Founded in Brooklyn in 1875, Braun Brush Company makes standard and custom industrial brushes, carrying a family brush-making business into its fourth generation. Still family-owned and operated by Lance Cheney, the great-grandson of founder Emanuel Braun, the company is known for combining long-standing craftsmanship with specialized manufacturing, including metal-free brush technology. Its custom work has even included brushes designed for NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers.
Braun Brush CompanyFounded in Brooklyn in 1875, Braun Brush Company is a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer of custom and stock industrial brushes. Now based in Albertson, New York, the company serves applications from facility maintenance to aerospace, including a custom brush made for NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers. Braun also makes its Wheel Woolies in the USA at a veteran-run facility and manufactures metal-free brushes at its West Coast operation.ALBERTSON, NY
Brushtech IncFounded in 1976 by Armen Garo Gunjian, Brushtech Inc. designs and manufactures specialty twisted-in-wire brushes at its factory in Plattsburgh, New York. The family-owned company has developed more than 400 distinctive brush designs, including its patented BBQ brush, and its American-made tools have even traveled to the International Space Station for NASA maintenance work.PLATTSBURGH, NY
Precision Brush CompanyFounded in 1951 by Lloyd Benjamin in a downtown Cleveland garage, Precision Brush Company makes custom industrial brushes for demanding manufacturing applications. The Solon-based American manufacturer began with metal channel strip brushes and now combines in-house machinery, engineering support, and design sheets to build brushes for everything from conveyor systems to glass processing. It also manufactures standard brushes and can duplicate hard-to-find or discontinued designs while keeping customers’ applications confidential.SOLON, OH
FM Brush Company, IncFounded by Frederick Mink in 1929, FM Brush Company makes handmade artist, cosmetic and custom brushes from its New York headquarters. Four generations of the Mink family have kept the company family-owned, combining master brushmaking with custom design, private-label production and 19 patented brush designs. Its wholly owned Thailand facility, established in 1987, gives the company manufacturing reach across two continents while preserving its handmade American production tradition.GLENDALE, NY