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Top 25 Manufacturing consulting companies based in Chicago, United States

Name: Manufacturing consulting companies based in Chicago, United States
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Compiled by the RevenueBase Data Team Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026 79 companies tracked

RevenueBase identified 79 manufacturing consulting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026 and tracks 749 professional contacts across them, including 246 with verified work emails. Houston is the largest hub.

This list covers manufacturing consulting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States, matched on what each company actually does as described in its own words. Ranked by team size, largest first. Every row shows the company's own description, its RevenueBase Smart Search rating, and when it was last checked. Data refreshed September 17, 2026.

Published by RevenueBase, a B2B data infrastructure company. This list was built with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search RevenueBase customers use to build their own targeted lists and unlock verified emails and direct dials at the companies on them. How these lists are built and judged.

How to read this list HQ checked on every row RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row Refreshed Sep 17, 2026 86% judged on-target in blind review

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The 25 largest manufacturing consulting companies based in Chicago, United States

Ranked by team size

Top 25 of 79 manufacturing consulting companies based in Chicago, United States, ranked by team size, largest first. Data refreshed Sep 17, 2026. RevenueBase Smart Search rates how each company's information relates to manufacturing consulting companies: strong evidence (its own description names it), partial (names part of it), indirect (matched on the rest of its profile rather than the description shown). Click a contact count to view that company's people.
#	Company	RevenueBase Smart Search	Headquarters	Employees	Contacts
1	CGN Global	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	201-500	104 contacts →
	Partial evidence “A Chicago-based firm with offices in Mexico, the UK, France, Turkey, India, and China, providing supply chain, digital, strategy and transformation consulting services to…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
2	Logan Consulting	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	84 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Logan Consulting helps manufacturing, distribution and service companies use technology to reduce costs and increase sales resulting in higher company profits.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
3	The Keystone Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	63 contacts →
	Partial evidence “The Keystone Group is a results-oriented management consulting firm.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
4	Small Shop	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	n/a	61 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Small Shop is a woman-owned, Chicago-based boutique consulting firm providing crafted goods and apparel production services from early-stage development through re-order.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
5	Ultra Consultants	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	51-200	60 contacts →
	Strong evidence “Ultra Consultants is an independent ERP consulting firm guiding manufacturing and distribution companies on their Digital and Business Transformations.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
6	ESA	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	26 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Precision-Tuned Foodservice Solutions: Expert support and strategic guidance, precisely when your brand needs it.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
7	Saphineia Manufacturing Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	16 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Manufacturing a safe, quality food or beverage product, cost-effectively, every day is hard.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
8	Whole Brain Consulting Food & Beverage Industry Experts	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	14 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Whole Brain Consulting, your outsourced operations experts.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
9	Pangea Technologies, LLC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	10 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Pangea Technologies is one of the leading mechanical advanced manufacturing company that produce high quality products, a one Stop Shop for Engineering and Manufacturing…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
10	Clark Resources	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	9 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Clark Resources is a specialized Manufacturing Recruiting Firm dedicated to connecting top talent with leading companies across the nation.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
11	Vitalizing Business Solutions INC	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	7 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Vitalizing Business Solutions offers a wide range of consulting services with the necessary tools and expertise to help grow your business.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
12	Middle Branch Partners	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Specialized M&A and advisory in contract manufacturing, MedTech and OEM branded product.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
13	microfactory.tech	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	11-50	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Microfactory" is dedicated to serving local and global customers for their engineering custom manufacturing parts needs for all kinds of different industries.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
14	Aligned Technologies	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Aligned Technologies delivers a world where any business - from SMB to large enterprises – has access to a trusted advisor, partner and guide for finding the best-fit technologies…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
15	Kairos Worldwide	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	5 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Kairos Worldwide is a proven leader in process engineering consulting and is dedicated to reducing waste and enabling robust, sustainable growth for all types of clients.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
16	Chelwood Consulting Group	Partial evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Partial evidence “Chelwood Consulting Group specializes in Business Consulting for manufacturers, warehouses and distributors.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
17	BEN Jacobson Consultants	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	4 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Ben Jacobson Consultants was founded in 2001 and has been helping businesses operate with maximum efficiency ever since.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
18	Lace Consulting Group, LLC	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	3 contacts →
	Strong evidence “LCG provides ERP, Manufacturing, and Supply Chain Operations consulting services to commercial customers, agnostic of industry.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
19	Wetmore Consulting Group	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
20	3degrees	Strong evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Strong evidence “3Degrees is a Chicago-based consulting company focused on helping organizations around the world maximize their investment in advanced manufacturing technologies such as 3D…” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
21	The Plastic Professional	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	2 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “I have 20+ years experience in the plastics industry specializing in technologies to produce medium to large thermoplastic components.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
22	Optimization Advisers	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “After over a decade of analyzing & managing projects, leading programs and optimizing processes, continued patterns of inefficiency and opportunities for improvement were observed.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
23	Takcore LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Takcore LLC is a specialized supply chain advisory firm built on one principle: deep expertise beats broad generalization.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
24	Clever FOX Advisory LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Is your company's finance organization working long hours but still underperforming?” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026
25	Racine Avenue, LLC	Indirect evidence	Chicago, IL, United StatesHQ checked Sep 17, 2026	1-10	1 contacts →
	Indirect evidence “Our goal is to build and provide a program through process and procedures that will improve internal and external measures.” Source: RevenueBase Database · checked Sep 17, 2026

RevenueBase Smart Search

RevenueBase Smart Search assesses information from a company’s LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website, and other publicly available sources. It uses that information to rate how closely the company relates to this list’s category: manufacturing consulting companies. Every row carries its rating and the description the rating was read from, so each one can be checked rather than taken on trust.

Strong evidence: The company's own public description of its business names manufacturing consulting companies.
Partial evidence: Its own public description names part of manufacturing consulting companies, so it works in or next to the category without describing itself that way.
Indirect evidence: The description shown does not name manufacturing consulting companies. The match rests on the rest of the company's public profile rather than the one sentence quoted here, so this is the rating to check first.

RevenueBase Smart Search is how these lists are built: RevenueBase's data engine and AI assemble the companies that match a category defined in a user's own words, so a list can be about what companies actually do rather than about whichever industry code they were filed under.

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Manufacturing consulting companies based in Chicago, United States at a glance

As of Sep 17, 2026

32.8%Verified-email coverage

9.5Average contacts per company

1-10Median size (employees)

169.6%Largest-city concentration · Houston

Sep 17, 2026Page data refreshed

Companies by employee count

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11-50

51-200

201-500

501-1,000

Email recency for this list is measured across the whole United States list rather than for Chicago, so it is reported there. Company counts and contact totals on this page are exact for Chicago, over 79 companies.

How this list was built

Company categories are rarely black and white. RevenueBase reads each company's own description of its business to decide whether it belongs among manufacturing consulting companies, so some rows will be adjacent to the category rather than pure plays. The description and RevenueBase Smart Search rating on every row are there so you can check each match yourself.

Source: The RevenueBase company graph: 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts resolved from primary sources, queried with RevenueBase Smart Search, the natural-language company search available to every RevenueBase user.
What qualifies: Companies headquartered in Chicago, United States whose own description of what they do matches “manufacturing consulting companies”. Matching reads each company's description, not its industry code or its name.
RevenueBase Smart Search: RevenueBase Smart Search is how this list is assembled and how each row is rated. RevenueBase's data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to a category defined in a user's own words. Each row is rated strong evidence (its own description names manufacturing consulting companies), partial evidence (it names part of the category) or indirect evidence (the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile). The description supporting each rating is quoted on the row.
What we exclude: Companies whose own description does not clearly place them among manufacturing consulting companies, and records with no verified work email. Companies headquartered outside Chicago are excluded even when they keep an office there.
Match quality: In blind human judging of this matching method, 86% of matched companies were on target. Expect roughly 1 in 7 rows to be adjacent to the category rather than a pure play. Every row shows the company's own description and its RevenueBase Smart Search rating so you can judge each match yourself. Read the full methodology: how the lists are built, how the judging worked, and what the figure means.
Ranking: Team size, largest first: companies are ordered by the number of professionals RevenueBase tracks at each one. Employee ranges shown are reported bands, for context.
Verification: Every listed company carries at least one verified work email, 246 across the full list. Contacts re-verify on a rolling cadence, and each contact's own verification date is shown inside RevenueBase.
Refresh: This page's figures were pulled from the company graph on September 17, 2026. Lists refresh periodically as the graph is re-checked.
Corrections: Wrong category, wrong headquarters, or a company that has closed? Use “Report an issue” on any row. Reports go to the RevenueBase Data Team and feed back into the company graph.

Manufacturing consulting companies by metro in the United States

Manufacturing consulting companies in Houston134
Manufacturing consulting companies in New York123
Manufacturing consulting companies in Atlanta99
Manufacturing consulting companies in Chicago79
Manufacturing consulting companies in Austin65
Manufacturing consulting companies in Dallas63
Manufacturing consulting companies in Los Angeles60
Manufacturing consulting companies in Miami60
Manufacturing consulting companies in Denver53
Manufacturing consulting companies in Seattle46
Manufacturing consulting companies in Minneapolis44
Manufacturing consulting companies in Boston43
Manufacturing consulting companies in San Diego43
Manufacturing consulting companies in Charlotte38
Manufacturing consulting companies in San Francisco37
Manufacturing consulting companies in Phoenix36
Manufacturing consulting companies in Orlando35
Manufacturing consulting companies in Cincinnati34
Manufacturing consulting companies in Cleveland32
Manufacturing consulting companies in Tampa32
Manufacturing consulting companies in San Jose29
Manufacturing consulting companies in Rochester27
Manufacturing consulting companies in Washington26

Frequently asked

What is RevenueBase Smart Search?

RevenueBase Smart Search is how RevenueBase decides which companies belong on this list and how strongly each one fits. Its data engine and AI assess a company's LinkedIn profile, information supplied directly by the company, its website and other publicly available information, then relate it to the category the list is about. Each row is rated strong evidence when the company's own description names manufacturing consulting companies, partial evidence when it names part of the category, and indirect evidence when the description shown names none of it and the match rests on the rest of the company's profile.

How many manufacturing consulting companies are there based in Chicago, United States?

RevenueBase identified 79 manufacturing consulting companies headquartered in Chicago, United States as of September 2026, matched on each company's own description of what it does rather than its industry code.

What is the largest company on this list?

CGN Global, headquartered in Chicago, tops this list with the largest team on record.

Which city has the most manufacturing consulting companies?

Houston leads with 134 headquartered companies, followed by New York (123) and Atlanta (99).

How do I get contact information for these companies?

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How current is this list?

The list refreshes periodically as the company graph is re-checked. This page's figures were pulled on September 17, 2026.

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RevenueBase is a B2B data infrastructure company. Its company graph covers 60 million companies and 398.9 million professional contacts, with emails verified on a rolling cadence rather than scraped once and left to decay. These company lists are generated directly from that graph with RevenueBase Smart Search, the same natural-language company search every RevenueBase user has: describe a market in plain words, get the companies that match, and add verified emails and direct dials for the people at them. It is the same data that powers RevenueBase's B2B data products, and a free account includes 500 credits to start. How these lists are built and judged.