Primary Industries in Salt Lake City
Salt Lake City’s strongest manufacturing sectors — and the precision parts we machine for each.
Aerospace
Salt Lake City's aerospace corridor is anchored by Northrop Grumman's solid rocket motor facility in Promontory — producing boosters for the Space Launch System, Minuteman III, and Trident II programs. Boeing's composite aerostructures operation in West Jordan, L3Harris's Salt Lake division, and the Hill AFB sustainment depot in Ogden drive steady machining demand across the Wasatch Front.
Explore Aerospace in Salt Lake CityDefense
Salt Lake City's defense corridor is anchored by Hill Air Force Base — the depot maintenance hub for F-35, F-16, and A-10 fleets — plus Northrop Grumman's solid rocket motor production in Promontory, L3Harris operations, and a growing cluster of defense-tech companies along the Wasatch Front.
Explore Defense in Salt Lake CityMedical Devices
Salt Lake City is a rising medical device hub — Merit Medical Systems designs and manufactures disposable devices for cardiology, radiology, and endoscopy from its South Jordan headquarters. BioFire Diagnostics (now bioMérieux) builds rapid molecular diagnostic systems, Varex Imaging produces X-ray tubes and detectors, and the University of Utah's biomedical engineering program and Intermountain Health drive clinical demand across the Wasatch Front.
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