With more than 150 years of engineering history, The Eastern Company manages industrial manufacturers that design and produce engineered solutions for demanding markets. Its businesses span returnable packaging, access and security hardware, and vision systems for commercial vehicles, combining custom engineering with in-house manufacturing. Based in Shelton, Connecticut, Eastern operates through Big 3 Precision, Eberhard Manufacturing, and Velvac.
Eberhard Manufacturing CompanyEstablished in Canton, Ohio, in 1877, Eberhard Manufacturing Company has carried its manufacturing tradition from early hardware for saddlery and carriages into secure-access engineering for OEMs worldwide. Today, its Strongsville operation develops custom mechanical and electromechanical systems alongside standard hardware, supported by global operations and ISO 9001:2015 and ISO 14001:2015 certifications.STRONGSVILLE, OH
Allen Field Company, IncSince 1945, Allen Field Company has manufactured packaging components and custom-engineered parts that help products move, ship, and display more effectively. Its in-house engineering team works from stock hardware to tailored designs, with six manufacturing locations supporting customers in 58 countries. The company has delivered more than 7 billion parts and holds ISO9000-certified manufacturing operations, while also developing recycled and natural-material options for packaging designed to be reused or recycled.BENSALEM, PA
The Armor Group, IncThe Edward C. Bott family founded The Armor Group in Cincinnati in 1927, and the company remains rooted in a long history of industrial manufacturing. Now headquartered in Mason, Ohio, Armor operates more than 475,000 square feet of manufacturing space across its international footprint and employs over 250 people. Its divisions serve OEM customers with engineered manufacturing solutions and aftermarket support, under ISO 9001:2015 certification.MASON, OH
Interior Packaging Design, LLCSince 1997, Milford-based Interior Packaging Design, LLC has designed and manufactured custom returnable packaging and dunnage for industrial parts. The company keeps work in-house, using CAD/CAM design and water-jet and die-cut fabrication to move from concept to a first sample in as little as two days. Its 25,000-plus completed packaging projects include work for more than 480 companies supplying automotive assembly plants.MILFORD, OH