Manufacturing
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Boeing’s Looking Good in First Quarter, Even With Upcoming Trade Wars
Boeing is showing a strong first quarter as it continues its recovery over the past year, writes Lauren Rosenblatt for the Seattle Times. The company will be affected by large tariffs imposed by President Trump, especially for plane deliveries to China, but Boeing is moving in a positive direction, according to its executives. The aerospace…
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Battery Manufacturer With Folcroft Ties Owes Workers $22M for Showers
An appeals court has ruled that East Penn Manufacturing in Berks County, with listed facilities in Folcroft, owes $22 million in overtime back wages for underpaid showers and changing times for battery factory workers in Berks County. The appeals court agreed with a federal jury verdict issued in Pennsylvania last year that workers should be…
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Parkesburg Inventor Believes His Creations Could Change the World – If Only He Could Secure Funding
Anthony Paul Bellezza of Parkesburg believes his inventions could drastically change the way we do things, if he can secure the funding to develop them further, writes Bill Rettew for The Daily Local News. Bellezza said he invented groundbreaking methods for producing energy from a device that he designed, which is no larger than a…
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Chinook Contract Keeps Ridley Boeing Plant Going to at Least 2030
A $240 million U.S. Army contract to upgrade five more Chinook helicopters should keep Boeing’s Ridley Park plant busy at least through 2030, writes Joseph DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The contract came from the U.S. Army Special Operations Aviation Command. With the new work order, Boeing is now rebuilding 51 Chinooks for the Army…
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Custom Glass Solutions Closing Trumbauersville Plant, Laying Off 105 Employees
Ohio-based Custom Glass Solutions is planning to close its manufacturing plant in Trumbauersville on April 30, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. The move will result in 105 employees being laid off. Custom Glass Solutions was founded in 1965. It produces specialty glass and windshields for various industries, such as law enforcement, public…
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Welder Training Coming to Delaware County Community College
Delaware County Community College is offering to train up to 40 students for free as entry-level welders, reports the Daily Times. The no-cost training will take place at DCCC’s Marple Campus and begin in January. DCCC’s Welding Certificate Program is a 225-hour hands-on training program. It covers an introduction to welding and training in oxyfuel…
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Boeing Layoffs Nationwide Include Workers From Ridley Plant
Boeing is laying off 101 workers in Pennsylvania, divided among its plant here in Ridley Park and at two locations in Fayette County in western Pennsylvania, writes Lizzy McLellan Ravitch for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The Pennsylvania layoffs are among thousands companywide as Boeing recovers from financial and regulation difficulties, as well as a nearly two…
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SAP AI in Newtown Square Makes Worldwide Manufacturing More Efficient
The SAP Industry 4.0 Center in Newtown Square is using artificial intelligence to increase manufacturing efficiency around the world, writes Joseph N. DiStefano for The Philadelphia Inquirer. The center helps clients use software to automate production and integrate it into supply, accounting, marketing and sales. An example of the AI software in use came after…
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Manufacturing Activity in Philadelphia Region Expands Overall, Survey Finds
Manufacturing activity in the Philadelphia region expanded overall, according to the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia’s October Manufacturing Business Outlook Survey. Indicators for current general activity, new orders, and shipments increased this month, with the latter two returning to positive territory. The employment index indicated mostly steady employment conditions. Meanwhile, both price indexes showed price…
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Newtown Square Equity Firm Buys Horseradish Manufacturer Tulkoff Food Products
A Newtown Square private equity firm has bought a 100-year-old family business known for its manufacture of horseradish and other condiments, writes Morgan Simpson for Philadelphia Business Journal. Graham Partners Inc. bought Tulkoff Food Products, headquartered in Baltimore and known for its horseradish, Tiger Sauce. Phil Tulkoff, president of Tulkoff Food Products, said the company…
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1st Grey Wolf Helicopter Upgraded at Boeing’s Ridley Plant Delivered to Air Force
Boeing announced Aug. 5 it had delivered the first MH-139A Grey Wolf helicopter to the U.S. Air Force, writes Stephen Losey for Defense News. The helicopter will be used to patrol the Minuteman III nuclear missile fields surrounding Malstrom Air Force Base in Montana. The MH-139 was upgraded for military use at the Boeing Ridley…
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Boeing Announces $115 Million Contract for Two More Helicopters to be Built in Ridley
Boeing has another Army contract valued at $115 million to build two more Chinook Helicopters at its Ridley facility, writes Pete Bannan for the Daily Times. With the new order, that means the Army has contracted with Boeing to build 46 MH-47G Block IIs. “Whether it’s operating in the dead of night or in difficult…
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Bubble Gum Is One of Philadelphia’s Greatest Exports: It Was Invented By Local Candy Accountant
One of Philadelphia’s biggest exports comes in a small but tasty package: bubble gum, writes Avi Wolfman-Arent for Billy Penn at WHYY. It was invented by a 23-year-old accountant who worked for the Fleer Corporation. The company was started by Frank Fleer, a German immigrant who arrived in Philadelphia in the 1880s. He established a…
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Manufacturer With Aston Plant Expands as State Program Unveiled
Production Systems Automation Inc., a Duryea, Pa.-based robotics and automated equipment manufacturer with a plant in Aston, is expanding and plans to add 100 employees over the next 36 months, writes Borys Krawczeniuk for WVIA News. The announcement was made by PSA president and CEO Michael McHale during a July 19 event with Pennsylvania Gov.…
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Boeing Laying Off 69 Employees at Ridley Plant Even As New Contracts Come In
Boeing is laying off 69 employees from its Ridley plant, effective Aug. 16, according to a state filing, but there’s nothing unusual in the move, according to a Boeing spokesman. The majority of the positions are hourly employees, including 35 aircraft technicians, writes Ryan Mulligan for the Philadelphia Business Journal. Others facing layoffs include assemblers,…
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Chinook Contracts Mean More Workers for the Boeing Ridley Plant
Two contracts, one by the U.S. Army to modernize the Chinook helicopter fleet, and another by the German government for 60 new Block II Chinooks, likely means a hiring surge at the Ridley Park Boeing plant, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. The first upgraded CH-47F Block II Chinook was delivered at the plant…
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Scrub Daddy’s Aaron Krause Said He’s Found His Next Billion Dollar Product
Scrub Daddy founder and CEO Aaron Krause continues to enthusiastically invent new products for his Pennsauken company, formerly in Folcroft, even among reports that he’s exploring exit strategies like selling the company, writes Ryan Mulligan for Philadelphia Business Journal. In fact, he believes he has his next “billion-dollar product” that should be in stores by…
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Delaware County Firm Hit the Bullseye with This Popular Activity
The Philadelphia region is all-in on throwing darts, and Delaware County manufacturer Widdy Dart Board Manufacturing helps make it possible, writes Henry Savage for The Philadelphia Inquirer. Dart leagues involving up to 2,000 people are popping up all over. Most are playing English darts, but an American version has also taken root, helped along by…
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