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PROBLEM-SOLVER: Tom Lepovsky, vice president of manufacturing at plastics producer Teknor Apex Co. in Pawtucket, created a continuous improvement group that allows workers on the processing lines to make real-time decisions about quality and productivity using internal data. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

People and plastics are the core of Lepovsky’s strategy at Teknor...

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards STRATEGIC LEADERSHIP: Tom Lepovsky, vice president of manufacturing, Teknor Apex Co. McDonald’s has been dubbed America’s best first job; Tom Lepovsky would...

CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT: Amgen Rhode Island employees such as, from left, Kagan Littlefield and Gregory Van Dijk, both level 1 senior manufacturing associates; Hanna Rouillard, level 1 manufacturing associate; and Paul Trusler, level 2 senior manufacturing associate, are always looking for ways to operate more efficiently. They are pictured at the company’s West Greenwich campus. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Amgen Rhode Island a hub of innovation

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT AN ENTERPRISE MANUFACTURER: Amgen Rhode Island Amgen Rhode Island combines biology and technology to increase the odds of patients...

TAKING STOCK:  David Spencer, center, owner and CEO of Atlantic Paper & Supply, works  with JC Lebarron, left, part of the operations team, and Ashley Femino, sales coordinator, at the company’s Pawtucket facility. PBN PHOTO/JOSH EDENBAUM

Inside the box: Atlantic Paper’s human touch fuels manufacturing success

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards MANUFACTURING CHAMPION: David Spencer, owner and CEO, Atlantic Paper & Supply Atlantic Paper & Supply CEO David Spencer estimates that the Pawtucket...

ATTENTION TO DETAIL: Gorilla Gaming co-owner Gretel McCrory works on the factory floor at the Warwick gaming table manufacturer. The company’s attention to detail has caught the eye of big players in the gambling industry, including signing a deal in 2017 to be the official poker table of the World Series of Poker PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Warwick poker table maker has played its cards...

Digital Special Editions 11/21/2025

Gorilla Gaming, based in Warwick, began manufacturing poker tables out of necessity. Founders Glenn and Gretel McCrory launched Eastern Poker LLC in 2005 and...

TEAM EFFORT: Troy Hawkins, left, and CJ Hawkins, center, both machinists, and Russell Walsh, shop manager, work on the manufacturing floor at Hawkins Machine Co. in Coventry. PBN PHOTO/ ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Tradition and technology make for a potent combination at Hawkins

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards FAMILY-OWNED MANUFACTURER: Hawkins Machine Co. For nearly half a century, Hawkins Machine Co. has been quietly powering industries large and small from...

SHINING BRIGHT: Richard Reynolds, fabrication supervisor at Renova Lighting Systems in Warwick, holds a sheet of protective coating for light fixtures. PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Renova Lighting Systems prioritizes sustainable and American-made lighting fixtures

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards EMERGING MANUFACTURER: Renova Lighting Systems Day One Industries Inc., which does business as Renova Lighting Systems, shines as the Emerging Manufacturer this...

ATTENTION TO DETAIL:  Ray Scungio, Escomatic supervisor, works on an Escomatic screw machine at Smithfield-based Groov-Pin Corp., which produces fasteners, grooved pins and Tap-Lok threaded inserts that are used in the automotive, aerospace and die casting industries. PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Groov-Pin prioritizes employee wellness to increase efficiency

Industries 11/21/2025

PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A MIDSIZED MANUFACTURER: Groov-Pin Corp. The secret to success at Groov-Pin Corp., company leadership says, is simple: focus on...

Lepovsky, Spencer, manufacturers honored at PBN’s 2025 Manufacturing Awards event

Industries 11/20/2025

WARWICK - Tom Lepovsky recalls his children asking him if their family was in the witness protection program or the CIA, as they had...

Our children, grandchildren are the answers to fixing R.I.’s machinist shortage

Commentary 11/17/2025

Rhode Island has a machinist shortage. Not a mild one - a real, painful, business-strangling shortage. Every manufacturer in the state is feeling it. Let’s stop pretending that another task force, binder full of initiatives...