Manufacturing

A CLOSE LOOK: NFI Corp. employee Kim Brittain inspects a laminate at the New Bedford company. PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

At NFI, a laser focus on graphics

Manufacturing 09/20/2019

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: | $5m - $25M 1. NFI Corp. CEO (or equivalent): Renaud Megard, owner and CEO 2018 Revenue: $14,482,646 2016 Revenue: $5,511,868 Revenue growth: 162.8% WHILE...

FORMULA FOR SUCCESS: Kaylee Miller, a chemist for the Original Bradford Soap Works Inc., works on a research and development project in the company lab in West Warwick. Bradford executives say the company thrives because of its drive to develop new products. PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Personal care pushed to new levels

Manufacturing 09/20/2019

2019 PBN Innovative Companies: Manufacturing Original Bradford Soap Works Inc. ORIGINAL BRADFORD SOAP WORKS INC. has built a reputation as a developer and manufacturer of innovative...

Luxury linens made close to home

Manufacturing 09/20/2019

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $25m - $75M 3. John Matouk & Co. CEO (or equivalent): George Matouk Jr. 2018 Revenue: $37,942,000 2016 Revenue: $29,325,000 Revenue growth: 29.4% JOHN MATOUK...

WATER FEATURE: PowerDocks Managing Partner Anthony Baro, left, is with mechanical engineer Dan Servant at the company’s Fall River facility. Servant is working on a prototype remote monitoring buoy that can gather and transmit aquaculture data to shore. PBN PHOTO/DAVE HANSEN

PowerDocks taps into sustainability needs

Manufacturing 09/20/2019

2019 PBN Innovative Companies: Maritime PowerDocks LLC CREATING AN INNOVATIVE product is one thing. But PowerDocks LLC is riding its products’ momentum to fuel a...

Bearings maker is a smooth operator

Manufacturing 09/20/2019

2019 PBN Fastest Growing Companies: $75M and above 5. igus Inc. CEO (or equivalent): Rick Abbate, president, North America 2018 Revenue: $133,739,076 2016 Revenue: $106,127,373 Revenue growth: 26% IGUS INC....

Five Questions With: Howie Sneider

Nonprofit 09/17/2019

The nonprofit industrial arts organization Steel Yard on Tuesday celebrated its grand reopening of its 3.8-acre campus at 27 Sims Ave. in Providence, after...

Fred Magnanimi, founder of Luca +Danni, announced $6.2 million in funding, an investment that will help the company grow going forward. / COURTESY LUCA + DANNI

Luca + Danni closes on $6.2M funding round

Manufacturing 09/16/2019

CRANSTON – Luca + Danni Inc. has received a $6.2 million boost in a round of funding that is designed to help the Cranston-based...

President of Electric Boat to retire Sept. 30

Manufacturing 09/16/2019

NORTH KINGSTOWN – Jeffrey S. Geiger will retire Sept. 30 as president of General Dynamics Electric Boat, Rhode Island’s largest defense contractor. The company’s president...

Davies celebrates opening of new advanced-manufacturing center

Manufacturing 09/13/2019

LINCOLN – William M. Davies, Jr. Career & Technical High School held a ribbon-cutting celebration to open the school’s new advanced-manufacturing center on Aug....