Born from Sue Evans’s mid-1970s work selling ear seals to government and educational-media customers, Evans Industries now makes tailored gel-filled, heat-sealed and vacuum-formed components at its Canton, Ohio factory. Sue’s daughter Bevan is carrying the family business forward, while the company supports projects from early concept and prototyping through production for customers worldwide. Evans retains customers from its earliest years and works with both major corporations and start-ups.
Sur-SealFounded in Cincinnati in 1965 as a family-owned business, Sur-Seal manufactures engineered components that solve sealing, insulation, thermal-management and protection challenges. Its custom-converting work ranges from precision gaskets to molded and extruded parts, supported by engineering services and a manufacturing network that now spans the United States, Mexico and China. Sur-Seal’s history includes making gaskets for the Apollo missions, while its combined operations now encompass more than 400,000 square feet and over 500 employees.CINCINNATI, OH
FastForming.com, LLCBorn from aerospace engineer Del Reedy’s 1974 thermoforming company, FastForming.com, LLC is a family business that makes custom thermoformed and vacuum-formed plastic parts in Ohio. Founded in 1999 by Del’s son James, the company builds its own specialized forming equipment and proprietary tooling, allowing prototypes in days and production at scales ranging from parts up to 5 by 9 feet to high-volume runs. FastForming’s thermoformed-parts manufacturing system is certified to ISO 9001:2015.RITTMAN, OH
North American Seal & Supply, IncNorth American Seal & Supply is a Cleveland-based distributor and fabricator known for taking on unusual industrial applications, including prototype and small-volume work. Its staff develops tailored solutions for customers who need specialized rubber or plastic components, rather than an off-the-shelf answer.VALLEY VIEW, OH
Dott ProductsFamily-owned and operated since Donna and Scott Heitmann founded it in 1989, Dott Products began with a single medical customer and the Sponge on a Stick. Now based in Avon, Ohio, the company works with manufacturers and suppliers to turn flexible materials into standard or custom components, handling projects in-house from design through production. Its two facilities total 28,000 square feet, supporting both stocked products and made-to-order work.AVON, OH