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See how Laystrom Manufacturing’s precision metal fabrication, workplace culture, and manufacturing leadership have been recognized — from trade magazine features and industry awards to podcast interviews and video spotlights.
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Laystrom Wins The Fabricator’s Industry Award for 2021
The Fabricator named Laystrom a model company for outstanding performance, an award tied directly to its culture-first approach. Manufacturing Renaissance announced the win.
Organizing growth in a modern fab shop
A returning guest, Colin Cosgrove of Laystrom talks for about 67 minutes on design-for-manufacturing work with customers, tariffs and market uncertainty, AI in small manufacturing, workforce development, and leadership book clubs.
Automated Laser-Cutting Cell at Laystrom Manufacturing
A short look at Laystrom’s automated laser-cutting cell at work, the equipment behind lights-out production and fast prototype turnarounds.
Culture comes first for precision metal fab shop Laystrom Manufacturing
Written after Laystrom’s 2021 Industry Award win, this profile covers a values-driven culture, roughly 60% revenue growth over three years, more than 1,000 days without a lost-time accident, and an early move into collaborative robots.
#WhyChicago: Scaling a Manufacturing Business
An interview from the #WhyChicago video series on what it takes to scale a manufacturing business in Chicago.
Small/Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year
Laystrom was named Small/Mid-Sized Manufacturer of the Year at the 2020 Fourth Revolution Awards, as noted in mHUB Chicago’s SME Spotlight.
Busting Myths and Breaking Through: Colin Cosgrove of Laystrom Manufacturing
A Tooling & Manufacturing Association member profile on Colin Cosgrove, covering common myths about modern manufacturing careers and how Laystrom works to break them.
Inner City 100: No. 58 in 2023
Laystrom ranked No. 58 on the 2023 Inner City 100, a list of fast-growing companies based in urban communities. ICIC cited a growth rate above 100%, cost-effective design improvements, and NIMS-accredited internship partnerships with local high schools.
Colin Cosgrove and Craig Freedman: Renaissance Men
Northwestern’s alumni magazine profiled two Chicago company presidents who partnered through Manufacturing Renaissance.
Laystrom Manufacturing Co.: a company spotlight
A look back at Laystrom’s roots: pay-phone manufacturing that moved to the shop from Mexico, and its evolution into components for cellular tower infrastructure.
SME Spotlight: Laystrom Manufacturing
Published for Laystrom’s 70th anniversary (founded 1951), the mHUB feature covers the 2020 Fourth Revolution award, about 70% revenue growth over four years, roughly $2 million in new equipment, and a team of about 70 people.
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