ARC Specialties is a Houston manufacturer founded by Dan Allford in 1983, known for taking on unusual industrial automation projects. What began as a part-time garage operation became a 60-plus-person company serving customers in 21 countries from a 75,000-plus-square-foot campus, where it develops and tests custom machinery for manufacturing challenges.
Simplex Systems IncSimplex Systems Inc. grew from one person’s garage-based contract work in 2012 into a Twinsburg, Ohio, company focused on solving difficult industrial automation challenges. Its team designs and integrates custom machinery for organizations seeking to modernize how they work, often turning one-off solutions into repeat products.TWINSBURG, OH
B-K Tool & Design, IncSince its founding in 1981, B-K Tool & Design has grown from a small Kalida machine shop into a 130,000-square-foot operation known for carrying custom automation projects through to installation. Its team works with customers’ new or existing designs, building equipment intended to replace inefficient processes and support production on the customer’s floor. The company says it has completed 25,000 projects since 1981.KALIDA, OH
Graybill MachinesSince Wilbur and Orpah Graybill founded the company in 1944, Graybill Machines has remained a Lititz, Pennsylvania manufacturer known for studying each customer’s process rather than forcing it into an off-the-shelf solution. Its in-house team designs, builds, and tests custom automation for food manufacturers, while also handling specialty projects that call for unusual engineering or fabrication. Eight decades on, the company continues to support equipment from its local shop through installation and service.LITITZ, PA