Founded in July 1993 by Richard “Skip” Craig to make T-Base support stands, Lisbon, Ohio-based R.L. Craig, Incorporated now designs and manufactures conveyors, support stands and custom automated product-handling equipment for labeling and packaging applications. The company has grown from a single apparatus into a one-stop source for equipment that can integrate with labelers, laser markers and inkjet systems, while its creative team also develops custom handling and controls for difficult-to-convey products.
Quadrel Labeling SystemsQuadrel Labeling Systems designs and builds pressure-sensitive, shrink-sleeve, and print-and-apply labeling equipment at its Mentor, Ohio facility. Its roots reach back to the early 1960s, when the company operated as Fasson Machine Systems, and its history includes developing tamper-evident labeling equipment for pharmaceutical manufacturers after the 1982 Tylenol scare. Quadrel now serves packaging lines ranging from small operations to high-speed systems running up to 500 products per minute, with equipment built in-house and supported by engineering, parts, and technical service.MENTOR, OH
Custom Conveyor & Equipment CorporationFounded in 1984 by power-transmission professional Steve Harmon, Custom Conveyor & Equipment Corporation designs and builds custom conveyors and industrial automation equipment for manufacturing, processing, and material-handling challenges. From its Cedar Rapids facility, the company’s engineers and fabricators take projects from concept through fabrication, assembly, and validation, including specialty equipment such as plate-glass breakers. A 2021 move into a larger building tripled production capacity, supporting the thousands of customized machines it has supplied to customers ranging from Fortune 500 companies to small manufacturers.CINCINNATI, OH
Innovative Handling, LLCFor more than 40 years, Sylvania, Ohio’s Innovative Handling, LLC has designed and built custom industrial automation systems for end-of-line packaging and material handling. The company is particularly experienced with difficult roll-handling applications and delicate boards, bags and bundles, developing equipment from concept and CAD design through installation, commissioning and ongoing support. Its Service Support Agreement program extends that relationship with lifetime system support focused on keeping customer equipment running.SYLVANIA, OH
Dillin Automation Systems CorpDillin Automation Systems Corp. designs and builds custom packaging-line automation, with Perrysburg-made systems that move, accumulate, orient and cap products while integrating mechanical equipment with plant controls. Its distinctive AIR DECK® conveyors and patented ROE-LIFT® vertical accumulators have served customers for more than 30 years, backed by a custom-solutions team with more than 60 years of combined experience. Through its Engineered, Control and Capping Systems divisions, Dillin also provides complete integration, commissioning and support for industrial and municipal operations.PERRYSBURG, OH