Maker stories used to focus on decentralized production tools, hobbyists and makerspaces. Now it’s about the businesses behind products that make people’s lives.

Take StrongArm Technologies, for example, which makes safety equipment for blue-collar workers. The Navy Yard-based company was featured in CNN Money, CNBC’s Nightly Business Report, Crain’s New York and right here in Technical.ly.

StrongArm was one of six fellows in the 2015-2016 NYCEDC Next Top Makers incubator, a program ofFutureworks NYC that aims to establish the city as a leader in advanced manufacturing by helping a cohort of companies build and grow in New York. The 2015-16 cohort included:

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