Manufacturing




Top techniques
How to diversity your customer base and evaluate your team
When CnD Industries Inc. became too tied into just two customers, Clyde Shetler decided it was time to diversify. The owner of CnD Industr...


Fame and fortune
How Marc Blaushild used five values to make Famous Enterprises Inc. a better company
Marc Blaushild is a man who knows the value of brevity. Blaushild, president of Famous Enterprises Inc., has set a vision for his 75-year-old ...


Learning experience
How to educate your work force
Dolf Kahle understands the power of visual management. The co-owner and CEO of Visual Marking Systems Inc. makes sure his message is constantly...


Corrosion controller
How William Larkin shook the rust off Corrpro Cos. Inc.
When William V. Larkin became president and CEO of Corrpro Cos. Inc. in August of 2006, the business was in need of a major overhaul. The corrosi...


Rolling along
How Tim Timken keeps his company ready to face a changing world
Ward J. “Tim” Timken Jr. sees his name on every product his company manufactures, every contract the company signs and every business card handed ...


Service learning
How Stanley Slesnick grew Slesnick Iron & Metal Co. through strong customer service
Stanley Slesnick started Slesnick Iron & Metal Co. in 1957 with a mission of putting service first, and he has grown his company by gettin...


Terry Taylor
President and CEO, Wright Tool Co.
When Terry Taylor joined Wright Tool Co. in 1969, the era’s confrontational managerial style was becoming an impediment to success. A pervading “us v...


Seizing an opportunity
How Doug Hartley has achieved growth at Portage Precision Polymers Inc. by following his gut
It can be lonely at the top, but reaching out to other leaders by joining industry groups and leadership organizations can help lessen the burd...

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Invest in people
Combi Packaging Systems’ John Fisher on why the rifle approach is better than the shotgun approach


No slowing down
Doug Hartley plans to keep expanding Portage Precision Polymers Inc.


Scoping out growth
Jeff Evans will do whatever it takes to continue growing The Will-Burt Co.




Team building
How Steve Demetriou leads Aleris International’s growth


The transformer
How Thomas Swidarski is rebuilding Diebold Inc.’s confidence and its balance sheet


Engineering solutions
How Larry Lanham grew Polymer Packaging Inc. by expanding the company’s reach


Innovate to succeed
Darryl J. Dillenback refuses to settle for the status quo at Union Metal Corp.


The handyman
How Tom Willis built a culture of teamwork at Matco Tools by encouraging employees to find better ways of doing their jobs


Getting to know you
How Prentke Romich Co.’s Dave Moffatt grows his company by listening


Teamwork
Social action is everyone’s responsibility at Mittal Steel USA.


Gilbert Lorenzo
General manager, Soprema USA


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