Heavy equipment manufacturer serving transportation and material handling markets
Lanco Group manufactures and distributes machinery for transportation and material handling across North America and internationally. The engineering-heavy hiring profile—18 open roles in engineering against 7 in manufacturing—combined with active projects in electrification, lean manufacturing, and mid-size crane programs suggests a shift toward product innovation and process modernization. Core stack spans mechanical CAD (SolidWorks, CREO, Inventor), industrial controls (FreeRTOS, Xilinx), and enterprise systems (Epicor ERP, Teamcenter PLM), typical of capital equipment makers scaling precision operations.
Notable leadership hires: Chief Engineer
Lanco Group operates as a diversified holding company of specialized manufacturers and service providers, tracing its operational origins to 1954. The organization spans heavy equipment manufacturing, sales and service, facility operations, and equipment distribution, serving customers in transportation and material handling sectors globally. With 1,001–5,000 employees based primarily in the Homewood, Illinois area, Lanco combines centralized global resources with locally embedded business units. Current focus areas include electrification of product lines, continuous design improvement, lean manufacturing implementation, and supply chain resilience—all addressing internal pain points around cost, quality, delivery, and inventory management.
Lanco uses SolidWorks, CREO, Inventor, and AutoCAD for CAD; Teamcenter and Windchill for product lifecycle management; FreeRTOS and Xilinx for embedded controls; and Epicor ERP for manufacturing and supply chain operations.
Lanco is advancing mid-size crane programs (IC200, IC250, IC280), electrification initiatives, and manufacturability improvements while running lean manufacturing and continuous improvement projects across its facilities.
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