In the early 1960s, Ed and Connie Resser started a welding business in their backyard. Today, that company has a slightly larger footprint. Lansing-based Metalist International now spans 10 acres on South Pennsylvania including a production area of 71,339 square feet, an engineering department of 3,465 square feet and a 6,204-square foot office area – and they’re still growing.
Responding to the slowing economy,
Metalist was operating with a scaled-back staff of nine in 2009. In just a few years, the staff has grown to nearly 50, and the company is currently hiring several machinists and millwrights.
“We are growing to meet up with the increasing demand for custom solutions for our customers,” says Anne Wilson, Marketing and Public Relations Director for Metalist. “Several of original manufacturers of the forging presses we work on have gone out of business and our customers with these presses need them to be repaired.”
Metalist International offers complete press rebuilds, QDC’s, press overload protection, emergency service repair and in-stock perishable parts to customers in both the US and abroad, including Canada, Mexico, Brazil, England, Korea, and Germany.
“We have been able to create a blend of old and new strategies tailored to maintain a competitive edge in an ever-changing global market,” says Wilson. “Manufacturing has changed over the years and we are working to upgrade our customers machinery to modernize production.”
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