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The Resilient Ones: US Manufacturers That Have Achieved Amazing Feats of Longevity

Dec. 18, 2023

Enjoy our latest salute to U.S. manufacturing companies that achieved, and in many cases exceeded, the century mark.

It's a marathon, not a sprint, when it comes to feats of manufacturing longevity. IndustryWeek has a lengthy record of saluting U.S. manufacturers that have demonstrated the endurance and resiliency necessary to reach, and surpass, the century mark. Please welcome this addition to our ongoing review of manufacturers that are 100 years old and more. Enjoy the historical photos and snapshots in this latest edition, and then visit a few of our previous salutes, linked below.

The Century Club: 10 Manufacturing Companies That Have Reached the 100 Year Mark

Milestone Manufacturers: 100 Years and Counting

The Definition of Durability: 10 Manufacturing Companies That Have Reached the Century Mark

Manufacturers in for the Long Haul

A Century in the Making: A Salute to Manufacturing Company Longevity

The manufacturing companies mentioned in the current slideshow are:

Barron Industries
Buck Knives
Cleveland Vibrator
Darling Ingredients
Ecolab
Elkay Manufacturing
Knapheide
Munson Machinery
Worksman Cycles

About the Author

Jill Jusko

Bio: Jill Jusko is executive editor for IndustryWeek. She has been writing about manufacturing operations leadership for more than 20 years. Her coverage spotlights companies that are in pursuit of world-class results in quality, productivity, cost and other benchmarks by implementing the latest continuous improvement and lean/Six-Sigma strategies. Jill also coordinates IndustryWeek’s Best Plants Awards Program, which annually salutes the leading manufacturing facilities in North America.

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