What happens when you put people before process?
This Earth Day, we’re talking about the people who are building Orion.
At Orion, everything we do comes back to one thing: taking care of the people who build what we build, and the families who depend on them. When we source locally, engineer for longevity, and eliminate waste, we’re not checking boxes on a sustainability report. We’re making sure our community grows stronger, together. We’re keeping supply chains short so relationships stay strong. We’re building products that don’t need replacing, so the people who install them aren’t coming back to fix problems they didn’t create.
That’s what drives us. Not metrics. People.
Made in America, built by people who live here
Since 2009, Orion Entrance Control Inc. has been a fixture in Laconia, New Hampshire. The people who design our products live here. They raise their families here. And when we source steel, components, and raw materials from suppliers within driving distance, we’re not just shortening lead times, we’re strengthening the local economy.
Short supply chains mean our purchasing manager knows the people she’s buying from. When a supplier is close enough to shake hands with, accountability isn’t a policy. It’s a relationship. There’s no hiding behind logistics or third-party inspections.
Quality becomes personal.
From our first turnstile to our latest entrance control system, every product that leaves our 40,000-square-foot facility is designed, engineered, and assembled in-house by people who take pride in what they build. Because when you put your name on something, it matters that it works.
When you choose Orion, you’re choosing a product built by people who depend on getting it right.
Smarter engineering, less waste
Our team uses in-house 3D printing to prototype, test, and refine components before committing to production. That means better products, faster decisions, and significantly less material waste. But more importantly, it means our engineers get it right the first time.
3D printing lets our team fail fast, learn faster, and ship products they’re proud of. It’s engineering discipline that respects people’s time, both ours and yours.
Being mindful of our people’s time
Every component, drive motors, glass barriers, pedestal housings, is selected and tested for the long haul. High-traffic lobbies. Demanding environments. Installations where failure isn’t an option.
For the integrators whose reputation rides on the reliability of what they install, and the architects designing spaces that need to hold up as well as they look, this matters. A product that doesn’t need frequent replacing is a product that doesn’t create problems down the road. And that means fewer callbacks, fewer headaches, and fewer people pulled away from their families to fix something that should have worked in the first place.
We engineer for the people downstream. Because their time matters.
Crating that ships again
It’s a small detail, but it says something about how we think. We upcycle and reuse our shipping crates. The same care that goes into building our products goes into how we package and deliver them. Reusable crating reduces waste, cuts costs, and reflects a broader operational mindset: if something can be done better and more responsibly, we do it that way.
Because being wasteful with materials means being wasteful with people’s effort. And we don’t do that here.
In short, small things add up
Repair, Reduce, Reuse, Recycle is how the old adage goes.
Repair: At Orion, we have 3, 5, and 7 Star MSA programs to maintain and repair our products on the occasion they need maintenance.
Reduce: We reduce our carbon footprint by 3D printing parts and using locally sourced materials.
Reuse: We reuse our shipping crates and packing materials.
Recycle: All recyclable materials, such as office paper, plastics, and metal scrap, are collected for proper processing. Each work desk is equipped with a recycling can, and large recycling bins are placed every few rows on the shop floor to encourage consistent recycling practices throughout our facility.
See what we build
The best way to understand Orion is to see how we work and meet the people who do it.
Whether you’re specifying for a new development, upgrading an existing installation, or evaluating options for a complex facility, our team is ready to show you what we build and why it holds up.
