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ALL WIRED UP: Joe Torres, left, a bridge assembly worker at Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc., and James Patnode, a machinist, work on the manufacturing floor at Hexagon’s North Kingstown facility. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

People, parts, process put together make well-oiled machine at Hexagon

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: Hexagon Manufacturing Intelligence Inc. AT HEXAGON MANUFACTURING INTELLIGENCE INC., success comes down to a focus on three...

TUNING UP: Lang Yang, a davenport operator at Groov-Pin Corp., evaluates the inner workings of a machine at the Smithfield-based manufacturer.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Groov-Pin regularly is purposeful toward its customers

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EXCELLENCE AT A MIDSIZE MANUFACTURER: Groov-Pin Corp. WORKING IN MANUFACTURING fills Lauren Ciuba with a very real sense of purpose. Ciuba, marketing...

FINAL EXAM: Jan Hennecke, igus inc.’s product manager of low-cost innovation, tests out a product for quality at the East Providence facility.  PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

For igus, becoming carbon neutral means being opposite from everyone

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards GREEN MANUFACTURING: igus inc. FOR FELIX BROCKMEYER, CEO and president of igus inc., stepping into his role at the East Providence-based manufacturer...

MAKING THE CUT: Students at the Community College of Rhode Island’s Westerly Education Center work on splicing cables.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

CCRI is building the future workforce and statewide economy

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards WORKFORCE DEVELOPMENT & PRODUCTIVITY: Community College of Rhode Island FOR THE COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF RHODE ISLAND, workforce development is a key part...

HANDMADE: Assembly technician Romalyn Tuason works on an aerospace printer in AstroNova Inc.’s assembly room in West Warwick.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AstroNova is evolving to better face unpredictable futures

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards LEAN MANAGEMENT: AstroNova Inc. AS THE WORLD grows more interconnected, global manufacturers are increasingly relying on a constant stream of data. That’s...

Multilingual environment?

Executive Poll 11/10/2023

Do you or any of your employees speak more than one language? No: 60% Yes: 40% Does your company prefer hiring people who speak more than one...

BOTTLED UP: Employees at Plants to Food LLC in Lincoln operate machinery that bottles products such as pasta sauces.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

At Plants to Food, market domination starts with being plant-based

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards EMERGING MANUFACTURER: Plants to Food LLC THE DEMAND FOR PLANT-BASED FOODS has exploded in the past decade as people seek cleaner, healthier...

PROSPERING TOGETHER: Despite facing many challenges over the years, including the COVID-19 pandemic, Taco Inc. owner and Executive Chairman John Hazen White Jr. finds ways to collaborate with employees and other manufacturers to help the sector thrive.  COURTESY TACO INC.

Taco’s Hazen White puts people first

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards MANUFACTURING CHAMPION: John Hazen White Jr., Owner and Executive Chairman, Taco Inc. LEADERSHIP LOOKS DIFFERENT to everyone. For John Hazen White Jr.,...

KEEPING STOCK: J.C. LeBarron, left, operations purchasing manager at Atlantic Paper & Supply, and Luis Deleon, a driver, work in the warehouse in Pawtucket stacking boxes.  PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Atlantic Paper & Supply has quite the paper trail in supporting local manufacturers

People 11/10/2023

PBN 2023 Manufacturing Awards MANUFACTURING SUPPLIER: Atlantic Paper & Supply ATLANTIC PAPER & SUPPLY is celebrating its 75th anniversary as a manufacturing supplier in the paper,...