Autotec Engineering of Toledo, Ohio prides itself on its technological turnkey automated solutions, engineering philosophy, and customer-oriented values. The firm designs and builds customized robotic, material-handling and product-finishing systems for a wide range of clients. In-house services include mechanical and electrical engineering, programming, machining, fabricating, assembly, installation and start-up.

MESH Automation specializes in the integration of advanced technology, including robotics, motion control and vision applications. “We were founded in 1999 as a technology firm, and our basic vision was to be a one-stop-shop for our customers, which are industrial manufacturing firms to help them with their process, product and equipment automation, and development,” explained President Mitch Larson.

SEACOMP Displays Inc., headquartered in the seaside resort city of Carlsbad, California, is in the business of innovation. SEACOMP has earned the respect of customers and industry peers worldwide for its professionalism, ingenuity and timely delivery of high-quality electronic components.

Hope Global is a 136-year old manufacturing company with its origins in textiles. It got its start on Rhode Island, but it now has locations all around the world. With a strong dedication to both its workforce and customers, Hope Global remains a close-knit, hands-on company with the main goal of seeing its clients succeed.

Established in 2009 in Saskatchewan, Team Power Solutions is the coming together of experts from across the electrical field to deliver electrical, automation and control solutions for clients in diverse market segments. Every day, the company demonstrates the principles upon which it was founded.

Tower Engineering Professionals (TEP) began in 1997 with two structural engineers who climbed telecommunications towers. As it nears its twentieth anniversary, the company now employs roughly 350 people who provide full telecommunications engineering and construction services around the world.

Universal Tank & Fabrication, a division of Vestek Industries, specializes in the fabrication of pressure vessels, industrial tanks and fabrications. The Dubuque, Iowa based company delivers a complete, end-to-end solution from the initial collaboration and engineering through fabrication, testing, blasting, and painting, all the way to the final assembly. The team also takes care of all the related components, such as skids, ladders, platforms and piping.

Sewer Equipment of Dixon, Illinois is cleaning up its market, so to speak. The firm, which designs and manufactures sewer cleaning and vacuum excavation equipment, celebrated its seventy-fifth-anniversary last year. The company prides itself on its customer-focused culture, blue-collar attitude and the design simplicity of its products. The growing firm continues to introduce new equipment, built to a decades-old ‘keep-it-simple’ standard.

The National Safety Council (NSC) has an invaluable mission: to eliminate preventable deaths at work, in homes and communities, and on the road. The membership-based organization accomplishes its goals through leadership, research, education and advocacy. After profiling the Council in June 2015, Business in Focus sat down with President and CEO Deborah Hersman this month to hear the latest developments.