in February, a year after the company merged with a Kentucky-based private equity firm. Seaman Paper Co. acquired Julius Glatz GmbH, a fellow family-owned paper firm based in Germany, in February. Pictured is Seaman CEO Ken Winterhalter.