Founded by principal engineer and owner Jude Hueber as an engineering consulting company for special automotive projects, Milford’s JKV Engineering turns new product ideas into engineered designs, working prototypes, and fabricated systems. Its small team brings automotive and industrial experience under one roof, building everything from electric vehicles and hydrogen storage systems to custom equipment while handling the engineering, fabrication, and control programming in-house. JKV’s distinctive strength is carrying a project from concept through a functional prototype in the same facility.
Hoppel Fabrication Specialties, IncHoppel Fabrication Specialties, Inc. turns customer ideas into custom metal-fabricated equipment, vehicles and prototypes from its Louisville, Ohio shop. The company combines conceptual design and field-tested prototyping with welding and final manufacturing, and says it has been awarded more than 27 patents for proprietary inventions. Its purpose-built facility includes organized fabrication space, outdoor testing and staging areas, and a dedicated wash-and-delivery building.LOUISVILLE, OH
TechSource Engineering, IncFounded around a kitchen table in 1996 by Kevin Cooney and Mark Platteter, TechSource Engineering designs and builds custom automated systems, test programs, and fabricated equipment. The company supports projects from concept and research through prototype and manufacturing, with in-house CNC machining and panel assembly for one-off work and small production runs. Its testing and calibration division also provides NIST-traceable calibration and testing to customer, military, and industry-specific standards.ERIE, PA
Joshua Engineering Automation, Research and Engineering Development, LLCDisabled veteran- and minority-owned Joshua Engineering Automation, Research and Engineering Development is a recently launched firm led by engineers with deep U.S. Navy research and manufacturing experience. The company develops electro-mechanical systems for government agencies and private industry, using prototyping and computational analysis to test designs and reduce development risk.SILVER SPRING, MD
Mitech Systems, LtdSince 1995, Sunbury’s Mitech Systems has turned difficult production and product ideas into practical machinery through mechanical engineering, machine design, and fabrication. President Mike Milosh brings experience ranging from rebuilding farm equipment to leading underwater recovery operations, and has secured multiple patents while building Mitech’s problem-solving practice. The company works from 3-D design through in-house prototyping and finished hardware, including custom systems that improve operator ergonomics, throughput, or the performance of outdated equipment.SUNBURY, OH