Brandon AlmsBrandon Adamick is the sales and marketing director and director of research and product development at Paul Mueller Company, which has expanded to produce modular skid systems.
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Paul Mueller Company's New 102,600-Sq-Ft Facility Meets Global Pharma Demand
Global pharmaceutical demand is fueling new growth for Paul Mueller Company.
By Jordan Blomquist
Jul 2026
When demand for modular skid systems increased over the last three years, it sent ripple effects beyond pharmaceutical labs. In Springfield, Missouri, that demand translated into growth for Paul Mueller Company, a manufacturer whose stainless-steel systems power some of the world's most complex drug production processes for industries like Life Science and Food & Beverage.
This year, Paul Mueller Company opens a new 102,600-square-foot manufacturing facility dedicated to modular skid systems.
The expansion reflects both a national market shift and a long-standing foundation in the Ozarks. "We're well known in many industries as the single-source skid provider," says Brandon Adamick, sales and marketing director for Paul Mueller Company. "We make all of the components, full manufacturing and assembly capabilities, and have our own truck fleet to deliver it directly to the project."
Paul Mueller Company also just finished a new addition to its Components building. This will give its team the space needed to create larger, thicker metals. The expansion includes a new 800-ton press and a 40-millimeter flanger to maintain their position as a market leader.
The new facility will build modular skid systems, which are self-contained units that include tanks, platforms, piping and controls. They're delivered to manufacturing plants ready to use, even if the rest of the facility is still being built. This allows the customer to improve their speed to market for their products. Paul Mueller Company specializes in building these full processing systems at a scale only a handful of U.S. companies can manage.
While many manufacturers can fabricate individual tanks, far fewer can deliver fully integrated systems of this size and complexity. "Whenever we do the full processing system, that's when it gets to where you're narrowed down to only a few companies that can handle those projects," Adamick says.
Why Springfield Works
Paul Mueller Company's ability to compete nationally and globally is closely tied to where it operates. Springfield and the surrounding region has been a hub for stainless steel manufacturing for many years, and it's home to a skilled workforce that understands the precision and quality required.
That strong talent base has allowed Mueller to scale while maintaining quality, even as demand has grown. To help handle the increased number of people they are hiring, they built a state-of-the-art welding and grinding lab. There's a classroom in the middle of the space, with 10 welding stations on one side and 10 grinding stations on the other side.
Paul Mueller Company's decision to invest in the new facility came after years of watching the modular skid market grow. The company had outgrown its existing space and saw demand ahead. "At least for the next five years, that market is going to be very strong," Adamick says, "so we thought we would be ahead of the curve by building a new building now to have it ready so we could take on additional business."
The facility triples Paul Mueller Company's dedicated skid manufacturing space and frees up room in existing buildings for more tank and vessel production.
Unlike competitors' shop floors, the new production area has no interior support beams, allowing teams to build, rotate and move massive systems more efficiently.
It is also fully climate-controlled, keeping temperatures within five degrees of the office environment year-round. That helps improve the comfort level for the employees. "It weighs on your body when you're doing work like that all day, every day," he says.
Beyond production, the building also houses Paul Mueller Company's research and product development team. The group now has double the floor space and triple the ceiling height, removing previous constraints on testing and innovation. "We'll be able to develop new products, where we've previously not had the space to do that successfully," Adamick says. "Our research and product development team is important for our long-term growth. It strengthens our competitive edge."
Fueled by Global Demand
The rise of injectable weight loss drugs has become a significant driver of Paul Mueller Company's recent growth. The company builds equipment used across multiple phases of pharmaceutical manufacturing, including bioreactors, buffer preparation and media preparation. Paul Mueller Company's systems are shipped to job sites where they are installed as major components of production facilities, both in the United States and internationally.
The expansion is expected to drive job growth, with Paul Mueller Company anticipating up to 150 new positions over the next several years. The new facility also positions Paul Mueller Company to take on larger portions of complex projects, strengthening relationships with the customers they already have while opening doors to new ones.
"With this new facility on top of what we have currently done, I think we will gain business with additional new customers and be able to grow projects with our existing ones," Adamick says. "Taking on a larger portion of those projects because they know that we have the quality, and now we have the additional space. I think we'll continue to gain market share."
