Economy - Manufacturing

MANUFACTURING

From Studebaker’s Conestoga Wagon to HUMMER’s all-terrain vehicle, from Oliver’s forged chilled plow blade to I/N Tek-I/N Kote’s cold-rolled steel, St. Joseph County, Indiana’s roots have been firmly planted in the manufacturing industry.

Manufacturing activity today can be divided into seven distinct sectors:

Manufacturing Industry Employment Levels for St. Joseph County, Indiana 2004
Transportation Equip. (SIC 336)	5,939	32.1%
Plastics and Rubber Products (SIC 326)	2,203	11.9%
Primary Metal Manufacturing (SIC 331)	1,346	7.3%
Machinery Manufacturing (SIC 333)	990	5.4%
Fabricated Metal Prod. (SIC 332)	2,576	13.7%
Electronic Equip. (SIC 335)	685	3.7%
Other	4,776	25.9%
TOTAL (Four Quarter Avg.)	18,515

Source: STATS Indiana

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Companies representative of St. Joseph County, Indiana’s local manufacturing sectors include:

Electronic & Other Electrical Equipment -

Electro-Transfer Systems:
Electrical wire harnesses

Koontz-Wagner
Electric Co., Inc.:
Electrical Hardware

Fabricated Metal Products -

Eaton, Corporation: Vehicle Components

Schafer Gear Works: Metal Gears

Industrial Machinery & Equipment -

Capitol Technologies Capitol Technologies: Metal Forming Dies & Presses

Federal-Mogul: Automotive Pistons

Primary Metal Industries -

I/N Tek-I/N Kote: Cold Rolled Steel

Lock Joint Tube: Steel Tubing

Printing & Publishing -

Bowne: Financial Document Printing

Mossburg & Co.: Commercial Printer

Rubber & Misc. Plastics Products -

Hoosier Racing Tire:
Race Car Tires

Nyloncraft: Injection Molding

Transportation Equipment -

AM General Corporation: Hummer and H2 Vehicle Manufacturing

Honeywell Incorporated: Aerospace & Aircraft Landing Gear

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