Palmer, a Heiser Industries company, has spent more than 70 years solving industrial automation challenges through custom engineering and machine building. Its engineers work with manufacturers from early feasibility through prototyping and production, and some Palmer machines designed more than 50 years ago remain in operation today.
Graybill MachinesSince Wilbur and Orpah Graybill founded the company in 1944, Graybill Machines has remained a Lititz, Pennsylvania manufacturer known for studying each customer’s process rather than forcing it into an off-the-shelf solution. Its in-house team designs, builds, and tests custom automation for food manufacturers, while also handling specialty projects that call for unusual engineering or fabrication. Eight decades on, the company continues to support equipment from its local shop through installation and service.LITITZ, PA
GES Automation TechnologyFor more than 30 years, Harrisburg-based GES Automation Technology has engineered and integrated custom industrial automation systems, including control panels, process controls, and plant software. The company has completed thousands of projects across sectors from food and beverage to water treatment and life sciences, while many of its first customers remain clients. Its control panel shop is certified to UL 508A and CE standards and produces more than 300 custom panels annually.HARRISBURG, PA
Berran Industrial Group, IncFounded in 1982, Berran Industrial Group designs and builds custom machinery and automation systems alongside its Eagle line of packaging equipment. Its hands-on engineering team brings more than 100 years of combined experience, supported by an in-house machine shop with CNC and water-jet equipment. Berran also keeps more than 300 packaging machine varieties in stock in a warehouse exceeding 40,000 square feet, giving customers a single source for equipment and ongoing support.AKRON, OH
Pendu ManufacturingFor more than 25 years, Pendu Manufacturing has built its identity around custom automated machinery and practical problem-solving for industrial production. The New Holland company employs 65 people in an 83,000-square-foot manufacturing facility, where it designs and builds equipment chiefly for pallet and sawmill operations, along with related material-handling applications.NEW HOLLAND, PA