Founded in 1980, US Molding Machinery Company is a Willoughby manufacturer known for American-built rubber injection molding equipment and eight patented designs. Its presses have been used across the rubber-products industry for more than four decades, with about 1,200 now in operation. A 110,000-square-foot plant houses the company’s operations and supports custom work for manufacturers with specialized production needs.
Sanyu USA, IncEstablished in Maumee in 1989, Sanyu USA supplies and services rubber-processing machinery for manufacturers across North America. The wholly owned U.S. subsidiary of Japan’s Sanyu Industries supports rubber injection molding with equipment from Sanyu, Moriyama and Rubicon, and operates a Maumee test center where customers can trial machinery. Sanyu USA also provides local engineering support for installations, maintenance and modifications.MAUMEE, OH
Freeman Schwabe MachineryFreeman Schwabe Machinery builds American-made die-cutting and molding presses, tailoring each system to the customer’s application from its Cincinnati headquarters. Founded in 2006 by Greg DeFisher, the company carries forward a die-cutting tradition that began with Herman Schwabe in 1935 and assembles made-to-order systems in a 30,000-square-foot climate-controlled plant. Its team also supports the equipment through parts, service, upgrades and rebuilds, and reports that every machine produced since 2010 remains in production.CINCINNATI, OH
YIZUMI Precision Machinery (USA) CorporationWith more than 130 years of molding experience behind it, YIZUMI Precision Machinery (USA) Corporation supplies molding equipment and turnkey solutions from its North American operation in Ohio. The company combines a domestic sales and service team with parts support for YIZUMI and legacy HPM machines, backed by an American warehouse holding more than 60 complete machines across 11 models. Its parent group has developed more than 200 patents and serves industries including automotive, electronics, packaging, and medical manufacturing.IBERIA, OH
Rubber Associates, IncSince 1953, Barberton’s Rubber Associates has made custom molded rubber components, taking projects from design and prototyping through production. Its 75,000-square-foot Ohio facility operates more than 60 conventional molding presses and 20 injection presses, with particular expertise in compression and transfer molding and rubber-to-metal bonding. The company supplies customers nationwide and has maintained key customer relationships for more than 25 years.BARBERTON, OH