From Jefferson, Ohio, TOD Thin Brushes, Inc. designs and manufactures precision custom brushes for industrial and high-tech applications, with thin, single-row flat-channel brushes at the center of its work. The company says it has manufactured thousands of brushes over the past 51 years and can take projects from application analysis and prototyping through production runs exceeding 250,000 pieces.
Precision Brush CompanyFounded in 1951 by Lloyd Benjamin in a downtown Cleveland garage, Precision Brush Company makes custom industrial brushes for demanding manufacturing applications. The Solon-based American manufacturer began with metal channel strip brushes and now combines in-house machinery, engineering support, and design sheets to build brushes for everything from conveyor systems to glass processing. It also manufactures standard brushes and can duplicate hard-to-find or discontinued designs while keeping customers’ applications confidential.SOLON, OH
Spiral Brushes, IncFounded in Cleveland in 1939, Spiral Brushes manufactures industrial brushes, including strip brushes and helically wound cylinder brushes, for equipment makers and production facilities. Now privately owned and employing 25 to 35 experienced people, the Stow company is especially known for custom-designing brushes around specific applications, from conveyor cleaning to powered industrial equipment. Its roots trace to German brush-making machinery technology and rights to an early German-developed patent.STOW, OH
Braun Brush CompanyFounded in Brooklyn in 1875, Braun Brush Company is a fourth-generation family-owned manufacturer of custom and stock industrial brushes. Now based in Albertson, New York, the company serves applications from facility maintenance to aerospace, including a custom brush made for NASA’s Spirit and Opportunity Mars rovers. Braun also makes its Wheel Woolies in the USA at a veteran-run facility and manufactures metal-free brushes at its West Coast operation.ALBERTSON, NY
Ohio Carbon Industries, IncOhio Carbon Industries makes custom and replacement carbon brushes, developing material grades and prototypes for applications ranging from motors and generators to aerospace, medical equipment, and wind turbines. The company also supplies transit-system components and represents Carbex in the United States, including its i-BRUSH remote monitoring system for wind turbine brushes. Its U.S.-manufactured products are made under an ISO 9001:2015-registered quality management system, and the company is an SBA small business and ITAR-registered subcontractor.ASHLAND, OH