For 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.
PD&B IncPD&B Inc. is a second-generation family-owned company founded by Ken Martin in 1998, when he began the business from his home in Sylvania, Ohio. Today, the Toledo manufacturer employs 30 people in a 30,000-square-foot facility and serves customers around the world. Its work is shaped by a practical, customer-involved approach to solving difficult manufacturing problems with custom machinery and automation.TOLEDO, OH
Performance Automation IncBorn from an Amish craftsman’s 1986 solution to a pipe-bending problem, Performance Automation designs and builds custom machines that automate difficult manufacturing tasks. Founded by Lloyd Glick and joined by his son Wilmer in 2015, the Lancaster County company takes projects from concept through installation, while also providing CNC machining and factory-certified field service. Its work includes purpose-built equipment such as automatic chain cutters and shingle cutters, shaped around each manufacturer’s process rather than an off-the-shelf template.BIRD IN HAND, PA
Haanen Packard MachineryFor more than 30 years, Haanen Packard Machinery has been a Hudson Falls shop known for turning specialized industrial needs into working machinery. Serving the plastics and papermaking industries, the company carries projects from design through fabrication and installation, including custom equipment such as an in-line perforator.QUEENSBURY, NY
Element MachineryFor more than 40 years, Element Machinery has been a Toledo OEM manufacturer known for pairing experienced engineering with hands-on equipment building. The company creates custom automated systems for manufacturers across several industries, then helps bring those systems into operation and supports them over time.TOLEDO, OH