The first equipment manufactured by S. Howes was grain-cleaning equipment. S. Howes was once the largest manufacturer of grain cleaning equipment in the world. The company designs and manufactures processing equipment. Its processing equipment line includes mixers and blenders, conveyors, separators, size reducers, grain cleaners and accessories for a variety of products and processing industries. S. Howes is part of MetalWorks, a group of affiliated manufacturing companies based in western New York. Located in Silver Creek, N.Y., S. Howes was established in 1856.