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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2026 | Worcester Business Journal 47 M A N U FA C T U R I N G F O C U S Matrix Workstation Panel System ais-inc.com Flexible by design. Built to perform. AIS delivers modern workspace solutions designed to adapt to evolving business needs while maintaining consistent, reliable performance. From open plan systems to private offices, conference rooms, and guest environments, our furniture is thoughtfully designed for today's workplace. Rooted in American manufacturing, AIS provides quality across the entire floor plate. info@ais-inc.com Schedule a Showroom & Factory Tour 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 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 450 (16) N/A 1,576,000 (17) Robotics manufacturing $716.9 billion (17) 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 (18) N/A N/A Optical lenses and frames N/A Kevin Valliere director, optical manufacturing 1989 24 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 413 688 7,300 Medical technologies to detect, diagnose and treat women's health conditions $4.1 billion (19) Joe Almeida (20) CEO 1985 25 Cognex Corp. 402 Machine vision systems, software, sensors, Matthew Moschner 508-481-7950 • qnityelectronics.com 10,000 N/A 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 50 & 64 Otis St., Westborough 01581 781-221-4640 • amazon.com 450 (16) N/A 1,576,000 (17) Robotics manufacturing $716.9 billion (17) 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 (18) N/A N/A Optical lenses and frames N/A Kevin Valliere director, optical manufacturing 1989 24 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • hologic.com 413 688 7,300 Medical technologies to detect, diagnose and treat women's health conditions $4.1 billion (19) Joe Almeida (20) 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 president & CEO 1981 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) Estimate based on 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 Dell have gone unanswered as of press time. (2) Revenue for fiscal year ended Jan. 31, 2026 (3) Local employee count includes customer fulfillment center in Quincy. (4) From WBJ's 2025 survey (5) 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. (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) 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. (9) Part of Global Life Sciences Solutions U.S. LLC (10) Local employee count is an estimate based on 800 employees reported on WBJ's 2025 survey and a March 2025 announcement to lay off 85 in Westborough. (11) Formerly GE Healthcare (12) 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) Revenue and companywide employee count is for Amazon.com Inc. (18) 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. (19) Revenue for fiscal year ended Sept. 27, 2025 (20) Stephen MacMillian retired in April 2026 when Hologic was acquired for $18.3 billion by multinational alternative asset managers Blackstone of New York City and TPG of San Francisco; headquarters remain in Marlborough, and the company is no longer publicly traded. -Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, research@nebusinessmedia.com #25 Matt Moschner took over as Cognex CEO in June 2025, replacing longtime leader Robert Willett. #22 Amazon's fulfillment robots are utilized at its 2.8-million-square-foot, $300-million robotics fulfillment center in Charlton, which opened in November 2024.