Manufacturing

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Legacy Award

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Legacy Award

Winner: Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group

Legacy Award Belshaw Adamatic Bakery Group Auburn belshaw-adamatic.com When its time to make doughnuts or loaves of bread, or sheets of rolls it could well be a Belshaw Adamatic piece of equipment thats turning out the baked goods. From a 120,000-square-foot plant in Auburn, Belshaw Adamatic produces the ovens, fryers, conveyors and specialty equipment like…

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Large Firms

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Large Firms

Winner: Precor

Manufacturer of the Year: Large Firms Precor Woodinville precor.com At least one brand of fitness equipment for the commercial and home markets carries a made in Washington label. Precors keeping manufacturing local has helped grow employment from 544 to 573, but neither happened without a commitment to lean principles and efficient production. Precor estimates it…

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Midsize Firms

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturer of the Year, Midsize Firms

Winner: Fluid Motion

Manufacturer of the Year: Midsize Firms Fluid Motion Kent rangertugs.com, cutwaterboats.com The middle of a recession wouldnt at first glance seem to be a good time to start a new pleasure-boat company. But Fluid Motion, parent of Ranger Tugs, founded in 1958 and still owned and operated by the Livingston family, decided to launch Cutwater…

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Executives of the Year, Small Firms

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Executives of the Year, Small Firms

Winner: Chad & Allison Budvarson, owners, Out of the Box Manufacturing

Manufacturing Executives of the Year: Small Firms Chad & Allison Budvarson, owners Out of the Box Manufacturing Renton obmfg.com The next generation of manufacturing leadership can be found in companies like electronics contract manufacturer Out of the Box and its owners, Chad and Allison Budvarson. Started in 2008 as the recession was taking hold, the…

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Executive of the Year, Large Firms

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Executive of the Year, Large Firms

Winner: Bill Hill, CEO

Manufacturing Executive of the Year: Large Firms Bill Hill, CEO Western Integrated Technologies Bellevue westernintech.com Western Integrated Technologies started in 1969 as Hydraulics Components Company, a small distributor of hydraulic-system components. Bill Hill and a partner bought it in 1986. Bolstered by acquisitions and a strategy to move into manufacturing, Western Integrated today designs and…

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Food/Beverage Processor of the Year

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Food/Beverage Processor of the Year

Large Firms winner: Trident Seafoods; Small Firms winner: Pretzel Perfection

Food/Beverage Processor of the Year Large Firms Trident Seafoods Seattle tridentseafoods.com In the seafood industry, sustainability doesnt only cover what or how much you catch. It also means what you do with what youve caught, and how. Trident has been making a big push to reduce waste and get more from the seafood it processes….

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturing  Services

The 2016 Washington Manufacturing Awards: Manufacturing Services

Advanced Technical Services NW

Manufacturing Services Advanced Technical Services NW Kent atsnwinc.com Precision is critical in advanced manufacturing, whether the material being machined is metal or, as is increasingly the case in Washington, a composite material. This obsession with precision is the specialty of ATS, which operates both in-house and mobile calibration labs to test temperature uniformities in furnaces…

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