SI – The Early Days
In June 1957, Safety Industries of New Haven, CT, decided to develop a materials handling division to capture a larger share of this emerging high growth industry. Thus, SI Handling Systems was formed as a division of Safety Industries and located in their Howe Scale Company facilities in Easton, PA.

Shortly after a fire destroyed the Howe Scale facility the Company decided to sell their struggling materials handling business. With capital raised through the sale of common stock and some personal investment, L. Jack Bradt a young engineer assigned to the material handling group, purchased the business and formed SI Handling Systems, Inc. (later Paragon Technologies, Inc.) in September 1958.

Over the next several years the start up company leased office space in several locations in the Easton, PA and neighboring Phillipsburg, NJ area and subcontracted manufacturing until a new facility was constructed and opened in Forks Township of Easton, PA in 1963.

SI Today
Since our beginning in 1958, SI has become a recognized brand name and has emerged as a leader in the automated materials handling industry. SI boasts a broad and diversified list of satisfied customers engaged in the manufacture of automobiles, appliances, furniture, recreational vehicles of all types, vehicle components such as engines, axles, transmissions and other modules as well as commercial distribution centers, military depots and USPS Bulk Mail Centers.