In its Reading, Pennsylvania shop, Barbett Industries makes custom and commodity narrow textiles, with draw cords and braided materials among its long-standing specialties. The independent domestic manufacturer pairs computerized equipment with early 20th-century industrial machinery, and can replicate customer samples or finish customer-supplied goods. President Frank J. Loos and general manager Joseph Loos—his son—are pictured running the operation.
Wayne Mills Co. IncSince 1910, family-owned Wayne Mills has woven narrow textile fabrics in Philadelphia, with twill tapes and light webbings at the heart of its work. Now in its fifth generation, the company combines long-practiced mill skills with in-house weaving, dyeing and finishing to develop custom fabrics or ship from a substantial stock inventory. More than 60 employees—including many with 25 years or more at the mill—support production from a nine-building Philadelphia compound and a rigorous in-house quality program.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Milco IndustriesA family-owned company founded by brothers Solomon and Marco Mitrani in 1922, Milco Industries has spent more than a century making textiles in Pennsylvania. The Bloomsburg manufacturer now focuses on custom fabric work, producing warp-knit fabrics and raschel meshes while handling key production steps in-house. Its U.S. facility is certified to ISO 9001:2015.313230BLOOMSBURG, PA
The Ribbon FactoryThe Ribbon Factory makes ribbon and textile tapes at its Titusville, Pennsylvania factory, including custom woven designs made to a customer’s specifications. Its roots stretch back to the Charles Horn Silk Company and a 1897 move of the looms to Titusville; the family business now spans six generations and about 140 years of changing materials, machinery, and markets. The company also offers heat-cut ribbon, with fused ends that resist fraying, for customers who need ready-to-use pieces.313220TITUSVILLE, PA