Manufacturing
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Boeing Celebrates Centennial and 50 Years in Delaware County
Employees at Boeing’s Ridley Park plant gathered to celebrate the company’s centennial and 50 years of success at its Delaware County site, writes Kathleen E. Carey for the Daily Times. Production at the former Baldwin Locomotive site reached its peak in the 1960s as demand for Boeing’s Chinook helicopter increased during the Vietnam War. Half…
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Boeing, Iran Air Sign Sales Agreement That Could Boost Ridley Park Factory
Boeing recently signed an agreement with Iran Air, signaling the latter’s intent to spend $25 billion on Boeing planes, writes Jon Gambrell and Nasser Karimi for The Associated Press. The agreement represents possibly the largest business deal between the Islamic Republic of Iran and the U.S. since the 1979 Embassy takeover in Teheran. And it could…
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Despite Dwindling Defense Funding and Rise of Drones, Delco’s Helicopter Heritage Flies On
Delaware County’s rich helicopter heritage continues to fly high despite dwindling defense funding, the rise of drones and robots, and former helicopter factories turned into stores, offices, and service shops. At almost 5,000 personnel, Boeing’s operation in Ridley Park is Philly’s biggest industrial employer, and the helicopters it makes are still elite choices for the U.S. military.…
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Boeing 787 Dreamliner Shakes Off Dubious Start, Now Revolutionizes Air Travel
The situation has turned around dramatically for Boeing’s Dreamliner after its shaky start three years ago when it was grounded due to questions over its safety, writes Joe Brancatelli for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Since then, the Boeing 787 has become a mainstay of global aviation with more than 400 Dreamliners delivered so far and…
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Lester’s Jacob Holtz Company, World’s Largest Manufacturer of Bed-Frame Caster, Bought by Hudson Lock
Lester-based Jacob Holtz Company, the world’s largest manufacturer of bed-frame caster, has been bought by Massachusetts lock manufacturer Hudson Lock, writes Jeff Blumenthal for Philadelphia Business Journal. Jacob Holtz started in 1949 as a manufacturer of metal stampings and casters in Philadelphia. A little more than a decade later, the company started to be recognized…
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Delco Chamber of Commerce President Champions Pipelines to Revive Manufacturing
The Pennsylvania Energy Infrastructure Alliance (PEIA) recently issued statements in response to a new study that reveals how domestic natural gas strengthens manufacturing and encourages U.S. manufacturing growth and employment. The study, entitled “Energizing Manufacturing: Natural Gas and Economic Growth” and conducted by IHS Economics and the National Association of Manufacturers (NAM) Center for Manufacturing…
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Springfield’s LifeGuard Technologies Establishes South American Operations
Springfield’s LifeGuard Technologies, makers of patented and patent-pending industrial safety hoses, has continued its global expansion with the establishment of operations in Argentina, expansion of its technical team in India, and the hiring of a U.S. Compressed Gas Market Sales Manager. LifeGuard Technologies South America will be led by Mauro Schafer who is U.S. certified…
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Baltimore-Based Novatec Opens Factory in Brookhaven
Baltimore’s Novatec Inc., the largest U.S.-based manufacturer of resin dryers for the plastics industry, recently opened a second factory, a 35,000-square-foot plant in an existing factory building in Brookhaven. Since it was acquired in 2006 by Conrad Bessemer and Steve Maguire, the founder and owner of Maguire Products Inc. in Aston, Novatec has grown to…
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Boeing Secures Major Army Contract; Work to be Performed in Delco
Boeing – the world’s largest aerospace company and leading manufacturer of commercial jetliners and defense, space, and security systems – secured a major modification contract from the U.S. Army to revamp as well as deliver Chinook military airlift helicopters. According to a report on Nasdaq.com, the contract is worth $896.9 million, and will have Boeing…
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The Roots of Penske Racing Extend Back to Delco
Roger Penske’s name is synonymous with auto racing. The 79-year-old, Lehigh-educated native of Ohio is the chief executive of an international automotive and transportation services empire with almost 50,000 employees, more than $25 billion in annual revenues, and a personal net worth estimated by Forbes at $1.4 billion. Penske is also America’s most successful racing…
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Wallingford’s Ship Bottom Brewery Set to Expand to Jersey Shore
Delaware County’s Ship Bottom Brewery is now equipped to take its business to the next level. According to a report in the Philadelphia Business Journal, Robert Zarko, the owner of the Wallingford-based brewery he named after the borough in Long Beach Island, has received a sum of $650,000 to lease a production facility in Beach…
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