More than 45 years ago, European-trained master craftsmen founded Helmut Guenschel, Inc., whose Baltimore team has made careful workmanship and attention to detail its defining character. The company creates museum-quality display cases for institutions and collectors, with custom engineering for objects that require long-term protection and presentation.
Glasbau Hahn GmbHFounded in 1829, Glasbau Hahn GmbH designs and builds museum display cases that protect and present cultural heritage. The Frankfurt-based company draws on 200 years of glass construction experience and has supplied display cases to more than 3,000 museums in 38 countries, including bespoke conservation solutions and refurbishment of durable cases. Today, the woman-owned, fifth-generation Hahn family business combines in-house production with German engineering and precise craftsmanship.NEWBURGH, NY
Casewerks, LLCFounded in Baltimore in 2001, Casewerks designs and supplies archival display cases and exhibit furnishings that protect and present art, artifacts and archival materials for museums, libraries and other cultural institutions. The company manages projects from technical design and detailing through delivery, working as the North American agent for Glasbau REIER, whose museum-case manufacturing operation is based in Lauta, Germany. Casewerks’ principals, Matt Malaquias and Bill Beitel, bring decades of experience collaborating with architects, designers and collections professionals.BALTIMORE, MD
Phrame IncKnown for museum-quality, closed-corner craftsmanship, Baltimore’s Phrame Inc. serves museums, galleries, artists, and collectors with custom frames made in its own shop. The company also provides careful art installation for clients across the Mid-Atlantic.BALTIMORE, MD
Precision Plastics, IncFounded in 1976, Precision Plastics, Inc. in Beltsville, Maryland, turns demanding ideas into custom plastic fabrications, with particular depth in museum display cases and scientific equipment enclosures. Its nearly 50 years of museum experience grew from early retail fixtures and quarter-scale rocket models for the U.S. Navy, and today the company handles projects from one-off prototypes to short-run production. Since 1992, the National Institutes of Health has selected Precision Plastics microscope enclosures for performance and economy.BELTSVILLE, MD