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Burke

Is Manufacturing

Nearly 28% of the county’s workforce is
employed in the manufacturing industry.

By Lydia Cobb
B urke County is a place where business first quick-detach scope mount, a return-to-zero
mounting solution. ZRO means ‘zero’ and Delta
is welcomed and supported. A strong
manufacturing heritage runs generations
has expanded beyond mounts, designing and
deep in some of our businesses. There are globally means ‘shift, change, or no difference.’ The company
competitive companies including 10 foreign-owned manufacturing industry-leading weapons, parts, and
manufacturers at work in Burke. Here is a glimpse accessories. These capabilities, combined with their
at what is being designed, shaped, built, and partnership with a premier precision optics brand,
manufactured within our community: US Optics®, has enabled ZRODelta to become a
recognized creator of dynamic weapon systems.
Seiren North America, LLC (SNA) in Morganton is
a world-class manufacturer of interior upholstery From its founding in 1906, Leviton Manufacturing
materials for the North American automotive industry. Co ., Inc. continues its industry-leading tradition by
SNA is part of the Seiren Group, a global leader in delivering the most comprehensive range of electrical
automotive materials headquartered in Fukui City, solutions to meet the needs of today’s residential,
Japan. With operations worldwide, Seiren researches commercial, and industrial customers in more than
and develops new products and technologies to 90 countries across the globe. From switches and
achieve sustainability, such as use of renewable receptacles to safety devices, networking systems,
energy, the use of recycled content, and engineered and smart home automation, Leviton’s innovative
designs to help improve vehicle fuel efficiency. products help to create sustainable, intelligent
environments for a wide range of customers.
Proudly weaving textiles in Burke County for more
than a century, Valdese Weavers is committed
to being an innovative textile leader, thoughtfully During WWII, Leviton Chaddock Furniture’s Morganton
designing and responsibly weaving textile products manufactured parts for machinery workroom engages more than 200 talented
while striving to minimize their environmental impact. and helped to produce the bead- craftspeople, many of whom are third- and
The company offers a variety of eco-friendly products chain used in American GI ID tags. fourth-generation furniture makers. As
including a collection with the Seaqual Initiative Chaddock states in its website, “Their hands
that uses yarns made from upcycled marine litter. and hearts are what make each custom piece
Their most popular performance brand, InsideOut of Chaddock furniture so extraordinary.”
Performance Fabrics, is an all-in-one performance Founded in 1958 by fine furniture icon Guy
fabric solution for indoors or outdoors. Chaddock, the company is known for the
depth of its hand-applied finishes and hand-
tailored seating. They are a third-generation,
ZRODelta manufactures fully modular handguns, family-owned company that serves designers
AR-15 rifle packages, and precision AR-10 rifles for and retailers with custom crafted pieces
law enforcement and civilians out of its Connelly finished exclusively in North Carolina.
Springs facility. The name is derived from its

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