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wbjournal.com | April 16, 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 23 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 Products Head of company Year founded 1 Dell Technologies (EMC Corp.) 176 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-435-1000 • www.emc.com 8,000 statewide $78,700,000,000 IT hardware, software, solutions and services Michael Dell chairman & CEO 1979 (EMC); 1984 (Dell) 2 IPG Photonics Corp. (a) 50 Old Webster Road, Oxford 01540 508-373-1100 • www.ipgphotonics.com 1,753 $1,409,000,000 Fiber lasers Valentin Gapontsev CEO & founder 1990 3 Boston Scientific Corp. 300 Boston Scientific Way, Marlborough 01752 508-683-5670 • www.bostonscientific.com 1,700 $9,050,000,000 Medical devices Michael F. Mahoney president & CEO 1979 4 Saint-Gobain 1 New Bond St., Worcester 01606 508-795-5000 • www.saint-gobain.com 1,652 DND Abrasives, industrial ceramics and plastics manufacturing Pierre-Andre de Chalendar president & CEO 1885 5 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 chairman, president & CEO 1958 6 Hologic Inc. 250 Campus Drive, Marlborough 01752 508-263-2900 • www.hologic.com 1,245 $3,058,800,000 Medical devices Stephen P. MacMillan president & CEO 1985 7 Metso Automation USA Inc. 44 Bowditch Drive, Shrewsbury 01545 508-852-0200 • www.metso.com 1,200 (b) $2,497,638,000 (c) Manufacturing for mining, aggregates, recycling, oil, gas, pulp, paper and process industries John Quinlivan president, Metso Flow Control 1950 8 Bose Corp. The Mountain, Framingham 01701 508-879-7330 • www.bose.com ~1,000 (d) $3,800,000,000 Audio technology Phil Hess CEO 1964 8 Raytheon Co. 1001 Boston Post Road East, Marlborough 01752 508-490-1000 • www.raytheon.com ~1,000 (d) $27,700,000,000 Aerospace and defense Thomas A. Kennedy CEO 1922 10 Nypro, a Jabil Co. 101 Union St., Clinton 01510 978-365-9721 • www.nypro.com 850 DND Medical devices Steve Borges executive vice president & CEO Nypro Healthcare 1955 11 Bristol-Myers Squibb Co. 38 Jackson Road, Devens 01434 978-784-6001 • www.bms.com 715 $20,800,000,000 Diversified specialty biopharmaceuticals for oncology, cardiovascular, immunoscience and fibrosis Giovanni Caforio CEO 1858 12 Johnson Controls (e) 50 Technology Drive, Westminster 01441 978-731-2500 • www.tycosimplexgrinnell.com 700 $30,000,000,000 Fire protection, security, HVAC and controls solutions and services George R. Oliver chairman & CEO 1894 (f) 12 KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America Inc. (g) 91 Carpenter Hill Road, Charlton 01507 508-248-9011 • www.karlstorz.com 700 DND Endoscopes, medical instruments and devices Charles Wilhelm president & COO 1989 12 Polar Beverages 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 700 $465,000,000 Soft drink manufacturing Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882 12 Tegra Medical (g) 9 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com 700 (g) DND Precision machining and contract manufacturing for medical device components J. Mark King president & CEO 2007 16 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $207,023,000 Precision tools Douglas A. Starrett president, CEO & director 1880 17 FLEXcon 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 573 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 18 Philips Lifeline 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com 544 (g) $16,400,000,000 (h) Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 12 1001 Southbridge St., Worcester 01610 508-753-4300 • www.polarbev.com 700 $465,000,000 Soft drink manufacturing Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882 12 Tegra Medical (g) 9 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com 700 (g) DND Precision machining and contract manufacturing for medical device components J. Mark King president & CEO 2007 16 The L.S. Starrett Co. 121 Crescent St., Athol 01331 978-249-3551 • www.starrett.com 600 $207,023,000 Precision tools Douglas A. Starrett president, CEO & director 1880 17 FLEXcon 1 FLEXcon Industrial Park, Spencer 01562 508-885-8200 • www.flexcon.com 573 $300,000,000 Films and adhesives Neil McDonough CEO Lavon Winkler president 1956 18 Philips Lifeline 111 Lawrence St., Framingham 01701 800-380-3111 • www.lifelinesys.com 544 (g) $16,400,000,000 (h) Monitoring systems Frans van Houten president & CEO, Phillips N.V. 1974 19 DowDupont Inc. (i) 455 Forest St., Marlborough 01752 508-481-7950 •www.dow.com 475 $79,500,000,000 Electronic materials, microelectronic, circuit board, packaging and finishing technologies Andrew Liveris executive chairman 1897 (Dow Chemical) 20 Cognex Corp. 1 Vision Drive, Natick 01760 508-650-3000 •www.cognex.com 461 $747,950,000 Machine vision systems and image-based barcode readers used in factories, warehouses and distribution centers Robert Willett president & CEO 1981 21 Gentex Optics Inc. (j) 183 W. Main St., Dudley 01571 508-943-3860 •www.essilorusa.com 440 $6,913,270,000 (k) Optical lenses and progressive, high-index and anti-reflective coated lenses Eric Leonard president 1989 22 Columbia Tech, a Coghlin Co. 27 Otis St., Westborough 01581 508-753-2354 •www.columbiatech.com 425 DND Product development and manufacturing for capital equipment innovators Christopher Coghlin president & CEO 1885 (l) 22 Wyman-Gordon Co. 244 Worcester Road, North Grafton 01536 508-839-4441 •www.pccforgedproducts.com 425 DND Complex forgings for the aerospace industry including aerospace turbine and structural components Mark Donegan chairman & CEO 1883 24 Haartz Corp. 87 Hayward Road, Acton 01720 978-264-2600 •www.haartz.com 387 DND Highly engineered and uniquely designed convertible toppings and interior surface materials Eric R. Haartz CEO 1922 25 Deluxe Corp. 500 Main St., Groton 01450 978-448-6111 •www.deluxe.com 358 $1,965,556,000 Business forms, marketing solutions and services to small businesses and financial institutions Lee Schram CEO 1915 26 PerkinElmer Inc. 68 Elm St., Hopkinton 01748 781-663-6900 •www.perkinelmer.com 350 $2,300,000,000 Lab instruments, software, imaging, informatics and services Robert Friel chairman & CEO 1937 27 Primetals Technologies USA LLC (m) 40 Crescent St., Worcester 01605 508-755-6111 •www.primetals.com 342 DND Metals manufacturer Yoshiharu Ikeda president and CEO 2015 28 Vibram Corp. (n) 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 29 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 29 Schott North America Inc. 122 Charlton St., Southbridge 01550 508-765-9744 •www.us.schott.com 300 DND Lighting, imaging and electronic packaging divisions of Elmsford, N.Y.- based Schott Jim Gareau VP & general manager, lighting & imaging Chris Sellards site manager, electronic packaging 1884 29 SMC Ltd. 18 Independence Drive, Devens 01434 978-422-6800 •www.smcltd.com 300 DND Contract manufacturing for medical and drug delivery devices Brian Payson general manager & VP 1988 32 Garlock Printing & Converting Corp. 164 Fredette St., Gardner 01440 978-630-1028 •garlockprinting.com 299 DND Flexographic printing Peter Garlock president 1987 33 Allegro MicroSystems LLC (o) 115 Northeast Cutoff, Worcester 01606 508-853-5000 •www.allegromicro.com 286 DND Semiconductors Ravi Vig president & CEO 1990 34 Seaman Paper Cos. of MA Inc. (p) 35 Wilkins Road, Gardner 01440 978-632-1513 •www.seamanpaper.com 283 DND Decorative tissue paper George D. Jones III CEO 1954 35 Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-562-7500 •www.ais-inc.com ~250 (q) DND Manufacturer of high-end office furniture systems Bruce Platzman president & CEO 1989 35 Bemis Associates Inc. 1 Bemis Way, Shirley 01464 978-425-6761 •bemisworldwide.com 250 (g) DND Bonding films and tapes Stephen W. Howard president 1910 35 Hutchinson Aerospace & Industry (r) 82 South St., Hopkinton 01748 508-417-7000 •www.hutchinsonai.com ~250 (q) DND Industrial and defense anti-vibration, -shock and -noise solutions John Kemp president & CEO 1943