EKL Machine Company grew from Ed Lydon’s one-lathe Philadelphia garage, where he began the business in 1979 at age 23. Today, the company remains focused on the can industry, designing precision tooling and equipment for can makers while providing the engineering support needed to keep production moving. Its four buildings span more than 50,000 square feet, with operations in the Philadelphia area and Cincinnati.
Stolle Machinery Company, LLCFounded by Ralph J. Stolle’s predecessor company in Sidney, Ohio, in 1961, Stolle Machinery makes high-speed machinery and complete production systems for two-piece metal cans and ends. The company grew from Ralph Stolle’s work perfecting high-speed easy-open beverage-end production and now supports canmakers with equipment, precision-machined OEM parts, rebuilding services, and global technical support. Stolle operates assembly, machining, and research facilities across North America and around the world.CANTON, OH
Melvina Can MachinerySince 1934, family-owned Melvina Can Machinery has rebuilt, tooled and supplied can seamers and related machinery from its Queensbury, New York, operation. Founded by James G. Cahill after wartime work making cans, ammunition boxes and tank treads, the company now has second- and third-generation Cahills in management. Its long experience rebuilding used can machinery, including more than 60 years building compound liners, remains central to the business.QUEENSBURY, NY
OKL EngineeringFounded in 1984, OKL Engineering is a Cincinnati manufacturer known for its longstanding focus on bodymakers used in two-piece can production. The company builds and supports this equipment for metal-packaging customers worldwide, with manufacturing carried out in its 20,000-square-foot machine shop.CINCINNATI, OH
Cincinnati Industrial MachinerySince 1943, Cincinnati Industrial Machinery has built industrial washers, ovens, and finishing equipment, with a particular foothold in two-piece can processing. Its Ohio operation designs and manufactures equipment in-house at a 315,000-square-foot facility, while more than 450 of its can-processing machines are installed worldwide. The company also develops specialized high-output washers and dryers for battery-can production and supports installations through its Armor Aftermarket division.MASON, OH