Web Industries Celebrates 45 Years in Business

Web Industries Inc. is celebrating its 45th anniversary. The Marlborough, Mass.-based company provides outsourced converting, manufacturing, and development services to companies in the aerospace composites, consumer products, medical, and wire and cable markets.
 
The company was founded in 1969 by Robert Fulton on $10,000 raised from family and friends and initially served the rolled-goods slitting and spooling market.
 
Over years, Web Industries expanded into high-tech manufacturing and value-added services such as product life-cycle planning, supply chain management, and final product assembly. Today, the has seven facilities in six U.S. states and Germany, with more than 600,000 square feet of advanced converting and manufacturing capacity.

Company officials claims the work the firm does touches “millions of lives” every day for anyone who travels by air, cares for a newborn, undergoes medical testing, or uses the Internet.
 
“For a company like Web to thrive for 45 years in our markets is a great accomplishment,” said Don Romine, Web Industries president and CEO. “Over that time we’ve successfully transitioned from slitting commoditized rolled-paper goods to high-tech converting and manufacturing services for specialized markets like IVD (in-vitro diagnostic) medical testing and aerospace composites. Our focus on continual improvement through innovation, reinvention and reinvestment in Web’s employee-owners has been the key to our success and will continue to guide Web Industries for the next 45 years.”
 
Fulton, the company’s founder, remains active within the organization, serving as chairman emeritus on the board of directors. The company is a privately held, 100 percent employee-owned,