Tomra Systems ASA company's reverse vending machines (RVMs) are used in retail locations to identify returned beverage containers (glass, plastic, aluminum, or steel) and refund customer deposits. RVMs are used to process refillable and non-refillable beverage containers: refillables are identified by shape, sorted, and crated for transport back to the bottler; non-refillables are sorted, crushed, and shredded or compacted so they can be melted down to make new containers. Tomra's accumulation tables, sorting gates, and bottle-to-crate systems are intended to completely automate retailer recycling needs.

A. O. Smith Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of water heating equipment and electric motors for the residential, commercial, and industrial end markets in the United States and internationally. The company operates through two segments, Water Products and Electrical Products. The Water Products segment manufactures and markets a line of residential gas and electric water heaters; standard and specialty commercial water heating equipment for restaurants, hotels and motels, laundries, car washes, and small businesses; copper-tube boilers; water treatment products; and water systems tanks. This segment sells its products through independent wholesale plumbing distributors, as well as through retail channel. The Electrical Products segment offers hermetic motors for air conditioning and commercial refrigeration compressors; and fractional horsepower fan motors for use in furnaces, air conditioners, and blowers. It also provides fractional horsepower motors for pumps for home water systems, swimming pools, hot tubs, and spas, as well as for garage door openers; and integral horsepower AC and DC motors for industrial and commercial applications.

Shopsmith makes and markets multipurpose woodworking tools -- most notably the Shopsmith Mark V. The Mark V performs the functions of a disk sander, horizontal boring machine, lathe, table saw, and vertical drill press and, with attachments, band saw, belt sander, jointer, planer, scroll saw, and strip sander. Accessories include a lathe duplicator for reproducing original turnings and a dust collector for dust-free woodworking. The company also offers single-use tools and accessories. Shopsmith directly markets through demonstrations and by telephone, mail order, and online. Founded in 1972, Shopsmith is run by Chairman John Folkerth and his son Robert, the firm's CEO.

Scot Forge forges ahead in the manufacturing of open-die and rolled-ring forgings used for couplings, drive shafts, flanges, heat exchanger bodies, and ship shafts. The employee-owned company's customers are in the construction, defense, energy, general industrial machinery, power generation, and shipbuilding industries. A signature product is the Tartan Bar -- not a Scottish candy, but solid-center, rolled-surface round bars of metal. Scot Forge has a specialty alloy services team to help customers select specialty materials for open-die forgings and rolled rings. The manufacturer, which ships more than 250 million pounds of forgings a year, was founded in 1893.

THG Corporation specializes in the distribution, primarily in New England, of motion-control products including hydraulic and pneumatic systems, generators, compressors, and control boxes. THG also manufactures sealing devices and fluid connectors, such as hoses, fittings, and valves. THG is the parent to The Hope Group, which is comprised of member companies: Hope Air Systems, Sorensen Systems, The Leen Company, and Bosworth Fluid Connectors. Certain of The Hope Group subsidiaries operate five Parker Stores, which carry Parker Hannifin products. Principal owners include brothers Carey and Peter Rhoten.

Chase Corporation engages in the manufacture and sale of specialty tapes, laminates, sealants, and coatings, as well as in the provision of contract assembly services for the electronics industry worldwide. Chase Corporation company operates in two segments, Specialized Manufacturing and Electronic Manufacturing Services. The Specialized Manufacturing segment offers insulating and conducting materials for the manufacture of electrical and telephone wire and cable, electrical splicing, and terminating and repair tapes, which are marketed to wire and cable manufacturers; protective pipe coating tapes and other protectants for valves, regulators, casings, joints, metals, concrete, and wood, which are sold to oil companies, gas utilities, and pipeline companies; protectants for highway bridge deck metal supported surfaces that are sold to municipal transportation authorities; and moisture protective coatings for the electronics industry. This segment also provides laminated durable papers, which are sold primarily to the envelope converting and commercial printing industries; flexible composites and laminates for the wire and cable, aerospace, packaging, and industrial laminate markets; and expansion and control joint systems designed for roads, bridges, stadiums, and airport runways.

Flambeau, Inc. brings plastic to life for thousands of businesses and millions of professionals, hobbyists, and enthusiasts worldwide. From that first fishing lure, Flambeau has grown to encompass a diverse range of manufactured plastic products. Flambeau, Inc. and its divisions, in conjunction with other members of the Nordic Group of Companies, form a total resource network providing customer assistance in design and specifications of injection and blow molded thermoplastic components and products, building of tools and fixtures, and contract manufacturing of complete assemblies.

GrafTech International Ltd. manufactures graphite and carbon material science-based solutions. The company operates in two segments, Industrial Materials and Engineered Solutions. The Industrial Materials segment manufactures and delivers graphite electrodes, refractory products, and related services. Its graphite electrodes enable thermal management solutions for the electronics industry and fuel cell solutions for the transportation and power generation industries. Graphite electrodes and are used to produce electric arc furnace steel and various other ferrous and nonferrous metals. This segment also manufactures carbon, graphite, and semi-graphite refractory products, which protect the walls of blast furnaces and submerged arc furnaces. The Engineered Solutions segment offers advanced graphite materials that are used in the transportation, solar, metallurgical, chemical, and oil and gas exploration industries. This segment also provides natural graphite products, including thermal management solutions used in the electronics, automotive, petrochemical, and transportation industries; fuel cell components; and sealing materials. The company sells its products through direct sales force, independent sales representatives, and distributors in North America, South America, Africa, Europe, and Asia.

R.S. Hughes distributes the stuff that holds the world together duct tape, that is plus a lot more. The employee-owned company maintains locations in about 20 states and Mexico from which it dispenses adhesives (epoxies, aerosols, hot glues, silicones), electrical specialties (tubing, terminals, films, tape, and barriers), safety products (glasses, ear plugs, masks), tapes (masking, foam, vinyl, cloth, foil, duct, joining), and abrasives (roll, disc, brush, wheel, belt, and air tools). R.S. Hughes also distributes labels and signs (printable labels and tags, safety signs) and aerosols and coatings (WD-40, paints, lubricants, oils, cleaners).

Since 1982, Puckett Machinery Company has served as a Caterpillar dealer, owned solely by its chairman, Ben Puckett, Sr. Ben's son, Richard, is Puckett Machinery's president and general manager. Puckett Machinery Company operates equipment facilities in Brookhaven, Gulfport, Jackson, Hattiesburg, Meridian, and Natchez, Mississippi. Puckett Machinery sells and leases a slate of new and used Caterpillar equipment, generators, engines, and parts. It also offers forest products machinery, from Prentice knuckleboom loaders to Hydro-Ax feller-bunchers.

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