Bead Industries
Industrial Machinery ManufacturingConnecticut, United States2-10 Employees
Bead Industries, based in Milford, Connecticut, operates as a small, specialized manufacturer within the industrial machinery sector. It is organized into three divisions: Bead Chain, Bead Electronics, and McGuire Mfg. Bead Chain has supplied its hardware since 1914, with uses in vertical blinds, key chains, and related applications. Bead Electronics focuses on producing precision contact pins in forms such as end-to-end, wire, and tubular configurations. McGuire Mfg. Co. completes the lineup by manufacturing high-quality, commercial-grade plumbing fixture trim. In 2018, Jill Mayer, Bead Industries' CEO, was recognized with a Hartford Business Journal '40 Under Forty' award.