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24 Worcester Business Journal | April 6, 2026 | wbjournal.com 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 450 (16) Erica McClosky F O C U S MANUFACTURING