Meet the 25 Manufacturing Awards Winners for 2025 | General Excellence: Eastman Machine Co.

Buffalo Business First

Story Highlights:

• The Manufacturing Awards highlights standout companies in Western New York's manufacturing sector.

• This year's awards honored 25 companies, including a Manufacturer of the Year.

• Congratulations to Eastman Machine Co., winner in the General Excellence category.

Few business sectors can top the production and employment numbers of Western New York's manufacturing industry.

This year, we're highlighting 25 standout companies from this standout sector, which flourishes thanks to the ingenuity and hard work of its ownership and talented employees.

Eastman Machine Co.

779 Washington St., Buffalo •  eastmancuts.com

CEO: Robert Stevenson

Key executives: Trevor Stevenson, president; Jim Poppenberg, CFO; Steven Calzi, COO

Manufactured product: Cutting solutions for a multitude of industries

Founded: 1888

Plans for 2025 and beyond: Advanced machine software and new cutting machines

Key event in company history: Listened and adjusted to needs of the marketplace, debuting an automated machine product line in 1995.

WNY employees: 128

Worldwide employees: 248

Expected job hires in 2025: Yes, with economic turnaround

Number of plants/sites: Three

Company innovations: New data driven software dashboard for automated machines.

Business challenges: Global competition and economic volatility

An interesting fact: We have products in every country in the world.

This article was published in Buffalo Business First May 23, 2025. Eastman Machine Company is a SPESA member.

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