[Congressional Record Volume 172, Number 71 (Wednesday, April 22, 2026)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E354]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




  CELEBRATING THE 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF MANUFACTURING TECHNOLOGY, INC.

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                          HON. RUDY YAKYM III

                               of indiana

                    in the house of representatives

                       Wednesday, April 22, 2026

  Mr. YAKYM. Mr. Speaker, I rise to celebrate Manufacturing Technology, 
Inc. (MTI) of South Bend, Indiana, on its 100th anniversary.
  Founded in 1926 by Conrad R. Adams as a small tool and die shop, MTI 
has grown into a global leader in advanced friction welding 
technologies, serving customers that include GE, Rolls-Royce, Pratt & 
Whitney, and NASA across six continents. From its earliest days 
supplying Studebaker Automotive to its current partnerships with some 
of the world's most critical aerospace and defense programs, MTI has 
consistently delivered practical engineering solutions to complex 
manufacturing challenges.
  MTI's story is also a story about family. Now in its fifth generation 
of Adams family leadership, the company has expanded from a single 
Midwest shop into a global enterprise with operations in the United 
States, United Kingdom, Slovakia, and India, employing over 200 people 
worldwide. Each generation built on the last, pioneering new 
technologies including Inertia, Linear, Friction Stir, and Low Force 
Friction Welding, while remaining guided by the values Conrad R. Adams 
established at the company's founding.
  As President and CEO Dan Adams said, ``Friction Welding is where we 
lead today, but our strength has always been the ability to evolve 
alongside our customers.'' That mindset has defined MTI for a century 
and will carry the company through the next 100 years.
  I ask my colleagues to join me in congratulating the Adams family and 
the entire MTI team on this extraordinary milestone. Indiana is proud 
to call MTI home.

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