PCN Tours, Aul Bats Co.

Aul Bats Co. is a manufacturer of high quality wooden bats based in Pittsburgh, PA. Family run, and co-owned by Father-Son duo Joe and Jack, Aul’s creates bats for both pros and those striving to become one. Using hand-split wood, Aul utilizes computer-guided turning processes and lasers to produce some of the highest quality baseball […]

PCN Tours, From the Factory: Crazy Aaron’s Puttyworld

Crazy Aaron’s Puttyworld, located at 700 E Main St. in Norristown, Pa., is best known for their production of silly putty! Aaron Muderick, the Founder & Executive Chairman of Crazy Aaron’s, has been hard at work to create the world’s best putty for the past 22 years. However, due to the pandemic, production of putty […]

PCN Tours – From the Factory: Eight Oaks Farm Distillery

PCN Tours – From the Factory takes us to New Tripoli, the home of Eight Oaks Farm Distillery. Veteran owned, the distillery normally produces a variety of spirits, including gin, rum, and bourbon. Since the outbreak of COVID-19, Eight Oaks has shifted its production focus to hand sanitizer in order to meet the massive demand. […]

PCN Tours – From the Factory: Smile Spinners

Our inaugural episode of PCN Tours – From the Factory features Smile Spinners, a fabric boutique and sewing studio for quilting and sewing enthusiasts located in Marysville, PA. The shop offers a multitude of fabric options, sewing machine sales and repair, instructional classes for all levels, as well as professional help with picking patterns and […]

PCN Tours Custom Built Manufacturing

  Custom Built manufactures heavy duty towing vehicles in Kane, PA. They pride themselves on their use of quality American-made steel, aluminum, fasteners, hydraulics, cables, winches, lights, and as many other accessories whenever possible. See the hand crafting that goes into making these impressive vehicles on this episode of PCN Tours.  

PCN Tours Kreider Farms

Back in the 1930s, Noah Kreider and his wife Mary started their farming operation with 102 acres of land, a dozen dairy cows, and 200 chickens.  Today, under the third generation leadership of Ron Kreider, this diverse farming business has expanded their footprint on the countryside to 3,000 acres.  With the help of 1,700 cows […]

PCN Tours KME Fire

KME is a manufacturer of high quality, custom fire apparatuses that are used across the country. This includes ARFF, Aerial, Industrial, Pumper, Rescue, Tanker, and Wildland Products built on custom or commercial chassis. On this tour, you’ll see the steps that go into building one of these impressive vehicles.    

PCN Tours Cunningham Pianos

Patrick J. Cunningham started this company in 1891 as a manufacturer of pianos.  But by the time World War II was about to begin, they stopped production while their staff focused on helping the war effort.   When the war ended, the Cunningham company began a new chapter in their history, and concentrated their resources on […]

PCN Tours Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair

Donjon Shipbuilding and Repair is located in Erie, Pennsylvania, right on Lake Erie. There, it services ships with a variety of services. Get a glimpse into some of the jobs they perform and see how they repair boats in dry dock. All on this episode of PCN Tours.

PCN Tours Diamondback Covers, February 9th at 6pm

DiamondBack makes metal covers for the beds of pick-up trucks.  Some have a hinge in the middle allowing the driver to use half of the truck bed as a tool box and the other half to store everything else.  Other covers allow division of a truck bed into three compartments.  All cover variations emphasize easy […]