Founded in 1996 as a Fort Loramie machine shop, Industrial Machining Services, Inc. now provides precision machining alongside the design, build and installation of specialty equipment and sanitary process systems for food-processing manufacturers. Locally owned and operated, IMS has 65 employees working across a 30,000-square-foot manufacturing facility and a 42,000-square-foot assembly facility. The company is also the sole U.S. distributor of Claranor pulsed-light sterilization technology.
Omar Associates, LLCOmar Associates is an Ohio manufacturer with blue-collar roots that has served the industrial food-processing industry since 2001. Its experienced engineers and master craftsmen create custom machinery for major food producers, with support extending to repairs and process improvement for operations across the United States and around the world.ATTICA, OH
Sterling Process Equipment and Services, IncFounded in 1983, Sterling Process Equipment and Services engineers, fabricates and installs sanitary stainless-steel process equipment and systems for food, dairy, beverage and other regulated industries. From its 35,000-square-foot facility, the company carries projects from concept through installation, with particular depth in custom fabrication and modular systems such as CIP skids. Sterling began in Jerry Martin’s home with two employees and has since expanded to offices in Ohio and Florida while retaining its emphasis on direct, accountable service.COLUMBUS, OH
North Star Engineered ProductsSince 1934, North Star Engineered Products has built American-made food-processing machinery and industrial centrifuge systems in Perrysburg, Ohio. Now a division of Glassline Corporation, the company designs both stand-alone equipment and complete production lines, with custom systems assembled in a 10,000-square-foot engineering and assembly facility. Its long history runs from the Bock Laundry Machine Company through family-era boat manufacturing and into today’s food-processing work, supported by ISO 9001:2015 certification.PERRYBURG, OH
Sutterlin Machine & Tool CoFounded in 1966 as a small Willoughby machine shop, Sutterlin Machine & Tool Co. designs and builds automated machinery while providing precision machining and complete in-house engineering, fabrication, and assembly. Now based in Mentor, the third-generation, U.S.-owned company operates an approximately 11,000-square-foot plant with 24 employees and more than 50 years of machine-building experience. Its work has grown from serving local hydraulic and steel mill customers to supporting aerospace, medical, OEM, and other specialized manufacturers.MENTOR, OH