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BOLD Laser Automation, Inc. was founded in October of 2017 by Todd Lizotte, Orest Ohar, Joe Dagher and Patrick Buckley, the principals of the organization.

Mr. Lizotte and Mr. Ohar have been business partners for nearly 30 years. Their last venture, NanoVia, was acquired by Hitachi Ltd Japan and merged with Hitachi Via Mechanics Japan. They held executive level positions with Hitachi Via Mechanics for 11 years, focused on critical drilling and cutting applications for companies such as Intel, Apple, AMD, and Google.

Established in 1961 by the late Albert Vecchiarelli, Yankee Casting has grown from a 42,000 square foot facility (pre-2016) to a 51,000 square foot family owned and operated company as of 2018 (a direct result of rebuilding following the aforementioned fire).

One of only a few aerospace foundries in North America, Yankee Casting operates as a non-ferrous sand foundry creating castings and precision parts by pouring molten metallic compounds into intricately fabricated custom sand molds for their customer base.

Consolidated Coating Company (CCC) started back in 1978. Founded by John Mattson, he ran the Company until 2009, when he sold it to Jeffrey Rudman, its current owner and Chief Executive. In 2009, CCC was facing many challenges and also substantial change in the industry and customer requirements.

Sturbridge Metallurgical Services, Inc. was founded in 1990 by President and Owner, Courtney Grimes, as a small independent testing lab.

Originally started in his garage, he has built the business into a full-service, materials testing laboratory and a seller of metallographic equipment and supplies. They provide cutoff saws, polishing machines, microscopes, hardness testers, grinding papers, abrasive cutoff wheels, microstructure etchants, and much more.

With 15 full and part time employees and a strategic plan in place for continued growth, SMS is approaching their 30th anniversary with exciting things on the horizon. Having outgrown three previous locations, their current facility in Sturbridge, Massachusetts, has about 12,000 square feet of active laboratory space, instrumentation, and testing equipment – and, further, they’re excited to announce the recent acquisition of an additional 2,600 square feet of adjoining laboratory and office space within the same building.

This new space will include an upgraded machine shop for machining test specimens, expansion of the mechanical testing department, powder particle size testing for the additive manufacturing industry, upgraded salt fog testing capabilities, and an abrasion testing area for plating companies. Finally, the new space will also offer improved accommodations for the hosting of multi-party failure investigations and forensic engineering conferences for law firms and insurance companies.

Louis P. Cote began taking care of customers’ needs in 1945. Long before recycling became popular, Louis P. Cote picked up paper and cardboard waste from the mills in the Manchester, NH mill yards. He bailed it and, yes, he recycled it. As he saw the need, he acquired more equipment and started moving gas stoves as well as some small machinery. Soon he was moving textile machinery for the mills and began to grow the company as many of the textile companies began to migrate south. This was the start of Louis P. Cote, Inc.

In 1965 Louis passed away and his wife, Jeanne took over the operation of the business with seven young children. In the 1970s, John Cote and Don Cote graduated from New Hampshire College and joined their mother in running the business. In 1984 the company outgrew its Manchester home and moved into its current facility on Cote Ave. in Goffstown, NH. In the early 90s John’s son, also named John, became more involved with managing the company and as of 2018 is the President of Louis P. Cote, Inc.

Plastic Concepts Inc. (PCI) was started in 1991 by Michael Thompson. His original business started by designing and fabricating plastic cabinets for the semi-conductor and computer industry. Today, while they still supply solutions for these industries, they have expanded their focus to include laboratory, Biotech and the pharmaceutical industry.

The product line includes custom made fume hoods, chemical tanks, storage cabinets (desiccators, chemical, garment), clean room equipment ( pass-thru ports, casework, glove boxes) wet process stations, animal research equipment, totes, casework, mobile storage solutions and accessories across many industries.

About plastic:
Plastic is the preferred choice for custom furniture and equipment in a lot of laboratories and shops because plastics are less likely to become damaged due to chemicals or chemical reactions, unlike metals which can oxidize or rust, or wood that can degrade. The other advantage of using plastic is that it is easier to fabricate into more complex shapes and therefore can be more easily customized.

From April issue 2019 Written and submitted by Lars Sjulander Eagle Industries, Inc. provides customers with the finest metal stamping and precision sheet metal components and assemblies in New England and beyond. Started back in 1973 in Sanford, Maine, Nils Sjulander and two partners focused on on metal and plastic stampings. The business flourished because

From March issue 2019 Written and submitted by Bill Bryson Hobson Motzer, Inc. is a privately held precision metal stamping company located in Durham, Connecticut. Founded in 1912, the company focuses on building precision progressive dies and stamping precision metal components for the medical, automotive and industrial markets. Hobson Motzer is a vertically integrated company

From April issue 2019 Written and submitted by Bill Bryson The Sousa Corp. was founded in 1963 when Norman W. Sousa, Sr. purchased the assets of The Bennett Metal Treating Company. Bennett Metal was founded by Mr. Bennett somewhere near the beginning of the 20th century. He was a unique and very industrious individual and

From January issue 2019 Written and submitted by Jeff Longden, Branch Manager MuShield®, up until 1989, existed as the magnetic shielding division of Bomco Inc., located in Malden, MA. Dave Grilli and Bob Joy were running the MuShield division and decided to purchase and transition the division into a stand alone company. The new entity