Issue link: https://nebusinessmedia.uberflip.com/i/1544217
wbjournal.com | April 6, 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 25 MANUFACTURING F O C U S care as innovative as you Largest manufacturers Ranked by number of local employees Manufacturer Local employees/ statewide/ worldwide Products/ 2025 revenue Chief executive(s)/ year founded 1 Dell Technologies 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • delltechnologies.com 4,745 (1) 4,745 (1) 97,000 Data storage and computer networking solutions $113.5 billion Michael S. Dell chairman & CEO 1984 2 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • bostonscientific.com 2,800 (2) 2,800 55,000 Medical devices $20.1 billion Michael F. Mahoney chairman & CEO 1979 3 Bristol Myers Squibb 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-588-6001 • bms.com 1,680 (3) N/A 32,500 Medicines for oncology, hematology, immunology, cardiovascular, fibrosis and neuroscience $48.2 billion Christopher S. Boerner chairman & CEO Odile Smith vice president & site lead, Devens 1887 4 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • bose.com 1,500 (4) N/A 6,000 (4) Audio solutions for home, car and more N/A Lila Snyder CEO 1964 5 Sanofi 68 New York Ave., Framingham 01701 508-271-3900 • sanofi.com 1,329 4,820 83,000 Pharmaceutical products and vaccines for patients worldwide N/A Manuela Buxo head, specialty care 1981 6 Insulet Corp. 100 Nagog Park, Acton 01720 978-600-7000 • insulet.com 1,249 1,529 5,411 Medical devices for insulin delivery systems N/A Ashley McEvoy president & CEO 2000 7 RTX Corp. (5) 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 (6) N/A 180,000 National defense and commercial aerospace technologies $88.6 billion Chris T. Calio president & CEO 2020 7 Saint-Gobain 41 Abrasives Way, Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • saint-gobain-northamerica.com 1,000 2,500 160,000 Norton abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics N/A Benoit Bazin CEO 1885 9 AIS 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-567-5122 • ais-inc.com 890 900 975 Office furniture for private offices, open floor plans, conference, training, break rooms, outdoor seating areas and more $350 million Nick Haritos president & CEO 1989 10 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 800 1,200 2,200 Soft drinks $1.4 billion Ralph D. Crowley Jr. president & CEO 1882 11 Waters Corp. (7) 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • waters.com 789 1,289 16,000 Separations science, molecular & cellular characterization, diagnostics, chromatography, mass spectrometry, thermal analysis instruments and software $3.2 billion Udit Batra president & CEO 1958 12 Cytiva, a Danaher co. (8) 100 Results Way, Marlborough 01752 508-475-2000 • cytiva.com 715 (9) N/A N/A Biotherapeutics N/A Chris Riley CEO, Cytiva Emmanuel Abate president, genomic medicine (10) 1733 13 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • columbiatech.com 700 900 900 Product development, manufacturing, global fulfillment and aftermarket services N/A Chris Coghlin president & CEO 1992 14 Flexcon Co. Inc. 1 Flexcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 600 600 1,000 Adhesive coatings, film laminations & functional technologies for sustainable packaging, consumer durables and healthcare applications N/A Nick Tucci (11) CEO 1956 14 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 600 (3) 600 (3) 600 (3) Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices N/A Richard Santora executive director, production operations 1989 14 Kens Foods Inc. 1 D'Angelo Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-229-1100 • kensfoods.com 600 (12) N/A N/A Salad dressings and sauces including Ken's Steak House, Sweet Baby Ray's and Sticky Fingers N/A Brian L. Crowley president Mark Holbrook president, Consumer Products 1958 17 IPG Photonics Corp. 377 Simarano Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-373-1100 • ipgphotonics.com 534 1,647 5,100 Fiber laser sources, handheld laser products, laser workstations, automated laser systems and robotic laser systems for materials processing and micro-machining applications, defense, medical procedures, medical device manufacturing and more $1 billion Mark Gitin CEO 1990 18 Qnity Electronics Inc., New England Manufacturing & Technology Center (13) 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • qnityelectronics.com 501 501 10,000 Materials and technologies for semiconductor and advanced electronics industry N/A Ellen Jansen Mager manufacturing & technology site leader, New England 2025 19 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 (14) 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 (3) 700 (3) 1,300 (3) Contract manufacturer of complex components and complete medical devices N/A Walter Kobler CEO 2007 21 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 453 560 29,297 Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems, surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services and endotherapy instruments N/A Richard Reynolds president, Olympus Corp. of the Americas Mike Noyes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America (15) 1968 22 Amazon Robotics 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 450 (16) N/A 1,576,000 Robotics manufacturing $716.9 billion Erica McClosky director of manufacturing and technical operations, Amazon Robotics 1994 22 Gentex Optics Inc., part of EssilorLuxottica 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 (17) N/A N/A Optical lenses and frames N/A Kevin Valliere director, optical manufacturing 1989 18 Qnity Electronics Inc., New England Manufacturing & Technology Center (13) 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • qnityelectronics.com 501 501 10,000 Materials and technologies for semiconductor and advanced electronics industry N/A Ellen Jansen Mager manufacturing & technology site leader, New England 2025 19 Sterilite Corp. 30 Scales Lane, Townsend 01469 978-597-1800 • sterilite.com 500 (14) 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 (3) 700 (3) 1,300 (3) Contract manufacturer of complex components and complete medical devices N/A Walter Kobler CEO 2007 21 Olympus Corp. of the Americas 800 West Park Drive, Westborough 01581 508-804-2600 • olympusamerica.com 453 560 29,297 Endoscopes, laparoscopes, video imaging systems, surgical energy devices, system integration solutions, medical services and endotherapy instruments N/A Richard Reynolds president, Olympus Corp. of the Americas Mike Noyes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America (15) 1968 22 Amazon Robotics 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 450 (16) N/A 1,576,000 Robotics manufacturing $716.9 billion Erica McClosky director of manufacturing and technical operations, Amazon Robotics 1994 22 Gentex Optics Inc., part of EssilorLuxottica 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 • essilorusa.com 450 (17) N/A N/A Optical lenses and frames N/A Kevin Valliere director, optical manufacturing 1989 24 Hologic Inc. (18) 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 413 688 7,300 Medical technologies to detect, diagnose and treat health conditions that affect women globally $4.1 billion (19) Stephen P. MacMillan chairman, president & CEO 1985 25 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • cognex.com 402 464 2,697 Machine vision systems, software, sensors, and industrial barcode readers that enable automation in manufacturing and logistics $994 million Matthew Moschner (20) president & CEO 1981 26 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • smcltd.com 400 400 2,250 Medical and drug delivery devices N/A Brian Payson vice president & general manager 1988 27 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 • haartz.com 360 360 400 Engineered textiles and technical laminates for automotive surface trim, industrial pipe rehabilitation, military tactical gear, and other specialty applications N/A Eric R. Haartz CEO 1922 28 Seaman Paper Co. 9 Leominster Connector, Leominster 01453 978-632-1513 • seamanpaper.com 355 500 1,000 Custom print, automated, heavyweight & shred tissue paper; spiral void fill, Vela Paper bags, Sea Stretch tissue wrap N/A Ken Winterhalter CEO 1946 29 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 93 Gilmore Drive, Sutton 01590 508-755-6111 • primetals.com 350 350 7,000 Equipment and technologies used in metals production N/A Ralf Hanneken president & CEO 2015 30 Wyman-Gordon Co. (21) 244 Worcester St., North Grafton 01536 508-839-4441 • wyman.com 315 (22) N/A N/A Complex forgings for aerospace industry including aerospace turbine and structural components N/A Jeff Kijak president 1883 31 VulcanForms 112 Barnum Road, Devens 01434 781-472-0160 • vulanforms.com 305 305 305 Metal manufacturing of high-precision components for aerospace, defense, medical, consumer and industrial applications N/A Kevin Kassekert CEO 2015 32 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • starrett.com 303 303 1,282 Precision measuring tools, band saw blades, power tool accessories and hand tools, vision, optical and laser measurement systems, gage blocks and calibration solutions, flat stock and lubricants $257.7 million Roger N. Amrol Jr. president & CEO 1880 Source: Each manufacturer via survey as of Q1 2026. Note: N/A=not available. Boxborough's SynQor moved its headquarters and approximately 250 employees to Salem, N.H. in Q1 2026. Waltham's Thermo Fisher Scientific Corp. announced the closure of its Franklin facility in Q1 2026; the company last reported 380 workers at the site in 2024. Fla.-based Jabil confirmed closure of its Clinton facility in March 2026; the company employed 1,000 people at the site as of 2023, but had not disclosed the local employee count since then. Unable to confirm data for Marlborough's Lifeline by press time. (1) Local employee count is an estimate based on Dell's four consecutive global workforce reductions from fiscal year 2023 to 2026. Last response to WBJ's survey was in 2022 with 6,500 local and 123,000 worldwide employees; WBJ's repeated attempts to confirm the local impact of changes at the company have gone unanswered as of press time. (2) Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy. (3) Data from WBJ's 2025 survey (4) Data from WBJ's 2024 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (5) Formerly Raytheon Technologies (6) Local employee count falls within a range of 1,000 to 4,999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (7) In February 2026, completed acquisition of the biosciences and diagnostic solutions businesses of New Jersey-based Becton, Dickinson and Co., in a transaction valued at $18.8 billion. (8) Part of Global Life Sciences Solutions U.S. LLC (9) Estimate based on 800 employees reported on WBJ's 2025 survey and a March 2025 announcement to lay off 85 in Westborough (10) Formerly GE Healthcare (11) Replaced former CEO Aimee Peacock in November 2025 (12) Figure from kensfoods.com (13) Formerly DuPont Electronics and Imaging; announced separation from DuPont de Nemours Inc. on Nov. 1, 2025 (14) Local employee count falls within a range of 500 to 999, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (15) Also senior vice president, Surgical and Interventional Solutions ISD Operations (16) Estimate based on comments by Erica McClosky to Business Insider in May 2025; does not include fulfillment and distribution (17) Data from WBJ's 2022 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 250 to 499, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (18) In October 2025, announced plans to be acquired for up to $18.3 billion by multinational alternative asset managers Blackstone of New York City and TPG of San Francisco; the manufacturer will continue to operate out of Marlborough and under the name Hologic. (19) For fiscal year 2025 ended Sept. 27, 2025 (20) In June 2025, succeeded Robert Willett, upon his retirement (21) Part of Precision Castparts Corp. (22) Data from WBJ's 2023 survey; local employee count falls within a range of 250 to 499, according to Mass. Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com