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WABTEC CELEBRATES 150 YEARS OF REDEFINING TRANSPORTATION INDUSTRY
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Wabtec Corporation (NYSE: WAB), a high-tech supplier for the freight and transit rail industries, celebrated 150 years of innovation and the grand opening of its new headquarters in Pittsburgh this past fall.
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Flexcut Carving Tools was founded in Erie 30+ years ago. Today, we manufacture over 300 unique, high-quality woodcarving tools used by professional carvers and hobbyists around the world. Recently, we entered a new market with the launch of our Hawthorne Knife Collection. The collection features rugged bushcraft field knives for outdoor sport, work and adventure. Over the years we’ve stayed committed to providing our customers with excellent customer service and continuous product improvement. We believe in investing in our employees as well as state-of-the-art manufacturing equipment and processes to help give us a more competitive edge and to carve out a brighter future. We are the largest woodcarving tool and knife manufacturer in America and very proud of our team and the superior quality of our made-in-Erie, made-in-the-USA products!
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Roberts Companies Headquarters: 5501 Route 89 North East, PA 16428 Phone: 814/347-1300 or 1-800-955-4087
Rise With Roberts History Founded in 1978, the Roberts Companies were built on a foundation of asset-based local, regional and over the road (OTR) units capable of running the lower 48 states and eastern Canada with a compliment of warehouse/distribution/ cross dock space in Western PA and Western NY. Roberts has a vast pool of resources and professionally trained staff to provide customers with full Supply Chain Solutions. Roberts provides consistent on-time service to clients through sophisticated management systems, strong client relations and a commitment to excellence. Office locations are in Erie and Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Harford, Connecticut and Charlotte, North Carolina to support its business across the globe. Capabilities Warehousing | Roberts offers uniquely customizable solutions for clients that have temperature sensitive products, strict deadlines and large or small shipments, both globally and nationwide. Roberts currently has a multitude of meticulously maintained, pest-controlled and heated space facilities for food grade products in Erie County, Pennsylvania. All facilities including New York locations, conveniently located off Interstate 90, are equipped with a bar code data collection system providing directed pick and pack location assignment, real-time inventory capability and a first in-first out (FIFO) management system.
www.robertstrucking.com www.rise-logistics.com Kirk Hill is the president and chief executive officer of Roberts Companies.
Print Media | To meet the need for a critical service in the direct mailing business, Roberts offers print media and direct mailing services for newspapers, retail circulars and mailers. With advertisements and information sharing through different channels, such as social media and online engagement nowadays, Roberts presents an economical process to control cost and coordinate freight for the printing industry.
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clients and the community,” says President and CEO Kirk Hill. “To build upon our reputable foundation, we are strengthening our workforce and expanding our businesses. We are proud to introduce Rise Logistics as our sister company! We will now offer the same premier services and greater resources in six locations handling all facets of supply chain logistics globally. Our Erie office and headquarters in North East, Pennsylvania deliver services locally and look forward to continuing to do so as Roberts Companies and Rise Logistics.”
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AERO TECH DESIGNS CYCLEWEAR
1132 4th Avenue Coraopolis, PA 15108 Website: www.aerotechdesigns.com Phone: 800-621-4836 Women-owned bicycle clothing manufacturing company specializing in big, tall, plus, children and regular adult cycling apparel. The company has a full custom sublimation printing capacity for club and team uniforms. Products are made in the USA.
552 West 12th Street PO Box 1599 Erie, PA 16512 Phone: 814/456-7053 Website: www.galvanizeit.com A NADCAP certified Metal Finishing company, ATG has specialized in putting the “PRO” in Corrosion PROtection for over 85 years. Anodizing, Electroplating or Galvanizing: ATG’s got you covered!!
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Trucking | With a focus on capacity and reliability, Roberts manages a fleet size of approximately 400 trucks within its company and carrier partner networks. As a brokerage firm with strong relationships with its clients, as well as its carrier partners, Roberts relies upon dependability and stability to solidify shipper carrier partnerships. Logistics | Roberts logistics solutions allows customers to reduce, measure and control transportation expenditures. The company works to maintain costs while providing customized invoicing, auditing and dedicated services to support customer business activities.
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Pennsylvania’s manufacturing industry comprises more than 14,500 establishments and more than 560,000 employees that represent both traditional and additive manufacturing. Along with national and international companies, small and medium size businesses have a significant presence here, and help continue the state’s manufacturing heritage. Here are just a few of those companies that are proud to manufacture in the Keystone State:
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AMERICAN TURNED PRODUCTS
7626 Klier Drive Fairview, PA 16415 Phone: 814/474-4200 Website: www.atpteam.com Specializes in contract precision machining of highvolume complex parts for the automotive industry.
CUSTOM ENGINEERING COMPANY
2800 McClelland Avenue Erie, PA 16510 Phone: 814/898-2800 Website: www.customeng.com Custom is a leading supplier of heavy fabrication, machining and assembly of large weldments to a wide variety of world-class companies.
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ERICSON MEMORIAL STUDIOS
3802 West Ridge Road Erie, PA 16506 Phone: 814/833-7816 Website: www.ericsonmemorials.com At Ericson, every life is worth remembering. In addition to personalized memorials, Ericson creates custom signage for corporate offices and municipal buildings; landmark monuments and park memorials; and etched landscape boulders for residential and commercial landscape projects.
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ERIE PRESS SYSTEMS
1253 West 12th Street, PO Box 4061 Erie, PA 16512 Phone: 814/455-3941 Website: www.eriepress.com Manufactures custom hydraulic and mechanical presses for forging, extrusion, stretch forming, compaction and metal forming.
ERIE STRAYER COMPANY
1851 Rudolph Avenue Erie, PA 16502 Phone: 814/456-7001 Website: www.eriestrayer.com Erie Strayer Company, family owned since 1912, is a fourthgeneration industry leader in the designing, engineering and manufacturing of concrete batch plants. From custom ready-mix plants to highly mobile paving plants, ERIE’s rugged quality and timely after-sale support helps to ensure repeat business. ERIE also manufactures its own Heavy-Duty Tilt Drum Mixer, Liberty Batching Control System and stateof-the art PLC-Based Automatic Material Handling Controls.
GREAT LAKES CASE & CABINET
4193 Route 6N Edinboro, PA 16412 Phone: 814/734-7303 Website: www.GreatCabinets.com Manufacturer of UL Listed enclosures for industrial control panels and IT equipment; available in multiple NEMA ratings for harsh indoor and outdoor environments.
HARMONY CASTINGS
251 Perry Highway Harmony, PA 16307 Phone: 724/452-5811 Website: www.harmonycastings.com Harmony Castings is a one-stop shop for high quality aluminum castings, providing prototype through high-volume products for various industries. Harmony Castings is ISO 9001, AS9100 & ITAR Compliant.
HOWARD INDUSTRIES
6400 Howard Drive Fairview, PA 16415 Phone: 800-458-0591 Website: www.howardindustries.com Nationally known, locally owned, Howard Industries is a leading manufacturer of both interior and exterior architectural signage systems. They offer patented, modular, and built-to-order products that are 100% made in the USA.
REHRIG PACIFIC COMPANY
2609 West 12th Street Erie, PA 16505 Phone: 814/833-9876 Website: www.ismerie.com Quality contract machining, fabrication and assembly for OEMS since 1967.
Address: 1738 West 20th Street Erie, PA 16502 Phone: 814/455-8023 Website: rehrigpacific.com Manufactures recycle bins, milk crates and dairy crates, to name a few.
LORD CORPORATION
2455 Robison Road West Erie, PA 16509 Phone: 814/868-3180 Website: www.lord.com LORD Corporation is a diversified technology and manufacturing company developing highly reliable adhesives, coatings, motion management devices, and sensing technologies that significantly reduce risk and improve product performance. For more than 90 years, LORD has worked in collaboration with our customers to provide innovative aerospace, defense, automotive and industrial solutions.
MICRO MOLD CO., INC.
4820 Pittsburgh Avenue Erie, PA 16509 Phone: 814/838-3404 Website: www.plastikoserie.com Provides custom mold design & fabrication services along with plastics engineering support services to the medical device and electronics industries.
PHB INCORPORATED
7900 West Ridge Road Fairview, PA 16415 Phone: 814/474-5511 Website: www.phbcorp.com Manufacturing capabilities include zinc die casting, aluminum die casting, machining, plastic and rubber molding, tool & die, injection molding, and product assembly.
PLASTIKOS, INC.
8165 Hawthorne Drive Erie, PA 16509 Phone: 814/868-1656 Website: www.plastikoserie.com Provides custom mold design and fabrication services along with plastics engineering support services to the medical device and electronics industries.
REDDOG INDUSTRIES, INC.
2012 East 33rd Street Erie, PA 16510 Phone: 814/898-4321 Website: www.reddog-erie.com Manufacturing capabilities include high-pressure plastic injection molds; aluminum die-cast dies; and specialized machining.
RIDG-U-RAK, INC.
120 South Lake Street North East, PA 16428 Phone: 814/725-8751 Website: www.ridgurak.com Designs and manufactures a full array of storage rack solutions.
SMITH PROVISION COMPANY, INC.
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1300 Cranberry Street Erie, PA 16501 Phone: 814/459-4974 Website: www.smithhotdogs.com Manufacturer of premium quality wieners, sausages, deli meats, bacon and award-winning hams.
URBAN ENGINEERS
1319 Sassafras Street Erie, PA 16501 Phone: 814/453-5702 Website: www.urbanengineers.com A multidisciplinary planning, design, environmental and construction support services consulting firm with 15 locations across the United States.
THE WARREN COMPANY
2201 Loveland Avenue Erie, PA 16505 Phone: 814/838-8681 Website: www.thewarrencompany.com “We put the ‘service’ in Service Center” A leader in materials supply and custom fabrication. Providing value added services of laser cutting, plasma cutting, torch cutting, rolling, shearing, forming, fabrication and blanchard grinding.
X-CELL TOOL AND MOLD, INC.
7701 Klier Drive Fairview, PA 16415 Phone: 814/474-9100 Website: www.xctam.com X-Cell Tool has been designing and building high precision SPI/SPE Class 101 Injection molds since 1996. X-Cell customers range from medical device OEMs to international consumer products manufacturers, and also includes domestic automotive and industrial electronic device manufacturers.
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