No Houdini Act: Smith and Wesson's Growth has Given New Life to Houlton

Lori Valigra

Source

Mainebiz

Date

10-19-2015

Pages

1, 16-19

Abstract

Smith and Wesson, the world's leading maker of handguns, has operated a factory in Houlton since 1966. This factory manufactures handcuffs and gun slides. The slides are made on state-of-the-art computer numerical control (CNC) machines. The success of this factory illustrates that high-precision and manufacturing can be done cost effectively in relatively rural areas such as those in Northern Maine.

Subjects

Smith & Wesson, Machine-tools--Numerical control, Business enterprises--Technological innovations

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