Founded by Andrew Schevets at the close of 2013, Amorphic Tech Ltd is a small Quakertown engineering company built around practical problem-solving in water technologies and rotating machinery. Its 2,750-square-foot shop occupies Bridgeworks Enterprise Center, a former Mack Trucks factory built in 1901, where the company develops precision equipment for customers ranging from federal research facilities to Fortune 500 companies.
Lancaster Water GroupFounded in Lancaster County in 1942, Lancaster Water Group makes American-crafted water treatment equipment for residential and commercial use. Four generations of the founding family continue to operate the company, which expanded from selling pumps into water treatment solutions in 1952 and maintains an on-site engineering team. Its Aqua-Technician seminars also provide technical training and certification for water-treatment professionals.LANCASTER, PA
AquatechFounded in Canonsburg, Pennsylvania, in 1981, Aquatech is a global water and process technology company focused on water scarcity and critical-minerals recovery. It develops and delivers treatment technologies and engineered projects, and its group includes QUA, which operates a membrane manufacturing facility in Pune, India. Aquatech reports more than 2,000 installations in over 60 countries.CANONSBURG, PA
AP Tech GroupFounded in 1999 by chemist Jim Heimert, West Chester’s AP Tech Group manufactures concentrated solid-chemistry water treatment solutions and related equipment. The company began commercial solid-chemistry manufacturing in 2002 as an alternative to heavy liquid chemicals, and now works with more than 200 water-treatment partners supporting over 20,000 installations worldwide. Its 8,600-square-foot Ohio office and laboratory houses in-house research and quality-control work alongside U.S. manufacturing.WEST CHESTER, OH
MWW1, LLCLifelong engineer Matthew W. Wright founded MWW1 in 2013 while developing patented engine technology, giving the Shaker Heights company a distinctly hands-on character. MWW1 turns difficult ideas into working hardware, staying with projects from early design through physical testing for clients in industrial equipment, manufacturing, and performance vehicles.SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH