Founded in 1984, OKL Engineering is a Cincinnati manufacturer known for its longstanding focus on bodymakers used in two-piece can production. The company builds and supports this equipment for metal-packaging customers worldwide, with manufacturing carried out in its 20,000-square-foot machine shop.
EKL Machine CompanyEKL Machine Company grew from Ed Lydon’s one-lathe Philadelphia garage, where he began the business in 1979 at age 23. Today, the company remains focused on the can industry, designing precision tooling and equipment for can makers while providing the engineering support needed to keep production moving. Its four buildings span more than 50,000 square feet, with operations in the Philadelphia area and Cincinnati.BENSALEM, PA
Cincinnati Industrial MachinerySince 1943, Cincinnati Industrial Machinery has built industrial washers, ovens, and finishing equipment, with a particular foothold in two-piece can processing. Its Ohio operation designs and manufactures equipment in-house at a 315,000-square-foot facility, while more than 450 of its can-processing machines are installed worldwide. The company also develops specialized high-output washers and dryers for battery-can production and supports installations through its Armor Aftermarket division.MASON, OH
Stolle Machinery Company, LLCFounded by Ralph J. Stolle’s predecessor company in Sidney, Ohio, in 1961, Stolle Machinery makes high-speed machinery and complete production systems for two-piece metal cans and ends. The company grew from Ralph Stolle’s work perfecting high-speed easy-open beverage-end production and now supports canmakers with equipment, precision-machined OEM parts, rebuilding services, and global technical support. Stolle operates assembly, machining, and research facilities across North America and around the world.CANTON, OH
Nidec Minster CorporationBased in Minster, Ohio, Nidec Minster Corporation builds mid-range-tonnage metal-forming presses and related automation equipment, with particular recognition for machinery used in can making. The company traces its machine-tool manufacturing experience back nearly 130 years and has remanufactured presses and components for more than 70 years. It also provides large-component machining and fabrication, including tight-tolerance work and weldments weighing up to 81,800 kilograms.MINSTER, OH