Seco Machine sees return of manufacturing
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Jan 05,2015
Steve and Tom Seccombe see their company as part of a resurgence in American manufacturing.
From the outside, the building near the southeast corner of Whipple Avenue and Applegrove Street NW appears to be home to business offices.
But inside are the sounds of manufacturing. Robots move pieces in and out of machines. Grinders smooth cast iron surfaces. Cranes move one ton steel bars set to become railroad car axles. Ovens bake blocks of urethane.
Seco Machine moved into a suite in the Commerce Centre building at 7376 Whipple Ave. NW in 2010 and since then has expanded into neighboring suites. The company is using 68,000 square feet, and brothers Steve and Tom Seccombe are hoping to add more space.
As the brothers see it, their company is part of a resurgence in American manufacturing. One factor in manufacturing’s comeback is drilling for oil and natural gas in shale formations around the country, including the Utica Shale in eastern Ohio.
Seco grinds and assembles parts for railcar trucks, which are the wheel assemblies that box cars and tankers sit upon as they roll down the tracks.
Railroad companies are seeing increased business from oil and gas producers, as well as other industries. That’s leading to increased demand for railcars and parts.
GROWTH, CHANGES
Richard Seccombe, father of Steve and Tom, started Seco Machine in 1985. The company got its start machining and assembling railcar bearing units for Timken Co. Seco’s business expanded to include some of Timken’s competitors and other product lines.
The company started in Canton, but relocated to Green in 1995. In 2010, the Seccombe brothers sold the building and moved to the Jackson Township location.
Steve and Thomas began working for their father when they were teenagers. “We were cheap labor,” the brothers joked. They took over the operation during the 1990s as Richard moved into retirement.
The Great Recession and changes within the railroad industry combined to shrink Seco Machine’s operations. During a six month stretch in 2009 customers cancelled dozens of orders. The company had only six employees by 2010 when it relocated.
Seco Machine made another move in 2010 by merging with A. Stucki Co., a Pittsburgh company that makes engineered products for railroad cars and other industries. Seco had provided parts and services for A. Stucki and that relationship led to the merger.
“They had a lot to bring to us and we had a lot to bring to them,” Steve Seccombe said.
Combining operations improved the competitive advantage for both companies. A. Stucki also is in a position to provide additional support for Seco Machine, Steve Seccombe said.
NEW PRODUCTION
Since 2010, Seco Machine has seen business improve. The company has added production in its steel and iron machining business and launched a urethane division.
(Canton Repository)
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