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STRING SKILLS: Machine operator Maria Dacruz works on the production floor of Neocorp Inc., a standard and technical rope and bungee cord maker in Pawtucket. Neocorp is among the local manufacturers that have dealt with inflated tariffs in 2025. 
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MICHAEL SALERNO

THE TOLL OF TARIFFS: Factories under strain as they try to...

Cover Story
If there was one thing Rose Wood had been able to count on as a buyer at Pawtucket manufacturer Neocorp Inc., it was that...

R.I. losing more than a business with closure of another foundry 

Economy
Rhode Island is losing another one. Friends Foundry Inc. in Woonsocket, VIBCO Inc.’s casting partner since 1974, announced it will cease operations on Jan. 31....
CHILLING: Robert Swift, owner and president of East Bay Ice Co. in East Providence, is pictured with some of the ice blocks the company produces. Swift says his company is unique, as it’s one of about four or five block ice plants left in the United States.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

Meet the Makers: An ice factory that refuses to melt away

Entrepreneurship
(Editor’s note: This is the 39th installment in a monthly series highlighting some of the region’s unsung manufacturers that make products essential to the...
ON A ROLL: Robert Brinkman, left, assembler technician, and Ben Daubenspeck, quality assurance engineer, work with an AJ 800 overprinter at electronics manufacturer AstroNova Inc. in West Warwick.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

AstroNova credits rapid innovation and customer feedback with success

Industries
PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A LARGE MANUFACTURER: AstroNova Inc. For more than 60 years electronics manufacturer AstroNova Inc. has been the go-to for...
EXPANDING SERVICE: AVTECH Software Inc. CEO and President Rick Grundy, left, and Russell Benoit, marketing channel manager, show off the company’s Room Alert environment monitoring platform at its Warren facility.
PBN PHOTO/JOSH EDENBAUM

AVTECH takes Room Alert platform to the next level

Industries
PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards OVERALL EXCELLENCE AT A SMALL MANUFACTURER: AVTECH Software Inc. Rick Grundy, CEO and president of AVTECH Software Inc., is proud of the...
MANY USES: VR Industries Inc. CEO and President Brian Pestana, left, visits machine technician Brandon Roy on the factory floor of the Warwick-based electronic contract manufacturer, which focuses on making circuit boards for a variety of industries, including industrial, defense, medical and the blue economy. 
PBN PHOTO/RUPERT WHITELEY

Meet the Makers: Adaptability, customer relationships key to VR Industries’ 40...

Business Services
VR Industries Inc. has evolved significantly over its 40-year history. Founded in 1985 by Fred Pestana, the company transitioned from a relay business in...
FAMILY TRADITION: Rudi Hauser Jr., owner and president of Hauser Chocolatier in Westerly, in the company’s retail shop. Hauser bought the company in 2008 from his mother and his father, Ruedi Hauser Sr., who started the company in 1985 in Connecticut after emigrating from Switzerland.
PBN PHOTO/ELIZABETH GRAHAM

Meet the Makers: Hausers keep family tradition of Swiss chocolate making...

Digital Special Editions
At Hauser Chocolatier, Rudi Hauser has a sweet job. The 18,000-square-foot Westerly-based operation makes chocolates and truffles. Delicious aromas of cocoa fill the air...
UNIQUE PROTECTION: Niurka Fernandez, production lead at G-Form LLC, works on the factory floor at the company’s Providence facility, where it makes protective gear for athletes, as well as the military and law enforcement, using SmartFlex technology.
PBN PHOTO/TRACY JENKINS

G-Form Engineers the Future of Flexible, High-Impact Gear

Industries
PBN 2025 Manufacturing Awards PRODUCT INNOVATION & DESIGN: G-Form LLC For more than two decades, G-Form LLC, based in Providence, has been trailblazing a path in...
TABLE GAMES: Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of The Beck Cos., shows off a shuffleboard table and a pool table, both designed and built by Great American Recreation Equipment Inc., one of six companies under The Beck Cos. umbrella that produces its products at the manufacturer’s 85,000-square-foot facility in North Smithfield.
PBN PHOTO/MICHAEL SALERNO

Meet the Makers: Cross-training key to success of The Beck Cos.

Digital Special Editions
For Tracey Beck, co-owner and chief operating officer of North Smithfield-based The Beck Cos., the workday is never 9-to-5. Always on the lookout for new...
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
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...
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