Founded by Craig Seeley, Seeley Machine, Inc. grew from serving local industry into a Queensbury manufacturer supporting more than 500 customers in the United States and abroad. Its 25-plus machinists use reverse engineering to recreate parts once considered obsolete, while the company’s Cross Hatch machines reflect a specialized connection to can-making plants that dates to 2004.
Melvina Can MachinerySince 1934, family-owned Melvina Can Machinery has rebuilt, tooled and supplied can seamers and related machinery from its Queensbury, New York, operation. Founded by James G. Cahill after wartime work making cans, ammunition boxes and tank treads, the company now has second- and third-generation Cahills in management. Its long experience rebuilding used can machinery, including more than 60 years building compound liners, remains central to the business.QUEENSBURY, NY
Metzger Machine CoFounded in 1878, Metzger Machine Co. is Cincinnati’s oldest operating machine shop, serving manufacturers across the tri-state region and nationwide. Its three graduate engineers help the shop take on difficult repair and reverse-engineering work, including obsolete OEM parts and equipment that must be put back into service. Metzger is known for keeping this technical work in-house, from precision machining through dynamic balancing.CINCINNATI, OH
H&W Machinery CorpFounded in 1946, third-generation family-owned H&W Machinery is a Queens machine shop that repairs industrial equipment and makes custom, OEM, and hard-to-find replacement parts. Serving operations across the New York and broader Northeast region, the company combines emergency and scheduled repair with reverse-engineering support to help keep machinery running.RICHMOND HILL, NY
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