When Leonard Star and his son David founded LJ Star (www.ljstar.com) in Twinsburg, Ohio, in 1991, process observation was a niche corner of industrial manufacturing. Thirty-five years later, LJ Star is the world’s leading name in that field and has broadened its product portfolio to include a variety of process optimization solutions. Today the 1991 start-up boasts a global customer base, multiple facilities and a product line that has become the industry standard.
“From day one, our philosophy has been to never stop learning, never stop improving and never stop pushing the limits of what’s possible in process improvement,” said David Star, CEO of LJ Star. “Thirty-five years later, I’m proud to say that we’ve not only built a stellar reputation for our initial process observation offering, but we’ve continued to expand into new areas of process optimization and control. Through all of our growth and expansions, we’ve always stayed true to supplying the service, quality and integrity our customers have come to rely on.”
LJ Star began as a small enterprise founded by Lenoard Star, who at 93 still comes into the office to check on things. But even during those early years Len and later David brought big visions that quickly grew in scope and physical footprint. LJ Star today includes an Ohio headquarters expanded in 2021 and 25,000 square feet of additional warehouse and distribution space added to its Missouri company Tank Components, Inc. in 2018.
As of this 35th milestone, LJ Star serves some of the world’s most recognized manufacturers and premier processors, from Pfizer and Dow Chemical to Coca-Cola and ExxonMobil, across industries including pharmaceutical, food and beverage, chemical processing and oil and gas. That breadth of trust came from decades of responding to customer needs with the level of engineering precision and focused attention expected from a small firm, leveraged with the resources and reach of a global one.
Looking ahead, LJ Star remains committed to its roots in the full range of process optimization technologies, including recent moves into new offerings such as pressure relief valves.
“Thirty-five years in, it feels to me as if we’re just getting started,” said Star. “Process precision isn’t going away, and neither is the expertise and integrity that got us here. We have a lot of exciting expansion ahead of us, and I can’t wait to see the future impact we can bring to our customers.”
For more information about LJ Star and its complete line of process optimization and safety equipment, visit www.ljstar.com.
About LJ Star LJ Star Incorporated (www.ljstar.com) provides an extensive line of process optimization equipment – sight glasses, lights, sanitary fittings, cameras and level gage instrumentation. Product lines include METAGLAS® Safety Windows, Lumiglas® Explosion Proof Lights and Cameras, the MetaClamp® Sanitary Sight Window, Visual Flow Indicators, Sight Ports, Sanitary Clamps, Magnetic Level Gauges, Gauge Glass, Sanitary Gaskets and Safety Relief Valves. METAGLAS® is the #1 selling fused sight glass, proven in thousands of installations around the world. Unlike some other sight glasses, it meets stringent DIN 7079 and DIN 7080 quality standards, and it is approved for USP Type I use.
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