Manufacturing

ALWAYS IMPROVING: Bradford Soap Works Inc. machine operator Paula Panizza holds a bar of soap while CEO and President Stuart Benton looks on. Benton says he tries to get everyone to focus on incremental improvement every day. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Bradford Soap CEO aims to clean more than hands on path...

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Strategic Leadership: Stuart Benton, CEO and President, Bradford Soap Works Inc. A bar of soap has taken on a whole new importance...

LIGHT TOUCH: Zoila Delacruz, left, and Mirna Delacruz attach Lumetta Inc.’s proprietary antimicrobial and washable Lumenate shade to a frame for a handcrafted, decorative light at the Cranston Public Library. / COURTESY LUMETTA INC.

Lumetta adapts patented light shade material to make suspended germ barriers

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Overall Excellence at a Small Manufacturer: Lumetta Inc. A photo gallery of artful products by Lumetta Inc., a Warwick-based lighting designer and...

CLOSE EYE: From left, associate manufacturer Adeline Lamothe, manufacturing process technician contract worker Austin White and associate manufacturer David Folco check the single-use bioreactors, which are used to control the conditions for generating protein cells at Amgen Rhode Island in West Greenwich. / COURTESY AMGEN INC.

Team approach allows Amgen to complete new biomanufacturing plant in 2020

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Overall Excellence at an Enterprise Manufacturer: Amgen Rhode Island Amgen Inc. develops medications for oncology/hematology, cardiovascular disease, inflammation, bone health, nephrology and...

FLEXIBLE TEAM: Richard Grundy, left, president and chief operating officer for AVTECH Software Inc. in Warren, speaks with Jonathan Foltz, fulfillment manager. Grundy said the COVID-19 pandemic allowed AVTECH to reimagine a more agile team structure, which helped it prevent downtime. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Boost in international sales of Room Alert products keeps AVTECH on...

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Exporting: AVTECH Software Inc. While the COVID-19 pandemic posed a challenge for most companies in 2020, AVTECH Software Inc....

MEANINGFUL MOVE: Gregg Scarlata, president and chief operating officer of Colonial Mills Inc., says increased efficiencies have helped grow the company’s gross margins by more than 8% in the last three years. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Pandemic-driven demand for home décor products sews success for Colonial Mills

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Lean Management: Colonial Mills Inc. Are you shopping online to make your “nest” cozier and more comfortable while you’re housebound...

PHARMACIST ASSIST: Jeanine Sinanan-Singh, co-founder and CEO of Vitae Industries Inc. in Providence, says the company’s AutoCompounder, which allows pharmacists to mix ingredients to create the proper dose of medication for an individual patient, was the first product of its kind to market. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Vitae’s AutoCompounder increasing efficiencies in personalized meds for pharmacies

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Emerging Manufacturer: Vitae Industries Inc. Vitae Industries Inc. works to promote efficiency in pharmacies with the assistance of its AutoCompounder product. Drug compounding...

OVERSEEING SOAPS: Robin Brown, group leader at Bradford Soap Works Inc., works on the production line at the West Warwick factory. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Sustainability a key ingredient to Bradford’s soap formula

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Green Manufacturing: Bradford Soap Works Inc. Sustainability is at the very heart of Bradford Soap Works Inc.’s strategic planning. The West...

SWITCHING GEARS: Felis Franco, left, and Juan Arrojo load a sealer at Eco Global Manufacturing LLC in Providence. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the product design company switched gears to produce face shields and isolation gowns. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Custom machines allow Eco Global to bring PPE production back to...

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence at a Family-Owned Business: Eco Global Manufacturing LLC Eco Global ManufacturinG LLC is a third-generation product design and manufacturing company in...

EARLY ADOPTER: Miguel Rosario on the assembly line at Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA Inc. / PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Putting health and safety front and center keeps Finlays incident-free for...

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Excellence in Safety Performance & Records: Finlay Extracts & Ingredients USA Inc. Finding the balance between running a business in a COVID-19-clouded...

IN-CLASS INSTRUCTION: Briar Dacier, machine technology instructor at William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School in Lincoln, with students Angel DeLaCruz and Mariama Barry in the machine lab. / PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Davies students continue hands-on learning in and out of school during...

Manufacturing 03/31/2021

PBN Manufacturing Awards 2021 Collaboration in Manufacturing: William M. Davies Jr. Career & Technical High School The COVID-19 pandemic hasn’t stopped students at William M. Davies...

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