Oribi Awarded 2021 Colorado Manufacturing Award
Denver, Colorado — The 2021 Colorado Manufacturing Awards recognizes outstanding companies and people shaping American manufacturing, in a region emerging as a model for a new, dynamic sector. Winners were announced last week in the sixth annual Colorado Manufacturing Awards at a virtual event co-hosted by CompanyWeek and Manufacturer’s Edge Colorado’s NIST-sponsored Manufacturing Extension Partner. Sen. John Hickenlooper (D-CO) and Rep. Jason Crow (D-CO) shared video messages with the winners during the ceremony. With 14 categories and more than 40 finalists, this year’s CMAs were the biggest yet. CompanyWeek Publisher Bart Taylor also noted the participation of nearly 25 judges, many of them previous CMA finalists and winners. “The thoughtfulness of the deliberations was impressive,” he said of the judging process. “As they are every year, the judges were a highlight.”
Re:Build Manufacturing Accelerates Onshoring with the Acquisition of Cutting Dynamics, Inc.
Framingham, MA — Re:Build Manufacturing is pleased to announce the acquisition of Cutting Dynamics, Inc. (Avon, OH), significantly expanding Re:Build’s product and service offering as part of the Re:Build Advanced Materials Group. Cutting Dynamics Inc. (CDI) is an AS9100 certified manufacturing business that brings over 35 years of experience in design, engineering and production of metallic and thermoplastic composite structures and assemblies, with a strong emphasis on the aerospace, defense and industrial markets; CDI’s capabilities are a strong complement to the other Re:Build Advanced Materials Group product and service offerings, which already include high-rate thermoplastic composite components (https://www.oribicomposites.com/) and advanced thermoset structures and assemblies (http://composite-resources.com/). The convergence of these brands brings a unique mix of product and service offerings in fabricated structures together with a highly customer-centric culture and organization.
Oribi, Part of Re:Build Manufacturing
Commerce City, CO — On behalf of Oribi Composites, we are excited to announce that we are now a part of Re:Build Manufacturing, effective immediately.Re:Build Manufacturing, headquartered in Framingham, Massachusetts, is an industrial manufacturing group that is investing in both new technologies and conventional manufacturing businesses, with the goal of rebuilding America’s manufacturing base and creating meaningful, sustainable jobs in segments that have been de-industrialized over time. Re:Build is privately owned, and is focused on a long term, ‘buy and build’ approach over many years. As such, Oribi Composites customers can expect the only changes made to the business will be for the better, and will be made to expand Oribi Composites already well established team and capabilities. Other businesses with Re:Build Manufacturing today include Composite Resources which produces composite structure for a wide range of markets using various material and process combinations, and The Pilot Group, which specializes in design, engineering and fabrication of specialized machinery, automation systems, control systems and electronics. We are happy to share information on these businesses with you anytime.
Re:Build Manufacturing Acquires Composite Resources
Framingham, MA – Re:Build Manufacturing (Framingham, MA, U.S.) reported on March 2 that it has acquired composites fabricator Composite Resources (Rock Hill, S.C., U.S.). Composite Resources produces composite parts and structures for the aerospace, defense, space, industrial and automotive end markets. This follows Re:Build’s acquisition in late 2020 of thermoplastic composites specialist Oribi Manufacturing (Commerce City, Colo., U.S.). Composite Resources and Oribi will operate within the Re:Build Composites business unit. Steve Mead, president of Re:Build Composites, says Re:Build is all about a “buy and build” approach over time. As such, Mead says, “We are investing for growth and anticipate that the only changes we make at Composite Resources will be for the better, and will be made to expand CR’s already well-established team and capabilities,” Mead says.
Responding to the Need: PPE for the COVID-19 Pandemic
We can’t express enough gratitude to all of the healthcare professionals working so hard to care for us in a great time of need! As hospitals have struggled to get the protective equipment needed for their healthcare providers, we partnered with local companies Fabri-Kal, Schupan & Sons, and Southwest Michigan First to make face shields. Bronson Healthcare requested support from Southwest Michigan First to acquire additional Personal Protection Equipment (PPE). With input from health care professionals, our companies were able to collaborate and adapt a concept design provided by Global Center for Medical Innovation (GCMI) consortium in less than one week. Each organization leveraged its specialty in the project. Fabri-Kal formed and cut the plastic shields then handed them off to Schupan & Sons to prepare the shields for assembly. We funneled all of the components of the project—foam, elastic and plastic shield—in order to assemble and then deliver to area hospitals.
Tekna Awarded Wonderful Workplace 2019
Tekna was selected by 269 Magazine as one of Southwest Michigan’s Wonderful Workplaces. This award celebrates the outstanding efforts made by local businesses in the region who build culture and create a great place to work. The article, released in their 2019 Holiday issue, focused on our culture of authenticity. “The space—with ceilings high enough to allow for an airplane to be suspended above the design team—leaves plenty of room for big ideas, but Tekna’s openness is more than physical.” Being open and ‘real’ with each other and our clients allows for meaningful relationships based on trust.
