Since Larry A. Hedrick Jr. founded Steelial in 1997, the Vinton, Ohio company has grown from a response to the food-production industry’s needs into a manufacturing partner for food and beverage facilities. It is known for carrying projects from engineering through equipment fabrication and installation, with particular experience in production and packaging systems for snack, bakery, and protein manufacturers.
Sterling Process Equipment and Services, IncFounded in 1983, Sterling Process Equipment and Services engineers, fabricates and installs sanitary stainless-steel process equipment and systems for food, dairy, beverage and other regulated industries. From its 35,000-square-foot facility, the company carries projects from concept through installation, with particular depth in custom fabrication and modular systems such as CIP skids. Sterling began in Jerry Martin’s home with two employees and has since expanded to offices in Ohio and Florida while retaining its emphasis on direct, accountable service.COLUMBUS, OH
Allied Fabricating and Welding CoSince its founding in 1968 by Gene Bratcher, Chester Curry and Tom Caminiti, Allied Fabricating and Welding Co. has built its identity around solving demanding industrial metalwork projects from a 33,000-square-foot facility. The company is especially experienced in food-industry fabrication, developing custom equipment for customers across Ohio and surrounding states and carrying projects through installation.COLUMBUS, OH
Goodhart Sons IncFounded in 1935 from a two-man Lancaster, Pennsylvania, sheet-metal shop, Goodhart Sons now fabricates complex industrial steel equipment and provides turnkey field installation for demanding projects. The fourth-generation family-owned company operates more than 175,000 square feet of production space and has taken its crews across the United States and internationally. Its dedicated stainless-steel facility adds segregated, contamination-controlled work for high-spec food, beverage, and pharmaceutical applications.LANCASTER, PA
Omar Associates, LLCOmar Associates is an Ohio manufacturer with blue-collar roots that has served the industrial food-processing industry since 2001. Its experienced engineers and master craftsmen create custom machinery for major food producers, with support extending to repairs and process improvement for operations across the United States and around the world.ATTICA, OH