If the pandemic-induced manufacturing phenomena taught us anything, it’s easier to boost manufacturing in your own country than it is to reach overseas in times of need. It’s a lesson that could boost manufacturing in Colorado for decades to come.
Customers can choose art and photos from Spoke Sound’s catalog to adorn the canvas, or else upload an image of their choosing for a personalized speaker.
To combat the “itchy and hot” status quo, Emily Dick cut a hole in a gaiter to keep her ponytail from bunching up inside of it. Emily and her mom, C.C., connected with American Made Apparel Manufacturing in Aurora to sew the first batch of Gatortailz in late 2021.
Snitching Lady’s primary whiskey recipe was originally concocted by founder Thomas Williams’ great-grandfather in North Carolina. It involves an open flame, charred Carolina oak barrels, and patience. About 250 liquor stores in Colorado carry the distillery’s products.
As of late 2021, the factory is shifting its power source from coal to the sun. While the solar energy will power the old mill in the near term, construction is underway on a state-of-the-art replacement that’s scheduled to come online in 2023.
The company’s products have since been used at the Fukushima site, as well as Chernobyl and NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory in Pasadena, California. Researchers, medical professionals, manufacturers and metal salvage operations are also customers.
While the company’s supply chain stretches from Colorado to Asia, the final products are made at the company’s manufacturing facility south of Denver. Zynex produces NexWave, an FDA-approved, prescription-only electronic device that helps users manage pain and rehabilitate muscles.
Essentially, the system’s patented icemaker freezes water when it’s most economical, then injects salt into the ice as a freeze suppressant. The resulting -25 degrees Fahrenheit brine pulls unwanted heat from the freezers at the facilities.
Leveraging innovation in both design and manufacturing, the company uses additive manufacturing—3D printing—to make 80% of the mass of its reusable rocket engines. Additive manufacturing makes for benefits in design, prototyping and manufacturability
Garrett Peck uses local chile along with other hot peppers grown all over the country in his famous hot sauces.
In three years, she’s crafted several hundred Nutrockers, including ones resembling Ozzy Osbourne, Jerry Garcia, Joey Ramone and Stevie Nicks, as well as quite a few custom orders that aren’t musicians. After losing work as a bartender during the COVID-19 pandemic, Boyle decided to focus on Nutrockers, and it became her main gig in 2021.
