MacLean-Fogg Chairman Barry MacLean has been selected as a 2025 inductee into the Illinois Manufacturing Hall of Fame.

Presented by the Illinois Manufacturers’ Association, this recognition honors individuals who have made a lasting impact on the manufacturing industry.

An engineer by training, Barry has led MacLean-Fogg through significant growth—from a single-site manufacturer to a global enterprise with over three dozen locations worldwide. His influence extends far beyond the factory floor, with decades of service to organizations like the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, the Griffin Museum of Science & Industry, and Dartmouth College.

Founded in 1925 by John MacLean Sr. and Jack Fogg in Illinois to manufacture lock nuts for railroads, MacLean Fogg has 3,000 employees and $1 billion in annual sales. MacLean-Fogg has 28 manufacturing plants in Europe, Asia and North and South America.