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We're Making More Than Ever In Hillsborough County.

Manufacturing is hot in Hillsborough County! Every day, we’re launching new businesses, making more world-changing products, and creating more jobs for people looking to build long-lasting careers. With such strong—and growing—demand for skilled talent, it’s the perfect time to explore a career in one of our county’s most exciting fields.

Diverse and Dynamic Environment

Hillsborough County manufacturers serve a vast number of industries, creating opportunities for many different types of people, working in many different types of places.

  • AVIATION
  • AEROSPACE
  • MEDICAL DEVICES AND EQUIPMENT
  • TRANSPORTATION AND LOGISTICS
  • FOOD AND BEVERAGE
  • PHARMACEUTICALS
  • PACKAGING
  • MACHINING AND PRODUCT FABRICATION
  • PRODUCT DESIGN
  • SYSTEM INTEGRATION

Meet our Manufacturers

Advanced Airfoils

  • Established 2018
  • 100 employees and growing
  • Manufactures key parts for energy-producing gas turbines

A joint venture between Siemens and Chromalloy, Advanced Airfoils supports the manufacturing and production of components that maximize Siemens’ gas turbine engine performance.

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Amalie Oil Company

  • Established 1903
  • 250 employees
  • Specializes in high-quality, well-engineered petroleum products

Amalie Oil is a leader in automotive, fleet, industrial and specialty lubricants. Amalie’s Tampa-based facility is home to some of the fastest and most sophisticated bottle blow-molding, blending and packaging equipment. Amalie produces its own flagship line, as well as private label products for a number of industries.

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LAWSON INDUSTRIES, INC.

  • Established 1960
  • 350 Employees
  • Specializes in high-end aluminum windows and doors for all markets across Florida.

The family-managed facility is best known for their use of modern digitized technology to produce high-impact windows and doors and helping prepare Floridian homes for inclement weather. Products are sold to local builders for direct installment from the Tampa, Miami and Boynton Beach branches.

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ODYSSEY MANUFACTURING COMPANY

  • Established 1998
  • 75 Employees
  • Provides essential treatments for maintaining healthy water sources

Leading supplier of water disinfection solutions in the municipal, industrial and aquatic industries. With an exceptionally large water market in Florida, Odyssey Manufacturing Company operates around the clock to meet the ever-growing demand for well-maintained water.

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ROBBINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY

  • Established 1938
  • Known for custom-engineered wood structures and treatments

This family-owned business is the leading provider of structural wood products in Florida. The company serves residential, commercial, agricultural, and marine construction markets in Florida, Georgia and North Carolina.

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Sofwerx

  • Established 2015

Created through a Partnership Intermediary Agreement between DEFENSEWERX and the United States Special Operation Command (USSOCOM), SOFWERX works with special operations forces to develop technologies that solve the challenges warfighters face.

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Southern Manufacturing Technologies

  • Established 1983
  • 100 employees
  • Specializes in high-tech machining services

Southern Manufacturing Technologies is known for providing precision machined components and assemblies for the aircraft, aerospace and defense industries. Operating out of a 20,000-square-foot facility in Tampa, Florida, SMT uses the latest engineering, manufacturing and quality assurance technology and innovative production methods to provide precision manufacturing services.

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Tampa Tank, Inc. - Florida Structural Steel

  • Established 1953 (FSS acquired 1984)
  • 200 Employees
  • Specializes in engineering, design, fabrication and construction

Located at Port Redwing in Tampa Bay, TTI-FSS is one of the few tank and structural steel fabrication companies in North America that can ship products of nearly unlimited sizes and weights. TTI-FSS has the knowledge and experience to address any tank, piping system or structural steel fabrication challenge.

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