Metals HUB was established to foster the growth and advancement of manufacturers in the metals, machinery, and equipment (MM&E) industry with a focus on the south suburbs of Cook County, IL.
Metals HUB exists to benefit, support, and promote the Metals, Machinery, and Equipment (MM&E) community of southland Chicago with assistance in penetrating new markets, finding new projects and business opportunities, networking with other
manufacturers, and providing information sharing and technical resources to support their business. These efforts will strengthen participating companies and provide meaningful employment opportunities for our communities.
To be the MM&E network manufacturers value and the first choice of OEMs for their production needs.
Metals HUB is uniquely positioned with twice the metals, machinery, and equipment (MM&E) density than elsewhere in the region.
Our purpose, strategy, and values
Metals HUB was developed to support, advance, and grow the metals, machinery, and equipment (MM&E) manufacturers in the south suburbs of Cook County, IL. This area has a long history of manufacturing excellence and Metals HUB supports continued growth. With over one hundred metal manufacturers with diverse capabilities including metal machining, metal fabrication, metal finishing, casting, forging, tool & die, and assembly within an 8-mile radius. This represents twice the metals, machinery, and equipment density than elsewhere in the region. Metals HUB manufacturers have on average 48 years of experience in their field. We assist OEMs in search of a diverse metals/assembly supply chain with vast experience, high-quality standards, and professional service.
Our strategy is to be a leading provider of critical and innovative manufacturing solutions that are American Made.
Centrally located Metals HUB members offer outstanding connectivity –
Each Metals HUB member is part of our manufacturing team of highly qualified manufacturing experts that engage in management team meetings and complete a site assessment of their manufacturing facilities.
Our strengths
Scope of manufacturing services
With over one hundred manufacturers with diverse capabilities including metal machining, metal fabrication, metal finishing, casting, forging, tool & die, and assembly within an 8-mile radius.
Quality standards
Each Metals HUB member offers their own elevated level of quality and service. Quality standards may include guidelines for quality planning, control, monitoring phases of production and continuous improvement initiatives.
Business Development
With entrance into new markets and industries, our members’ operations will grow, strengthen, and provide a diversification of business for our members. These activities will include the development of partnerships with OEMs in new and upcoming products/markets (Clean Energy market, Agriculture, Automotive, food processing equipment, industrial automation industries, etc.).
The Southern Suburbs of Chicago are rich with strong metals, machinery and equipment (MM&E) companies, large and small.
The Southland Development Authority, along with influential backers, is working to knit individual entities into a powerful metals collaborative—with the depth and scale to lead or support supply needs for any manufacturer, anywhere.
We started our Hub feasibility study with two goals—to solve shared problems and create new revenue opportunities for metal, machinery and equipment companies in the Chicago Southland. The qualification process is identifying shared needs and gauging manufacturers’ interest in working together to succeed individually. If you are an executive with an MM&E company, we’re here to listen and work with you.
Our target areas include the following communities in Cook County, IL:
Alsip │ Blue Island │ Calumet City │ Calumet Park │ Chicago Heights │ Crestwood │ Dolton │ East Hazel Crest
Ford Heights │ Glenwood │ Harvey │ Hazel Crest │ Homewood │ Lansing │ Lynwood │ Markham │ Olympia Fields
Posen │ Riverdale │ South Chicago Heights │ Sauk Village │ South Holland │ Steger │ Thornton
