Primary Industries in Allentown
Allentown’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Industrial Equipment
Allentown and the Lehigh Valley support a robust industrial equipment sector. Air Products and Chemicals in nearby Trexlertown manufactures industrial gas equipment including compressors, cryogenic systems, and gas-delivery components. Victaulic in Easton produces mechanical pipe-joining and flow-control systems. B. Braun Medical in Bethlehem requires sanitary pumps, valves, and clean-process equipment, and Lehigh Valley Health Network's hospital infrastructure drives demand for HVAC compressors, pumps, and water-treatment systems throughout the region.
Explore Industrial Equipment in AllentownDefense
Allentown's defense manufacturing base serves programs through its proximity to the Tobyhanna Army Depot — the DoD's largest full-service electronics maintenance facility — plus B. Braun's defense-adjacent medical manufacturing and a network of precision machining shops across the Lehigh Valley.
Explore Defense in AllentownMedical Devices
Allentown's medical device sector benefits from the Lehigh Valley's dense pharmaceutical and life sciences corridor — B. Braun manufactures infusion therapy devices in nearby Bethlehem, OraSure Technologies develops rapid diagnostic devices, and Lehigh Valley Health Network (LVHN) — one of Pennsylvania's largest health systems — drives clinical demand for surgical instruments and monitoring devices. Lehigh University and Lafayette College support biomedical engineering research.
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