FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 6, 2025
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah — October 6, 2025 — Making its way back after a brief hiatus the Coolest Thing Made in Utah has narrowed their submissions down to the Top 16.
The following Utah manufacturers and their products are among the top 16 contenders:
· Made-In-America Ladders – Little Giant Ladder Systems
· Insulated Panel – Nucor Insulated Panel Group
· Zaxis Air Leak Testers – Zaxis
· Huggies® Snug & Dry™ Diapers – Kimberly Clark
· Smith Imprint 3D Collection – Smith Optics
· Xodine™ Iodine – Cedar Bear Naturales, Inc.
· Oxtail Softball – Les BBQ
· Barnes Reserve – Barnes Bullets
· Silencers/Suppressors for Firearms – SilencerCo
· SAE High Accuracy Wing De-Fastening Robots for the F-16 Fighter Jet – SAE Inc
· Extreme Motus Off-road Wheelchair – Extreme Motus
· AI camera manufacturing Station – Momenttrack
· High-Performance Premium Carbon Fiber Bikes & Components – ENVE
· Pre-Engineered Metal Buildings – CO Building Systems
· Nova Spin – TORUS
· Pyrite Chandelier – HAMMERTON
Voting for the top 16 products is open now through 11:59 p.m. Thursday, October 9. Utahns and supporters nationwide can cast their votes for their favorite product at manufacturingutah.com.
The competition, hosted by the Utah Manufacturers Association and presented by DBD Investment Bank, celebrates Utah’s dynamic manufacturing industry, where more than 150,000 Utahns are working in manufacturing every day.
The tournament will be celebrated all Manufacturing Month. The 2025 Coolest Thing Made in Utah winner will be announced November 7 at the UMA Annual Awards Gala, where finalists will also be invited to celebrate. Tickets are open to the public and available here.
Media Contact:
Jenn Sparks
Marketing & Communications Manager
Jenn@manufacturingutah.com
801-518-3909