ALM Positioners, Inc. designs and manufactures industrial welding and assembly positioners at its Rock Island, Illinois base. Established in 1982 as a maker of automotive and heavy-vehicle lifts, the company shifted its focus to positioners after developing a custom headstock/tailstock unit for Caterpillar in the early 2000s. It serves manufacturers across North America with engineered positioning equipment and application-specific customization.
Positrol, IncEstablished in 1961, Cincinnati-based Positrol designs and builds industrial workholding devices, with a particular focus on custom solutions for demanding manufacturing applications. The privately held small business approaches its work as an engineering problem, developing and testing customer-driven designs and guaranteeing repeatable part holding to the provided specifications. Its brands include Superior Cincinnati for standard collet chucks and pads, Langlois for aerospace workholding, and City Machine for prismatic applications.CINCINNATI, OH
Weld-Action Company, IncWarren-based Weld-Action Company has been helping industrial manufacturers automate welding processes since 1963. The company is known for taking responsibility for the full integration, from engineering through installation and operator training, rather than simply supplying equipment. Its work serves manufacturers in fields including automotive, electronics, and steel processing.WARREN, OH
Alpha Laser U.SFrom its Meadville, Pennsylvania base, Alpha Laser U.S. develops and manufactures industrial laser welding systems, with equipment also used for cladding and localized hardening. The company stands out for pairing a broad range of laser platforms with hands-on operator training, process development, maintenance, and a loaner program designed to keep customers’ machines working. Its Learn family leads the business, alongside a 24-person team that Blair Learn describes as his “children.”MEADVILLE, PA
FlexturFlextur grew from the LEAN manufacturing journey of Dalton, Ohio’s Pioneer Equipment into a maker of American-made welding workflow equipment and custom fabrication solutions. Founded in 2018, it builds welding tables, cobot cells, fixtures and material-flow systems designed around the practical demands of an active shop floor. The company’s products reflect Pioneer’s more than 40 years of fabrication experience and its Anabaptist heritage of stewardship, ingenuity and hands-on work.DALTON, OH