Established in 2001, Advanced Design Solutions Inc. designs and manufactures material-handling packaging, with a primary focus on steel racking and assemblies. It serves the automotive industry and operates manufacturing facilities in Stratford, Ontario; Middletown, Ohio; and Lawrenceburg, Tennessee. The company also provides in-house design and prototyping to develop customer-specific concepts for production.
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Forge Racks and DunnageFor more than 40 years, Forge Racks and Dunnage has been a Connersville, Indiana, manufacturer known for integrated material-handling solutions for demanding OEM programs. Its 160,000-square-foot operation serves automotive, agricultural, and heavy-truck customers while also supporting newer data-center infrastructure work. The company combines in-house engineering, fabrication, and finishing with ISO 9001-certified quality systems and AWS D1.1 welding standards.BLACKLICK, OH
Central Ohio FabricatorsCentral Ohio Fabricators, LLC manufactures racks and carts for material handling, a specialty it says it has pursued for more than 35 years. Based in Mount Vernon, Ohio, the company designs racks and carts and builds prototypes for customer review.MOUNT VERNON, OH
Special Design ProductsFounded in Columbus in 1990, Special Design Products is a family-owned manufacturer of custom foam and plastic packaging, engineering returnable systems and expendable packs for demanding shipments. Its 60,000-square-foot operation combines hands-on fabrication with 2D/3D modeling, CNC cutting and reverse engineering, including the repair and repurposing of older dunnage racks. The company has particular depth in automotive supplier packaging and has served that industry since opening its doors.COLUMBUS, OH
Interior Packaging Design, LLCSince 1997, Milford-based Interior Packaging Design, LLC has designed and manufactured custom returnable packaging and dunnage for industrial parts. The company keeps work in-house, using CAD/CAM design and water-jet and die-cut fabrication to move from concept to a first sample in as little as two days. Its 25,000-plus completed packaging projects include work for more than 480 companies supplying automotive assembly plants.MILFORD, OH