Kern AG is a Swiss family-owned manufacturer of document-processing and packaging systems, best known for modular inserting equipment and automated multiformat packing solutions. Based in Konolfingen, the company has spent more than seven decades pairing experienced engineering with tailored software and a global service network. Its systems are supported worldwide through subsidiaries and sales partners in more than 50 countries.
Müller MartiniFounded in 1946, Müller Martini develops, builds, and installs print-finishing systems for offset and digital production from its headquarters in Zofingen, Switzerland. The group combines automated equipment with workflow integration and long-term life-cycle service, supporting customers through a network of more than 20 locations and 40 agencies worldwide. Its manufacturing footprint includes a 16,000-square-metre Hasle facility, established in 1970, where 140 employees produce mechanical components and assemblies.HAUPPAUGE, NY
Kistler GroupFamily-owned since its founding in 1959, Kistler Group has grown from its Swiss base into a global measurement-technology company with more than 60 locations and about 2,000 employees. Its work turns precise physical measurements into practical data for industrial manufacturers, researchers, and developers, with a particularly deep focus on injection-molding process control.BUFFALO, NY
Hamrick Packaging SystemsFounded by brothers Gene and Luther Hamrick in 1975, Hamrick Packaging Systems has grown from a small Suffield, Ohio, rebuilding shop into a family business with a 65,000-square-foot operation in Kent. The company is known for durable top-load case packers, with more than 3,000 machines installed worldwide and some still running after 40 years. Its in-house team also keeps that installed base supported with a substantial stock of replacement parts and repair service.KENT, OH
Tension CorporationSince 1886, Kansas City-based Tension Corporation has made the envelopes and printed products that carry everything from financial statements to direct-mail campaigns, while also building packaging and automation systems for fulfillment operations. Privately held and now in its fourth generation of family leadership, Tension manufactures billions of envelopes annually and operates across the United States, China and Taiwan. Its long envelope heritage now includes vertically integrated print production and a Lean Sigma approach used across its plants and offices.KING OF PRUSSIA, PA