Founded in 2019 by Dave Miller, Muddy Creek Engineering is a Cincinnati-area consulting company shaped by his 30 years in patternmaking and moldmaking. Miller draws on that shop-floor background to help foundries and molding firms turn incomplete or legacy information into workable 3D designs.
MWW1, LLCLifelong engineer Matthew W. Wright founded MWW1 in 2013 while developing patented engine technology, giving the Shaker Heights company a distinctly hands-on character. MWW1 turns difficult ideas into working hardware, staying with projects from early design through physical testing for clients in industrial equipment, manufacturing, and performance vehicles.SHAKER HEIGHTS, OH
Alexander & AssociatesSince Al Alexander founded it in Cincinnati in 1943, Alexander & Associates has grown from a four-person machine-tool design shop into an engineering firm known for solving difficult manufacturing problems. The company develops specialized machinery for manufacturers and carries projects from early concepts through fabrication and startup, including work involving proprietary production processes. Its history now spans 80 years and multiple offices, while its leadership continues to cultivate new leaders from within the company.CINCINNATI, OH
CAM TOOL & ENGINEERING INCIn Cleveland, CAM Tool & Engineering turns product designs into injection molds, dies, and machined parts, carrying projects from screen to finished component. The company has supplied specialized products since 2000 and brings more than 40 years of mold-making and machining experience to its full-service work. Its designers use the same software across the tool build to help create molds that run smoothly and allow for quick changes.NORTH ROYALTON, OH
SmartShape DesignFounded in Cleveland in 1989 by Mike Maczuzak, SmartShape Design is an industrial design firm that has grown into an integrated product-development partner. The company works with established and emerging brands to carry ideas from research through production, with a particular strength in products whose physical form, engineering, and user experience must work together.CLEVELAND, OH