Primary Industries in Chicago
Chicago’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Industrial Equipment
Chicago has been an industrial equipment powerhouse for over a century. Dover Corporation's headquarters in Downers Grove oversees global pump, compressor, and material handling brands. Illinois Tool Works (ITW) in Glenview manufactures fluid-handling components and industrial fasteners. Welbilt (formerly Manitowoc Foodservice) in New Port Richey designs commercial food-processing machinery, while the metro's South Side and Joliet corridors house dozens of valve, gearbox, and hydraulic-component makers feeding heavy industry nationwide.
Explore Industrial Equipment in ChicagoAerospace
Chicago is Boeing's global headquarters city with deep aerospace roots — Collins Aerospace maintains major avionics and landing gear operations in nearby Rockford, Ducommun machines aerostructures across the metro, and a dense network of Tier 2 suppliers feeds Midwest engine and airframe programs. O'Hare's massive MRO ecosystem adds steady aftermarket demand.
Explore Aerospace in ChicagoRobotics & Automation
Chicago's massive manufacturing base drives heavy demand for industrial automation — Omron Automation's Americas headquarters in Hoffman Estates, Mitsubishi Electric Automation in Vernon Hills, and Siemens' digital industries division across the metro deploy robots to hundreds of factories. The Automate trade show (hosted by A3) regularly draws the industry to McCormick Place, and integrators like JR Automation and Acieta maintain Chicagoland operations.
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