Since 1971, Kent Corporation has built its identity around innovation in steel-processing equipment, serving manufacturers that run tubing, roll-forming, stamping and strip-processing lines. The North Royalton company is best known for inventing the Vertical FLOOP® strip accumulator, which has been installed in more than 1,000 coil-processing lines worldwide. Its engineers and service technicians stay involved after installation, helping customers keep production moving.
Butech BlissIn Salem, Ohio, Butech Bliss designs and builds heavy-duty equipment for rolling mills, coil processing, and other metal-processing operations. The company brings together Bliss’s roughly 135-year heritage in rolling mill machinery with Butech, founded by John Buta in 1985; its three Salem facilities include more than 95 machining centers. Butech Bliss is also known for patented scrap-chopper technology and supports equipment in the field, including through its HAGC cylinder service program at a 400,000-square-foot Technology Center.SALEM, OH
Hetran-BFor four decades, Hetran-B has been an Orwigsburg-based engineering and manufacturing company known for precision equipment serving steel mills and metal processors around the world. It builds custom machinery for finishing long metal products and provides ongoing support to keep those systems in service.ORWIGSBURG, PA
Kornylak CorporationFounded in 1946, Hamilton’s Kornylak Corporation designs and builds specialized machinery for material handling and insulation manufacturing, including conveyors, robot wheels and equipment for structural insulated panels. The engineering-oriented manufacturer works from a more than 100,000-square-foot plant and has developed products and processes covered by over 100 patents. Its insulation machinery work dates to 1954, while its Vertiflo vertical conveyors include units that have been operating since 1952.HAMILTON, OH
Rafter Equipment CorporationFrom its Strongsville, Ohio facility, Rafter Equipment Corporation designs and builds tube and pipe mill systems, rollforming machinery, and related equipment for metal producers. Founded in 1917 as the Rafter Machine Company in New Jersey, it has supplied more than 850 machines to over 450 customers worldwide and remains one of the few manufacturers building its equipment entirely in the USA. Rafter also supports mills after installation with alignments, maintenance, training, and finishing systems.STRONGSVILLE, OH