Client Success Stories

Freshpet Kitchens

Freshpet is a Bethlehem, PA manufacturer of fresh, natural food for pets. In the process of building the company, they are changing the industry through positive innovation combining the best of both pet and human food. Today their fresh meals for pets are delivered...

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Lynar Corporation

  Lynar Corporation is a small, family owned manufacturer in Allentown, Pennsylvania with a focus on the machining of castings. "We would have never met our goal of achieving ISO 9001:2015 certification without help from MRC.” – Chad Lesko, Vice President of...

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Highwood USA

Highwood USA is a Tamaqua, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of premium synthetic products that mimic the look of wood and other natural materials.  Since 2003, Highwood’s building trim, deck/dock products, fencing, furniture, and outdoor accessories have delivered the...

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HoverTech International

HoverTech International is a Bethlehem, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of air-assisted patient-handling equipment for emergency medical and acute care applications. Its patient-transfer, repositioning, and ergonomic lifting products are designed to reduce caregiver...

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Salimetrics, LLC

  Salimetrics, LLC, based in State College, Pennsylvania, with offices in the U.K. and distributors around the world, is a small company that supports researchers, the immunodiagnostic industry, and laboratories around the world with innovative salivary...

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Schaefer Industries Incorporated

Schaefer Industries is an Allentown, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of refractory shapes for metal casting.  Although best known for its pouring cups used in investment casting processes, Schaefer has also diversified its product offerings to include additional...

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Highwood USA

Highwood USA is a Tamaqua, Pennsylvania-based manufacturer of premium synthetic products that mimic the look of wood and other natural materials.  Since 2003, Highwood’s building trim, deck/dock products, fencing, furniture, and outdoor accessories have delivered the...

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Bracalente Manufacturing Group

Bracalente Manufacturing Group (BMG) is a family-owned and operated, contract manufacturing solutions provider based in Trumbauersville, Pennsylvania.  The company’s three generations of manufacturing experience, diverse skills, expertise, and use of advanced...

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Packaging Horizons Corporation

Packaging Horizons is a manufacturer of tamper-evident security bags based in the Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania.  Since 1984, the company has been at the forefront of product development, innovative materials use, and novel applications for plastics-based security bags...

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Compass Wire Cloth

Compass Wire Cloth, based in Vineland, New Jersey, is an industry leader in the production of wire mesh screens and high-performance edged screen products.. Situation “Finding material alternatives was a priority, but we needed assistance to thoroughly investigate the...

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Weatherly Casting & Machine Co.

Weatherly Casting & Machine Co. is an iron and iron alloy foundry supplying the material handling and power generation industries, as well as pump and other durable good manufacturers. Since 1900, this Weatherly, Pennsylvania-based company has played an integral...

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East Penn Manufacturing

Founded in 1946, Berks County-based East Penn Manufacturing Company is the maker of the industry-leading Deka brand of batteries.  The company's lead-acid batteries and wire and cable products are known throughout the world--as are its battery accessories for the...

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