The brick-making process has come a long way since the 1890s and the wood-fire beehive kilns of Ochs' past. More than 100 years and several technological innovations later, Ochs Brick Company can produce more than 60 million brick each year, due in large part to a recent $9 million dollar expansion that includes:

• New dryer and kiln
• Robotic dehacking
• Automated car tracking and control
• EH Wright digital extrusion control

Click here to see how bricks are made at our Springfield plant.