Ufp Technologies, Inc.
A contract manufacturer that turns foams, films, plastics and laminates into engineered components, sterile packaging and single-use medical devices for hospital and surgical use. It was founded in 1963 as United Packaging Corporation, renamed United Foam Plastics Corporation four years later to reflect its growing foam work, and eventually became UFP Technologies as it expanded into medical products. Fun fact: it began as a simple foam-converting business in Massachusetts and grew into one of the bigger behind-the-scenes builders of the medical devices hospitals rely on.