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wbjournal.com | Book of Lists 2018 | Worcester Business Journal 85 M A N U F A C T U R I N G & T E C H N O L O G Y 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. 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 (a) $2,497,638,000 (b) 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 (c) $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 (c) $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 (d) 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 (e) 12 KARL STORZ Endoscopy-America Inc. (f) 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 drinks Ralph D. Crowley CEO & president 1882 12 Tegra Medical 9 Forge Parkway, Franklin 02038 508-541-4200 • www.tegramedical.com 700 (f) DND Precision machining and contract manufacturing for medical device components J. Mark King president & CEO 2007 16 Affordable Interior Systems (AIS) (g) 25 Tucker Drive, Leominster 01453 978-562-7500 • www.ais-inc.com 600 $175,000,000 Manufacturer of high-end office furniture systems Bruce Platzman president & CEO 1989 124 Fluorolite Plastics 2 Central St., Framingham 01701 508-788-1200 •www.fluorolite.com 8 DND Plastic diffusers and lens covers for fluorescent and LED light fixtures including original and custom replacements Diane Pink co-founder & CFO 1977 125 BioSurfaces Inc. 200 Homer Ave., Ashland 01721 508-881-8860 •www.biosurfaces.us 5 DND Nanotechnology to augment existing medical care and emerging approaches Matthew D. Phaneuf president & CTO 2003 Source: Each manufacturer via survey, Massachusetts Manufacturers Register, annual reports and company websites. Notes: For the full list of 124 manufacturers, see WBJ's digital edition. Unable to confirm data for Boxborough's Cisco Systems Inc. or Townsend's Sterilite Corp. United Lens of Southbridge declined to participate in the 2018 survey. DND = Did not disclose. (a) Data from 2017 (b) 2.7 billion EUR: conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2017 yearly average exchange rate of .923 used by the IRS. (c) 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. (d) Cork, Ireland-based Johnson Controls acquired Tyco SimplexGrinnell in September 2016. (e) Founding year for Gardner's original Simplex Time Recorder Co. (f) Data from 2017 survey (g) 2017 AIM Sustainability Award winner (h) 17.8 billion EUR; conversion of revenue into dollars by the 2017 yearly average exchange rate of .923 used by the IRS. (i) On Sept. 1, 2017, Dow Chemical and Dupont merged to form Midland, Mich.-based DowDupont (NYSE: DWDP). (j) Division of Essilor of America (k) Worldwide revenue for parent company, Charenton-le-Pont, France-based Essilor Group; conversion of revenue into dollars by 2017 yearly average exchange rate of .923 used by the IRS. (l) Columbia Tech's parent corporation, Coghlin Cos., was founded in 1885. (m) Joint venture of Mitsubishi Heavy Industries and Siemens; relocation to Sutton expected 2019. (n) Formerly Quabaug Vibram Innovation LLC (VibramUSA) (o) Expected to relocate to Marlborough by summer 2018 (p) Data includes the paper mill in Otter River, Specialized Paper Converting facility in Gardner and the decorative crepe paper division of the former Dennecrepe Corp. (q) Formerly Barry Controls (r) Local employee figure falls within a range of 250-499 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (s) Part of the Specialty Systems Group within Glenview, Ill.-based Illinois Tool Works Inc. (NYSE:ITW) (t) Part of Eaton (u) Includes Dixie Consumer Products, in operation since 1960s (v) Data from 2016 survey; local employee figure falls within a range of 250-499 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (w) An additional facility at the South Worcester Industrial Park is expected to open in July. (x) St. Louis, Mo.-based parent company of Post Consumer Brands, which acquired United Kingdom-based Weetabix LTD in July 2017; Clinton facility to close by Aug. 2019. (y) Fomerly Pexco of Athol; merged with Alpharetta, Ga.-based PPC Industries, owned by Kohlberg & Co., effective May 9, 2017. (z) 2018 WBJ Manufacturing Excellence Award winner (aa) Local employee figure falls within a range of 100-249 according to data published by the Executive Office of Labor and Workforce Development. (bb) Headquartered in Austell, Ga. and owned by H.I.G. Capital (cc) Part of Honeywell International Inc. (dd) Formerly Fabrico Inc. (ee) Data from 2016 survey (ff) Separated from Simonds International in 2014 (gg) Includes Kinecoil, Kinespin and Kinepower divisions (hh) Affiliate of Hamilton Co. (ii) Formerly Bisson Tool & Die Co. Inc. - Compiled by: Stephanie R. Meagher, smeagher@nebusinessmedia.com 120 Phillips Precision 141 Shrewsbury St., Boylston 01505 508-869-3344 • www.phillipsprecision.cc 14 DND Full-service machine shop and manufacturer of a quick- swap, lean fixture system of interlocking plates and clamps for manufacturing inspection and laser marking processes Steven E. Phillips president & co-owner Catherine M. Phillips business manager & co- owner 1997 120 Wachusett Precision Tool (ii) 830 Westminster St., Fitchburg 01420 978-343-6443 • www.wachusettprecisiontool.com 14 DND Injection molds for plastics industry, specializing in medical products and components Michael Carignan president 1987 122 J W Machining Inc. 17 Bonazzoli Ave., Hudson 01749 978-562-5611 • www.jwmachining.com 12 DND Precision machining, prototype and production Charlie Bourgeois general manager 1973 123 Berlyn ECM Inc. 330 Tacoma St., Worcester 01605 508-852-0040 •www.berlynecm.com 10 DND Plastic processing equipment manufacturer Timothy J. Michalowski president 2004