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46 Worcester Business Journal | Book of Lists 2026 | wbjournal.com F O C U S M A N U FA C T U R I N G 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 (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 59,000 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 (4) 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 (5) N/A 6,000 (5) 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 $52.9 billion 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 $2.7 billion Ashley McEvoy president & CEO 2000 7 Saint-Gobain 41 Abrasives Way, Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • saint-gobain- northamerica.com 1,200 2,700 162,000 Norton abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics $54 billion Benoit Bazin CEO Patrick Dwyer president, Abrasives & Construction Fabrics, North America 1885 8 RTX Corp. (6) 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 781-522-3000 • rtx.com 1,000 (7) N/A 180,000 National defense and commercial aerospace technologies $88.6 billion Chris T. Calio president & CEO 2020 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 Waters Corp. (8) 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 11 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • polarbev.com 750 N/A 2,500 Soft drinks $1.5 billion Ralph D. Crowley Jr. president & CEO 1882 12 Cytiva, a Danaher co. (9) 100 Results Way, Marlborough 01752 508-475-2000 • cytiva.com 715 (10) N/A N/A Biotherapeutics N/A Chris Riley CEO, Cytiva Emmanuel Abate president, genomic medicine (11) 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 KARL STORZ Endovision Inc. 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • karlstorz.com 600 (4) 600 (4) 600 (4) 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 16 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 17 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 Jon Kemp CEO Ellen Jansen Mager manufacturing & technology site leader, New England 2025 18 Flexcon Co. Inc. 1 Flexcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • flexcon.com 500 500 1,200 Adhesive coatings, film laminations & functional technologies for sustainable packaging, consumer durables and healthcare applications $500 million Neil McDonough executive chair Nick Tucci CEO 1956 18 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 18 Tegra Medical 16 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • tegramedical.com 500 (4) 700 (4) 1,300 (4) 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 $6.7 billion Richard Reynolds regional president, Olympus Corp. in the Americas Mike Noyes president, Olympus Surgical Technologies America (15) 1968 22 Amazon Robotics 450 (16) Robotics manufacturing Erica McClosky director of manufacturing and #2 Boston Scientific purchased a $1.5-billion stake in Georgia-based heart valve firm MiRus in May. #4 Looking to boost its reach across third-party devices, Bose purchased Vienna-based StreamUnlimited Engineering GmbH for an undisclosed amount in June. #9 AIS's Radiance pro- gram, an effort to employ and support people with disabilities, now partners with 19 organizations and has 250 participants work- ing at the factory part-time. #11 Polar Beverages expanded its presence in its home city of Worcester by signing a lease in April for 35,000 square feet of space in a Quinsigamond Village warehouse. #6 Insulet resurrected the role of chief commercial officer in March, hiring former Stryker sales leader Mike Panos. #16 In May, IPG announced it had reached a settlement with German manufacturer TRUMPF, ending a legal battle over patents between the two companies.