Best Manufacturing Services Companies in Pennsylvania, United States
The 232 best Manufacturing Services companies in Pennsylvania, United States in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: American Zinc Recycling.
Our analysis of 50 Manufacturing Services companies
$2.0b in tracked funding; 66% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2010.
Ranked: Best Manufacturing Services companies in Pennsylvania
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | Tech stack | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | American Zinc Recycling Provider of zinc oxide and powder from recycled sources | $190M | 63 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2003 | — | — | — |
| 2 | MPT Developer of hydrogen selective ceramic membranes for high temperature applications | $31M | 36 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1991 | — | 19 patents Patents concentrated in computing, sensing & instrumentation | — |
| 3 | Acraneusa Provider of crane rental and lifting services 60Funding top 31%Product top 32%Growth top 35%Innovation top 36% All 9 signals ▾Fundingtop 31% Producttop 32% Growthtop 35% Innovationtop 36% Newstop 38% Techtop 45% Talentbottom 49% Marketbottom 39% Globalbottom 33% Funding: Raised $30.0M across 1 rounds · 1 rounds over 1 yrs (1.0/yr) Product: 10 distinct product lines · Company stage: Conventional Debt rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 60/100 | $30M | 2 mo ago | Funding Raised | Christopher Anderson CEO | 2016 | WordPressMySQLPHP+21 | — | — |
| 4 | Carnegie Foundry Operator of robotics and AI venture studio 65Talent top 28%Funding top 38%Global bottom 33% All 3 signals ▾Talenttop 28% Fundingtop 38% Globalbottom 33% Talent: 3 named leaders on record · 3 C-suite/founder profiles curated Funding: Raised $11.8M across 2 rounds · 2 rounds over 5 yrs (0.4/yr) rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 65/100 | $12M | 10 mo ago | Series B | Robert Szczerba Founder / CEO / Board Chairman | 2019 | — | — | — |
| 5 | M Cubed Technologies Ceramics and Metal Matrix Composites | $10M | 198 mo ago | Acquired | Randall D. Price CEO & President | 1993 | — | 56 patents Patents concentrated in transport & manufacturing processes | — |
| 6 | Pwrx Manufacturer of high-power semiconductor solutions for mission-critical applications. | $6M | 195 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1996 | Windows ServerMicrosoft ASP.NETBootstrap+3 | — | 1 partnership |
| 7 | Setex Technologies Offers gripping, adhesion, and fastening services for multiple industries | $2M | 59 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 2009 | WordPressMySQLPHP+34 | — | — |
| 8 | Element Exo Provider of exoskeleton support belts development services | $888K | 37 mo ago | Seed | Christopher Pesek Co-Founder & COO | 2018 | — | — | — |
| 9 | Psbindustries Manufacturer of compressed air, gas, and liquid dehydration and purification systems | $453K | 53 mo ago | Funding Raised | — | 1997 | WordPressMySQLPHP+15 | — | 2 launchs |
Top 12 Manufacturing Services companies in Pennsylvania
#1
Funding Raised · Dravosburg, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 73 employees$30Mraised▾
Provider of crane rental and lifting services. It offers bare and manned crane rentals, along with transportation, lift planning, and warehousing. Services encompass a variety of crane types, including all-terrain, crawler, rough-terrain, truck-mounted, boom trucks, and hi-rail cranes. The company supports industrial plant maintenance, oil and gas, commercial construction, and wind energy sectors. Lift planning expertise ensures safe and efficient lifting operations. Warehousing solutions are available for equipment storage. Heavy hauling capabilities are also provided.
- Apr 2026Conventional Debt$30M
#2
Series B · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2019 · 6 employees$11.8Mraised▾
Operator of robotics and AI venture studio
- Jul 2025Series B$1.5M
- Jan 2022Series B—
- Jun 2021Series B$10.3M
#3
Funding Raised · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 1991$31.1Mraised▾
Media and Process Technology Inc. specializes in developing ceramic membranes for high temperature applications and environmental related applications. They are known for their advanced ceramic membrane solutions and have a small team of 2-10 employees.
- 2023Grant (prize money)$250K
- 2022Grant (prize money)$700K
- 2021Grant (prize money)$1.4M
- 2019Grant (prize money)$1.2M
#4
Acquired · Coraopolis, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 204 employees$190Mraised▾
Provider of zinc oxide and powder from recycled sources
- Mar 2021Conventional Debt$120M
- Dec 2017Seed—
- Aug 2014Conventional Debt$50M
- Jun 2013Conventional Debt$20M
#5
Acquired · Saxonburg, Pennsylvania · founded 1993 · 201 employees$10.3Mraised▾
M Cubed Technologies started a subsidiary of Lanxide Corporation and was acquired by II-VI Incorporated in 2012. They have developed a variety of new, even more, advanced materials targeting specific applications in the industrial wear, nuclear, armor, LCD glass, semiconductor capital equipment, chip manufacturing, solar, and refractory industries. M Cubed’s material solutions provide the marketplace with products that enable both better performance and lower costs.
- Dec 2009Conventional Debt$4.8M
- Apr 2009Conventional Debt$5.5M
#6
Seed · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2018 · 4 employees$887.9Kraised▾
Developer of an exoskeleton technology designed to make everyday bending and lifting tasks easier. The company's products specialize in assisting wearers by storing energy when they bend over and returning the energy upon standing-all without motors, batteries, or electricity and decreasing time and money lost due to debilitating back injuries, enabling the wearer's health and well-being to improve and reduce the risk of injury, and improving productivity.
- May 2023Seed$487.9K
- Jan 2023Conventional Debt$400K
#7
Funding Raised · Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania · founded 2009 · 21 employees$1.8Mraised▾
Offers gripping, adhesion, and fastening services for multiple industries
- Jul 2021Grant (prize money)$150K
- Apr 2021Grant (prize money)$669.3K
- Apr 2012Grant (prize money)$669.3K
- Apr 2010Grant (prize money)$150K
#8
Funding Raised · Youngwood, Pennsylvania · founded 1996 · 157 employees$6Mraised▾
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- Mar 2010Grant (prize money)$6M
#9
Funding Raised · Erie, Pennsylvania · founded 1997 · 67 employees$452.9Kraised▾
Manufacturer of compressed air, gas, and liquid dehydration and purification systems. These systems remove moisture and contaminants from process streams using adsorption technologies with various adsorbents. Custom and standard packaged systems are offered, often incorporating catalyst systems for enhanced purification. The company's in-house fabrication capabilities encompass vessels, piping, control panels, and more, ensuring quality control throughout the manufacturing process. Pressure vessels and process piping adhere to ASME Section 8, Division 1 requirements. The systems serve various industries including air separation, chemical, petrochemical, refining, fuel gas, and electronics.
- Dec 2021Grant (prize money)$452.9K
#10
Seed · Montgomeryville, Pennsylvania · founded 2016 · 350 employees—raised▾
Provider of prototyping, CNC precision machining, electro-mechanical assembly & manufacturing services
- Aug 2023Seed—
#11
Funding Raised · Duryea, Pennsylvania · founded 2003 · 117 employees—raised▾
Manufacturer of locomotive parts intended to offer a wide range of rail-related components and maintenance services for the global railway industry. The company provides elements supporting both EMD and GE locomotives in addition to the broad locomotive line, it also provides products for passenger transit, marine, and power generation markets, enabling customers with new and unit exchange remanufactured components to accommodate their budget.
#12
Funding Raised · New Oxford, Pennsylvania · founded 2007 · 18 employees—raised▾
Distributor of lift equipment intended to serve the arborist industry. The company offers multi-terrain man lifts, platform baskets, spider lifts, as well as trailer-mounted aerial lifts that are used primarily in the tree care industry for aerospace, museums, stadiums, universities and entertainment venues, enabling clients to service more jobs with less headcount, enhanced safety and efficiency.
- Dec 2021Conventional Debt—
- Dec 2021PE—
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How research on Additive Manufacturing in Pennsylvania is moving
A read on the academic research around Additive Manufacturing in Pennsylvania — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 207 papers.
Pennsylvania State University and University of Pennsylvania lead moderately optimistic (0.51) additive-manufacturing research, dominated by 3D printing technologies and biomedical applications, with breakthroughs outpacing concerns.
- Pennsylvania State University154
- University of Pennsylvania50
- California University of Pennsylvania3
- Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania2
- Pennsylvania Institute of Technology1
- 3D printing3→24
- Composite material1→9
- Composite number1→6
- Fabrication1→5
- 3D printing8→32
- Composite material1→9
- Fabrication4→9
- Stereolithography1→4
- Inkwell1→3
- 3D printing1→7
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