135 Years of American Manufacturing: a Family-owned Company Builds Products That Last
As America prepares to celebrate its 250th anniversary, we're taking 30 days to spotlight the manufacturing partners, American-made products, and industrial traditions that make FLI Products possible. This is the first installment.
We're starting in Connecticut.
Since 1891
The family-owned company has been producing quality crafted products in Connecticut since 1891. That's 135 years of American manufacturing from a single New England address — through two World Wars, the Great Depression, the rise of overseas manufacturing, and every economic cycle in between.
They're still here. Still making things. Still in Connecticut.
The company is a plastic injection molding specialist — experts in thermoplastics from initial product design and material selection through mold building, production runs, and shipping logistics. They produce over 3,000,000 units per year and fill more than 7,000 orders annually. Their capabilities include rapid prototyping, custom molding, engineering, mold refurbishing, and mold maintenance.
When you need something made right, made to last, and made in America — Rogers Manufacturing is who you call.
The FLI Products Partnership
FLI Products and the company aren't just vendor and supplier. They're partners — co-owners of the brands and products they bring to market together. That alignment matters. When the manufacturer has skin in the game, quality isn't a checkbox. It's personal.
Together, with FLI Products they have built three product lines that are sold online and through retailers across the country:
CrateMate — The Milk Crate Organizer
CrateMate is a premium HDPE stackable crate organizer reimagining structured, compartmentalized storage systems for home, vehicle, garden, RV, and job site use. Made from food-safe, UV-resistant, weatherproof HDPE — the same material used in cutting boards and industrial containers — CrateMate is built to handle real-world conditions without cracking, warping, or wearing out. Just like picking up groceries at Walmart.
Available in 16QT and 24QT sizes. Used by contractors, RV owners, sports families, farmers, grocery pickup customers, and anyone who needs things to stay where they put them.
BladeGuard — Knife Blade Protection
BladeGuard is a knife blade protector available in four sizes — 4", 6", 8", and 10". BPA-free, dishwasher safe, and non-slip. Designed to protect knife edges during storage and transport, BladeGuard is trusted by chefs and sportsmen worldwide. It's the kind of product that solves a real problem simply, durably, and without drama.
Made in the USA. Injection molded in Connecticut.
CordSafe — Cord & Cable Management
CordSafe brings the same Rogers Manufacturing durability to cord and cable organization. Designed for home, garage, workshop, and holiday lighting storage, CordSafe keeps cords tangle-free, protected, and ready to use. No more pulling out a knotted mess. No more damaged cables from improper storage.
Made in the USA. Built to the same standard, built to last.
What 135 Years Actually Means
It's easy to put "Made in USA" on a label. It's harder to mean it for 135 consecutive years.
Founded in 1891 — before the automobile was commercially available, before the airplane existed, before most of the brands Americans shop today were born. They've been injection molding thermoplastics through every era of American industry, adapting their capabilities, investing in their equipment, and keeping their operation rooted in Rockfall, Connecticut.
3,000,000+ units per year. 7,000+ orders annually. Quick turnaround. Low shipping costs. Highly experienced. Made in the USA.
Those aren't marketing claims. That's 135 years of proof.
Why It Matters for America250
As America celebrates 250 years of independence, innovation, and industry, this story of manufacturing excellence is exactly the kind of story worth telling. Not a startup. Not a brand built on overseas manufacturing with a domestic label. A real American manufacturer — family-owned, New England-rooted, and still producing quality crafted products from the same address they've occupied for over a century.
When you buy CrateMate, BladeGuard, or CordSafe, you're not just buying a product. You're buying into 135 years of American industrial tradition. You're supporting a Connecticut manufacturing facility that employs American workers and has done so since 1891.
That's what Made in USA means to FLI Products.
Over the next 30 days, we'll be spotlighting every manufacturing partner behind FLI Products — the American facilities, the American workers, and the American-made products that define what we sell and why we sell it.
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