Primary Industries in Raleigh
Raleigh’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Semiconductor
Research Triangle semiconductor activity is surging. Wolfspeed's silicon carbide fab in Marcy feeds design teams in Durham, Cree's LED and power semiconductor legacy drives compound semiconductor machining demand, and IBM's RTP research campus pushes next-generation chip packaging that requires precision-machined test fixtures and prototype tooling.
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Raleigh-Durham's medical device sector benefits from the Research Triangle's deep biomedical bench — BD (Becton Dickinson) operates injection and infusion device manufacturing in RTP, Teleflex has regional operations, and KeraNetics develops wound-care biomaterials. Duke University Medical Center and UNC Health drive clinical demand, while NC State's biomedical engineering program feeds a growing pipeline of device startups.
Explore Medical Devices in RaleighDefense
Raleigh's defense sector is shaped by proximity to Fort Liberty (formerly Fort Bragg), the Army's Special Operations Command, and a growing tech-defense ecosystem. Collins Aerospace, Curtiss-Wright, and SAIC maintain Triangle offices, while NC State and Duke feed engineering talent into classified programs.
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