Gudebrod Inc

Founded in 1870, Gudebrod is a specialty textile manufacturer of flat and round braids, twisted yarn, dental floss and specialty threads. It supplies products to a wide range of industries, including the medical, aerospace, apparel, jewelry and fishing tackle sectors. The company has been approved by the Food and Drug Administration for medical cords. Additionally, it has been approved by the Aerospace Sheetmetal Design for supplying silk and synthetic sewing threads, as well as braided lacing tapes and overbraids for the aerospace industry. Its clients include Boeing, Lockheed Martin, McDonnell-Douglas and Raytheon. The company s medical products division makes medical cords for many of the major medical companies and a wide range of dental floss packagers. Its industrial thread division supplies silk sewing thread to the fine apparel and jewelry trades. In addition, Gudebrod is one of the largest suppliers of rod-building and fly-tying threads to the fishing tackle industry. The company is located in Pottstown, Pa.