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Mack begins electric truck manufacturing at Lehigh Valley Operations
Mack Trucks has begun manufacturing its new Mack LR Electric Model, its first fully electric Class 8 vehicle, at its Lehigh Valley Operations in Macungie. All Mack Class 8 vehicles for North America and export are assembled at this location. “Mack has long been a leader in the refuse segment, and we[...]
Manufacturing output launches Lehigh Valley into the U.S. Top 50 market
Manufacturing output in the Lehigh Valley launched the region into a Top 50 manufacturing market in the U.S. In 2020, despite the COVID-19 pandemic. The Lehigh Valley Economic Development Corporation released a report from the federal government that shows while Gross Domestic Product, or GDP, in the U.S. and the Lehigh Valley declined in[...]
Reading Bakery Systems creates ambient cooling system for cracker production
Robesonia-based Reading Bakery Systems (RBS), a global manufacturer of snack production systems, introduced an ambient cooling conveyor that cools crackers before packaging in a more‐compact footprint. Prior to packaging, crackers must be cooled[...]
Van Industries Inc. receives PIDA loan to upgrade equipment, improve efficiency
Berks County-based Van Industries Inc. received a low-interest state loan to buy a laser cutter that will allow the company to expand production and improve productivity and efficiency, officials said. The 10-year, 2.5% fixed-rate $795,175 loan from the Pennsylvania Industrial[...]
Bethlehem firm developing glue that stays sticky when wet
For much of the last 25 years, Mussel Polymers Inc. CEO, George Boyajian, has worked as a technology executive specializing in breakthrough technologies. Along with his business partner, Mussel CFO Eric Anderson, they have helped launch a number of tech startups. They were looking for the next tech breakthrough that had a little muscle.[...]
A-Treat to support homeless veterans with donations from sales of patriotically themed soft drinks
A-Treat is changing the look of its Cream Soda and Cola labels and donating part of its sales to support homeless veterans now through the end of the year. The Jaindl Companies, owner of Allentown-based A-Treat, will dress its 12 oz plastic bottles in patriotic labels and donate 20 % of sales to the Leigh Valley Homeless Veterans Fund. “Homelessness among our country’s[...]
FDA approves single testing for OraSure’s COVID-19 rapid test
The U.S. Food & Drug Administration has amended its Emergency Use Authorization of OraSure’s InteliSwab COVID-19 rapid test. The Bethlehem diagnostic test manufacturer said the EUA now only requires one test for users who are presenting symptoms of COVID-19. Previously, the at-home test was authorized for over-the-counter use in people with or without[...]
Kitchen Magic redesigns operations to address post-pandemic demand
It’s a new era for Nazareth's Kitchen Magic. For more than 40 years, the company has been redesigning kitchens in homes throughout the Lehigh Valley. That’s still its focus, but how they operate, how they find customers and the technology they use has[...]
A chain of pain
Pandemic-driven supply chain pain isn’t expected to go away any time soon. From foam to make mattresses to computer chips and construction materials, higher prices, longer wait times and the choice between a substitute or doing without has become a mainstay of daily life for many as supply chain woes[...]
Ross Born to retire as CEO of Just Born
Ross Born, CEO of Bethlehem-based candymaker, Just Born Inc., has announced that he plans to retire from the company, which his grandfather, Sam Born, founded in 1923. Ross Born has led the company for over four decades along with his cousin and co-owner David Shaffer. Ross was inducted into the[...]
Mack Trucks founders inducted into Hall of Fame
The American Truck Historical Society has inducted Mack Trucks founders, Jack and Gus Mack into its newly created American Trucking and Industry Leader Hall of Fame. The Hall of Fame is in the society’s headquarters in Kansas City, Missouri. It honors trucking professionals and their contributions to the industry and society. This was the inaugural induction. “It’s[...]
What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Lehigh Valley begins ninth year
As the weather gets cooler, so does manufacturing for middle school students in the Greater Lehigh Valley. The Manufacturers Resource Center has now begun its ninth year of the What’s So Cool About Manufacturing Program. In the Lehigh Valley, 28 student teams from Carbon, Lehigh, Monroe and Northampton county middle schools are partnering with 28 area manufacturers to[...]
