Maxwell June began with a challenge: to prove that a small American company could design, engineer, and manufacture a precise, durable everyday razor close to home.
A Different Way to Make an Everyday Tool
Razors are one of the most familiar consumer products in the world, but the category has long been shaped by disposable systems, global supply chains, and manufacturing at enormous scale. We started Maxwell June because we believed there was another way: a carefully engineered razor made locally, priced with discipline, and designed to make long-term ownership feel practical again.
Industrial Design and Precision Manufacturing
Maxwell June was founded in 2019 by twin brothers Rob and Rich Glenn in Chicago and Rockford, Illinois. Rob’s background in industrial design, engineering, and product development shaped the original concept: a razor that could use the proven sharpness and economy of double-edge blades while offering the ease and familiarity of a modern cartridge-style shave. Rich’s background in high-volume and aerospace-grade machining brought the production knowledge, precision, and shop experience needed to turn those prototypes into finished razors.
Small Company, Production-Grade Process
Our approach combines the flexibility of small-scale American manufacturing with the discipline of high-volume consumer product development. By pairing traditional engineering and product design with additive manufacturing, automation, and efficient local production, we are building a practical model for making high-quality everyday products — and bringing the manufacturing jobs that make them — back home.
That process shapes every Maxwell June razor: how it feels in the hand, how it shaves, how it is made, and how it can be offered at a price that makes sense.
Made Here, Built to Compete
From our Illinois-based facilities, Maxwell June razors ship to customers around the world. Local production helps us shorten supply chains, reduce waste, respond quickly, and control the details ourselves. The result is a U.S.-made razor with the refinement of a high-end product and the discipline to compete with products made at much larger scale.