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wbjournal.com | April 3, 2017 | Worcester Business Journal 21 M A N U F A C T U R I N G F O C U S Largest local manufacturers Ranked by number of local employees as of March Name No. of local employees Annual revenue Description Head of company Year founded 1 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • emc.com 9,000 $72,000,000,000 Network storage hardware, software and services Michael Dell chairman & CEO 1979 1 2 IPG Photonics Corp. 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com 1,500 $1,006,170,000 Fiber lasers Valentin Gapontsev CEO & founder 1990 2 Waters Corp. 34 Maple St., Milford 01757 508-482-2000 • www.waters.com 1,500 $2,200,000,000 Analytical science technologies Christopher J. O'Connell president & CEO 1958 4 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com 1,471 $8,386,000,000 Medical devices Michael F. Mahoney president & CEO 1979 5 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com 1,429 DND Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics Pierre-Andre de Chalendar president & CEO 1885 6 Metso Automation USA Inc. 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.metso.com 1,200 $2,430,000,000 2 Manufacturer serving mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries John Quinlivan president, Metso Flow Control 1950 7 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • www.bose.com ~1,000 3 $3,500,000,000 Audio and video equipment Bob Maresca president 1964 7 Raytheon Co. 1001 Boston Post Rd. East, Marlborough 01752 508-490-1000 • www.raytheon.com ~1,000 4 $24,069,000,000 Aerospace and defense Thomas A. Kennedy CEO 1922 9 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • www.hologic.com 854 $2,832,700,000 Diversified diagnostic and medical device company Stephen P. MacMillan president & CEO 1987 10 KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America Inc. 5 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 800-421-0837 • www.karlstorz.com 700 DND Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices Charles Wilhelm president & COO 1989 10 SimplexGrinnell LP 6 16 Brooks St., Worcester 01606 978-731-2500 • www.simplexgrinnell.com 700 $9,902,000,000 Fire alarm, sprinkler, and suppression; integrated security; emergency communications; sound and nurse call systems and services. Robert Chauvin president 1894 10 Tegra Medical 9 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com 700 DND Precision machining and contract manufacturer of components for medical devices J. Mark King president & CEO 2007 13 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 675 $465,000,000 Soft drink maker Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882 14 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • www.bms.com 645 $19,427,000,000 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858 15 FLEXcon 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 629 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 16 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $209,685,000 Precision tools Douglas A. Starrett president, CEO & director 1880 17 Nypro, a Jabil Co. 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • www.nypro.com 575 DND Plastics Steve Borges executive vice president & CEO Nypro Healthcare 1955 18 Wyman-Gordon Co. 7 244 Worcester Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-4441 • www.pccforgedproducts.com 555 8 DND Forgings Mark Donegan chairman & CEO 1883 19 Philips Lifeline 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com 544 $23,000,000,000 9 Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 20 The Dow Chemical Co. 10 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • www.dow.com 475 $48,158,000,000 Electronic materials, microelectronic, circuit board, packaging and finishing technologies Andrew Liveris CEO 1897 21 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 11 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com 400 DND Contract manufacturer to bioscience, energy, defense, digital and molecular imaging, semiconductor and data storage industries Christopher Coghlin president & CEO 1885 12 22 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com 376 $521,000,000 Barcode readers and machine system readers manufacturer Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 978-784-6001 • www.bms.com CEO 15 FLEXcon 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 629 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 16 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $209,685,000 Precision tools Douglas A. Starrett president, CEO & director 1880 17 Nypro, a Jabil Co. 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • www.nypro.com 575 DND Plastics Steve Borges executive vice president & CEO Nypro Healthcare 1955 18 Wyman-Gordon Co. 7 244 Worcester Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-4441 • www.pccforgedproducts.com 555 8 DND Forgings Mark Donegan chairman & CEO 1883 19 Philips Lifeline 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com 544 $23,000,000,000 9 Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 20 The Dow Chemical Co. 10 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 • www.dow.com 475 $48,158,000,000 Electronic materials, microelectronic, circuit board, packaging and finishing technologies Andrew Liveris CEO 1897 21 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 11 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 • www.columbiatech.com 400 DND Contract manufacturer to bioscience, energy, defense, digital and molecular imaging, semiconductor and data storage industries Christopher Coghlin president & CEO 1885 12 22 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 • www.cognex.com 376 $521,000,000 Barcode readers and machine system readers manufacturer Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 23 Deluxe Corp. 500 Main St., Groton 01450 978-448-6111 • www.deluxe.com 364 8 $1,849,060,000 Business forms, marketing solutions and services to small businesses and financial institutions Lee Schram CEO 1915 24 Primetals Technologies USA LLC 13 50 Prescott St., Worcester 01605 508-755-6111 • www.primetals.com 354 DND Metals manufacturer Satoru Iijima president & CEO 2015 25 Allegro MicroSystems LLC 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester 01606 508-853-5000 • www.allegromicro.com 329 DND Semiconductors Ravi Vig president & COO 1990 26 Quabaug Vibram Innovation LLC (VibramUSA) 18 School St., North Brookfield 01535 508-867-7731 • www.vibram.com 325 DND World's leading supplier of Vibram soles Mike Gionfriddo president & CEO 1937 27 Lenze Americas 630 Douglas St., Uxbridge 01569 508-278-9100 • www.lenze.com 300 DND Manufacturer of electrical and mechanical drives, motion control and industrial automation technology Ralph Rosa president 1983 27 PerkinElmer Inc. 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 • www.perkinelmer.com 300 $2,100,000,000 Lab instruments, software and services Robert Friel chairman & CEO 1937 29 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 • www.smcltd.com 290 DND Supplier to medical device and pharmaceutical industries Brian Payson general manager & VP 1988 30 Bemis Associates Inc. 1 Bemis Way, Shirley 01464 978-425-6761 • bemisworldwide.com 250 DND Bonding films and tapes Stephen W. Howard president 1910 30 Schott North America Inc. 122 Charlton St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-9744 • www.us.schott.com 250 DND Lighting, imaging and electronic packaging divisions of Elmsford, N.Y.- based Schott Jim Gareau VP & general manager 1884 32 David Clark Co. Inc. 360 Franklin St., Worcester 01615 508-751-5800 • www.davidclark.com 225 DND Headset communication systems for high noise environments, marine, military and general aviation markets Richard Urella president 1935 33 Table Talk Pies Inc. 14 120 Washington St., Worcester 01610 508-798-8811 • tabletalkpie.com 220 DND Producer of desserts, snacks and pies in more than 16 varieties Harry Kokkinis president 1924 Source: Each company via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register and company websites. Notes: Cains Foods, part of Illinois-based TreeHouse Foods since 2013, closed its Ayer facility in January. Cybex International Inc. was acquired by Illinois-based Brunswick Corp. in Jan. 2016; its Medway office is in the process of closing. Unable to confirm data for Boxborough's Cisco Systems Inc., Oxford's Technetics Group or Westborough's Pall Life Sciences/Danaher Corp. DND = Did not disclose. 1 Year EMC Corp. founded 2 2.6 billion EUR; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS. 3 Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; worldwide employees and revenue are from Forbes. 4 Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 5 Affiliate of Germany's KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG with facilities in Charlton and Southbridge 6 Data are from 2016 survey; revenue and worldwide employees are for Tyco. 7 Part of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway since Jan. 2016 8 Data from 2016 survey 9 24.5 billion EUR; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS. 10 Merger with DuPont pending 11 Subsidiary of Coghlin Cos. Inc. 12 Columbia Tech's parent corporation, Coghlin Cos., was founded in 1885. 13 Joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens Source: Each company via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register and company websites. Notes: Cains Foods, part of Illinois-based TreeHouse Foods since 2013, closed its Ayer facility in January. Cybex International Inc. was acquired by Illinois-based Brunswick Corp. in Jan. 2016; its Medway office is in the process of closing. Unable to confirm data for Boxborough's Cisco Systems Inc., Oxford's Technetics Group or Westborough's Pall Life Sciences/Danaher Corp. DND = Did not disclose. 1 Year EMC Corp. founded 2 2.6 billion EUR; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS. 3 Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development; worldwide employees and revenue are from Forbes. 4 Local employee figure falls within a range of 1,000-4,999 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. 5 Affiliate of Germany's KARL STORZ GmbH & Co. KG with facilities in Charlton and Southbridge 6 Data are from 2016 survey; revenue and worldwide employees are for Tyco. 7 Part of Omaha-based Berkshire Hathaway since Jan. 2016 8 Data from 2016 survey 9 24.5 billion EUR; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2016 yearly average exchange rate of .94 used by the IRS. 10 Merger with DuPont pending 11 Subsidiary of Coghlin Cos. Inc. 12 Columbia Tech's parent corporation, Coghlin Cos., was founded in 1885. 13 Joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens 14 Expecting to open an additional facility at the South Worcester Industrial Park in July. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com