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The City of Auburn is proud of the many manufacturers who help keep our city and our economy vibrant & strong.
Auburn has 49 manufacturing businesses within minutes of Exit 75. And there are nearly 3,000 manufacturing jobs in Auburn (ESRI Business Analyst, 2021). In addition to those 49 manufacturers, the City of Auburn boasts 40 transportation and warehousing businesses near Exit 75, making our city Maine's manufacturing, warehousing & distribution hub!
Get to know Auburn's manufacturers! Join us for a free tour during National Manufacturing Month 2026.
Manufacturing Month is celebrated each October to highlight the importance of the U.S. manufacturing industry and promote modern manufacturing careers. Auburn is proud to celebrate our local manufacturers - and our long history of manufacturing. We hope to inspire students and young professionals, showcase high-tech and advanced manufacturing roles, and highlight local career paths.
TOURS:
Thos. Moser Furniture
72 Wright's Landing, Auburn
Thos. Moser was founded in 1972 by Thomas & Mary Moser with a simple ambition: to restore the lost art of traditional woodworking through uncompromising craftsmanship. What began as a small workshop in Maine has grown into a community of dedicated makers, each committed to building furniture that reflects precision, purpose, and pride.
Every piece is made by hand, one at a time, using sustainably harvested North American hardwood. Our makers apply time-honored joinery techniques not for nostalgia, but because they produce the strongest, most enduring results. The result is furniture designed to serve for generations, honest in material, refined in form, and grounded in utility.
TOUR THOS. MOSER EACH FRIDAY IN OCTOBER
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The Strainrite Companies
65 First Flight Drive, Auburn
At The Strainrite Companies, we serve most of the leading coatings and ink producers around the world, and many of the leading OEMs. We supply liquid filter bags and filter cartridges to customers in over 40 countries worldwide. We rank in the top two in the U.S. market for liquid filter bags. Our technical team can assist you in selecting the right filter and optimizing your process to achieve the correct degree of filtration, maximize yields, minimize filter usage, increase throughput, and reduce filter change-out labor.
We are experts in filtration solutions for: Food & Beverage Industry, Inks, Paints, Coatings and Household Chemicals, Microelectronics & Semiconductor, Oil & Gas Industry & Pharmaceutical Industry.
TOUR STRAINRITE ON OCTOBER 9 at 1:00PM
TOUR IS FULL
TOUR STRAINRITE ON OCTOBER 14 at 9:00AM
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Hahnel Bros. Co.
46 Strawberry Avenue, Lewiston
Founded in 1916, Hahnel Bros. Co. first focused on low slope roof designs. Superior workmanship has set us apart from the start. Since Woodrow Wilson was President, Hahnel Bros. Co. has given both business owners and their customers peace of mind about staying dry and warm within their buildings. During the FDR years, we extended that peace of mind to residential and industrial property owners.
TOUR HAHNEL BROS. ON OCTOBER 9 at 9:30AM
TOUR IS FULL
PackGen
160 Cascades Drive, Auburn
Founded in 1979 as the Wrangler Company, PackGen emerged from UF Strainrite, a Maine-based filtration company founded by John H. Lapoint, Jr., father of our current owner. From the very beginning, our philosophy has been simple yet powerful: create lasting value for customers, teammates, and community by being “different by design” and market disruptors within the packaging industry.
PackGen was born from the needs of Strainrite’s filter customers, who sought a cost-effective, reliable means of transporting hazardous materials for disposal. What began as a single application quickly evolved into a robust product line serving the environmental market for shipping hazardous waste. Over time, our solutions expanded to handle a wide range of regulated and non-regulated materials, earning us a reputation as a leader in composite packaging across a wide range of industries. For over four decades, we’ve remained driven by innovation, trusted for quality, and focused on solutions that make our customers’ operations safer, smarter, and more efficient.
TOUR PACKGEN ON OCTOBER 13 at 10:00AM
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Auburn Manufacturing, Inc.
130 First Flight Drive, Auburn
Auburn Manufacturing, Inc. (AMI) is an industry leader in the manufacture of advanced textiles for extreme-heat environments. We also make flexible barriers, modular insulation kits, reflective aluminized fabrics, and fabrics enhanced with coatings to resist oil, moisture, and abrasion. AMI is #1 in hot work safety fabrics. We were first to adopt performance-based, third-party testing of such materials, which improved fire safety during hot work — like welding in critical industries such as ship building and repair, petroleum refining, and power generation, including nuclear. By having over 20 of our fabrics tested and FM Approved, we led the market in changing to this safer, ratings-based system! And because of our ability to make composites, we have the ability to make new products.
TOUR AMI ON OCTOBER 14 at 12:30PM
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Panolam
1 Pionite Road, Auburn
Panolam Surface Systems has been providing the largest selection of integrated surface products for over 70 years. While our company has changed over time, our mission has not. We work hard to fulfill our customer’s vision for the project at hand. Offering you a portfolio of diverse brands that cater to the breadth of your imagination, helping you to arrive at the perfect solution fast and affordably.
TOUR PANOLAM ON OCTOBER 21 at 10:00AM
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Mountain Machine Works
2589 Hotel Road, Auburn
Mountain Machine Works has been solving complex machining obstacles for satisfied customers since 1982. Founder Bruce R. Tisdale first started MMW as a small job machine shop based on his prowess for problem solving and extensive knowledge in the trade. The company has grown over the years, adding highly skilled engineers, machinists, managers and quality control staff, evolving the company into the modern, well-oiled, full-service operation it is today.
TOUR MOUNTAIN MACHINE WORKS ON OCTOBER 22 at 10:30AM
TOUR IS FULL
We invite you to explore Auburn's Manufacturing, Warehousing & Distribution Hub...
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