Friday, September 11, 2026

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CUSTOM STAIRS: North Atlantic Corp. employee Dan Lovenbury, left, reviews plans for a custom-made staircase with Chief Operating Officer John Humphrey. CEO Peter Humphrey, third from right, talks about another project with Chief Digital Officer Michael Humphrey, second from right, and employee Joe Costa.
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North Atlantic Corp. throws the door open to bright future

North Atlantic Corp. Overall Excellence, more than 500 employees | 2019 PBN Manufacturing Awards Doors have been around forever. Even Fred Flintstone had a door on his...
CUTTING-EDGE CLOTHES: Response Technologies President Ed Bard, left, and CEO David Pettey display a garment made using the company’s 3D textile process, which required no cutting or sewing. Produced for the U.S. Navy, the garment could be made to be fire-resistant and embedded with smart features.
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Response Technologies’ innovation is fueled by flexibility

Response Technologies LLC Product Innovation & Design | 2019 Manufacturing Awards When David Pettey and Ed Bard founded Response Technologies LLC four years ago, they had...
PROTECTIVE PRODUCT: Amerisewn President John Caito, left, stands next to a model wearing protective clothing made in a joint project with Concordia Fibers and Goodwin-Bradley Pattern Co. From right is Kevin Leandro, Concordia product development manager; Al Hollenbeck, Concordia CEO; and Layne Mayer, Amerisewn director of strategic growth.
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Amerisewn has seamless ability to join forces

Amerisewn Collaboration in Manufacturing | 2019 Manufacturing Awards Cranston-based Amerisewn has collaboration woven through its corporate structure – working with customers, other Ocean State manufacturers and...
TABLE TALK: From left, Jade Manufacturing President Don Boyle discusses a component with Quality Manager Ron Olf, Assembly Manager Donald Campbell, Vice President Chris Burch and Director of Manufacturing Steve Gruner.  
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Jade Manufacturing’s precision is mission-critical

Jade Manufacturing Co. Overall Excellence, fewer than 50 employees | 2019 PBN Manufacturing Awards Specializing in “build-to-print” mechanical assemblies and precision components for radar and reconnaissance...
CHECKING IN: Plant Manager Craig Danko, left, and Production Manager Joe Cairo, right, review safety checklists with Michael Simpson, a setup machinist, at Saint-Gobain in Bristol.
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Saint-Gobain is serious about playing it safe

Saint-Gobain SA Excellence in Safety Performance & Records | 2019 Manufacturing Awards At Saint-Gobain SA, safety starts on day one. “Our safety-first culture is fueled by preparation,”...
SOUPED UP: From left, Courtney Blount Hamilton, receptionist; Rachael Blount Girard, food-service national accounts market manager; Myvette Sousa, executive assistant in corporate services; and Lisa Blount White, logistics accountant, show off some of the products made at Blount Fine Foods.
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Blount Fine Foods finds the right ingredients for success

Blount Fine Foods Corp. Family-owned Business | 2019 Manufacturing Awards Families adapt to change, face challenges together and help others when they can. A family business started...
MEETING OF THE MINDS: Toray Plastics President and CEO Michael Brandmeier, center, discusses company business with Chris Nothnagle, left, corporate marketing senior director, and Chief Financial Officer David Jose.
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Toray Plastics’ Brandmeier committed to colleagues’ success

Michael Brandmeier, Toray Plastics (America) Inc. Leadership & Strategy Winner | 2019 PBN Manufacturing Awards Toray Plastics (America) Inc. may be an industry leader in manufacturing...
MARIA VELEZ, left, and CEO Navyn Salem check food packages as they move along the production line at the Edesia plant in North Kingstown.
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Edesia assembles ready-to-use remedy for the world’s hungriest

Edesia INC. Overall Excellence, 50-149 employees | 2019 PBN Manufacturing Awards Producing peanut-based, ready-to-use foods that help treat different degrees of malnutrition experienced by pregnant women...
ALL ABOARD: Mechanic Jose Duarte, left, consults a board that’s integral to International Packaging’s lean protocols. With him, from left, are Lucy Amaral, production manager; James Kilmartin, purchasing manager; and Erin Kilmartin, marketing and creative director.
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Interpak invites vendors, customers on its ‘Lean journey’

International Packaging Corp. Lean Management | 2019 Manufacturing Awards “Being ‘Lean’ has changed how we manufacture our products and how we act as a company,”...
A RECORD CROWD of more than 320 attended the sixth PBN Manufacturing Awards program, held at WaterFire Providence's headquarters in the Valley neighborhood of the city. / PBN PHOTO/MIKE SKORSKI

Record crowd attends PBN Manufacturing Awards program

PROVIDENCE – A crowd of more than 320 manufacturing industry leaders attended Providence Business News’ sixth Manufacturing Awards program Wednesday at WaterFire Providence’s Valley...
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