Advanced Manufacturing

advanced manufacturing imageSkagit County is home to innovative world leaders in specialized advanced manufacturing, including aerospace and advanced composites, precision tools, metals, prototypes, and engineering services.  Products made in Skagit County are core components of everything from commercial and military airplanes, NASA space exploration vehicles and the new James Webb Space Telescope, to naval research vessels, America’s Cup champion racing yachts, and recreational boats. Skagit County’s refineries play a central role in the West Coast’s energy industry, while producing key building blocks for advanced materials used in cutting-edge technology applications.   

Leading Businesses  

  • HF Sinclair
  • Marathon Anacortes Refinery
  • Janicki Industries
  • Hexcel
  • PACCAR Technical Center
  • Team Corporation
  • Snelson
  • EDCO, INC.
  • Rothenbuhler Engineering