Established as a shipyard in 1853, IHI has about 7,000 employees and 13 overseas offices. IHI Corp. (formerly Ishikawajima-Harima Heavy Industries) produces a wide array of heavy industrial machinery and equipment. About 50% of its sales are derived from its Energy and Plant operations (boilers, engines, fuel cells, gas turbines, nuclear power plant components, and radioactive waste management) and from its Aero-Engines and Space operations (jet engines, maintenance, parts, ground test facilities, rocket and satellite systems, and space station-related equipment). Other operations include logistics systems, shipbuilding and offshore operations, construction, and real estate, among others.

Control -- it's all in the valves at Jet Research, dba Valve Research & Manufacturing. The company designs and manufactures an array of industrial precision valves, from check to solenoid, and related devices, including flow regulators, pressure reducers, and manifolds. Its lineup is one of the most frequently used types of pneumatic control in aerospace, oceanographic, and offshore oil exploration equipment. The company's solenoid valves, for example, are vital to the fuel control system on Boeing's commercial aircraft. Its hydraulic valves help drive military crawlers, and its landing gear valves, Beechcraft's turboprop-powered planes. Started in 1975, Jet Research is led by founder and president, Paul Cruz.

Baldwin Technology Company, Inc., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the development, manufacture, and sale of process automation equipment for the printing and publishing industry. It offers cleaning systems and related consumable products, including press washers, automatic blanket cleaners, newspaper blanket cleaners, chill roll cleaners, digital plate cleaners, guide roll cleaners, and Web paper cleaners; and fluid management systems comprising refrigerated circulators and spray dampening systems used to measure and control the supply, temperature, cleanliness, chemical balance, and other characteristics of the fluids. Baldwin Technology company also provides ink control systems consisting of ink agitators, ink mixers, and ink level systems, as well as ultraviolet and infrared dryers, gluing systems, and service and parts. In addition, it offers Web press protection systems, such as Web severers and Web catchers that provide auto-arming electronic package offering press protection in the event of a Web break. Baldwin Technology company markets its products through direct sales representatives, distributors, and dealer networks to printing press manufacturers, newspaper publishers, and commercial printers primarily in the Americas, Asia, Australia, and Europe. Baldwin Technology Company is headquartered in Shelton, Connecticut.

Komori America thinks you'd be hard-pressed to find a better printing equipment manufacturer. The US subsidiary of Japan-based Komori Corporation makes and sells such products as sheetfed and Web offset printing presses and precision printing machinery. Komori America has a sales force comprised of both direct and dealer representatives in North America. Komori America company maintains headquarters, a technical product center, and a national parts center (stocking more than 260,000 parts) in Illinois, with additional regional sales, service, and parts distribution centers in California, Georgia, New Jersey, and Ohio. It offers financing on its printing systems through subsidiary Komori Leasing, Inc.

Aylesford Newsprint makes recycled newsprint for European and US newspaper publishers. Aylesford Newsprint company recycles about 500,000 tons of newspapers and magazines annually. One percent of the world's and four percent of the UK's newsprint is supplied by Aylesford Newsprint company. Aylesford Newsprint takes recycling one step further by using waste materials to generate electricity at a plant it owns with Npower Cogen. The energy is then used at the paper plant. It also recycles about 90% of the water used in production. Aylesford Newsprint is a joint venture between Sweden-based SCA Forest Products (part of Svenska Cellulosa Aktiebolaget) and Mondi Europe (which is owned by Anglo American).

Great Plains Manufacturing goes to great pains to help farmers across the fruited plain to sow, grow, and harvest the fruits of their labor. Through its Great Plains division the company designs, manufactures, and sells agricultural planting, spraying, and cultivating equipment. Its Land Pride unit sells landscaping products such as mowers and aerators. Great Plains Acceptance Corporation (GPAC) provides equipment financing, and Great Plains Trucking provides related trucking services in the US and Canada. Great Plains Manufacturing distributes its products through a network of more than 700 Great Plains dealers and more than 1,100 Land Pride dealers, who sell equipment to more than 30 countries.

Terex lifts and digs for pay dirt; the company manufactures a slew of cranes, construction equipment, aerial platforms, and materials processing equipment. Its construction business makes compaction equipment, such as compact track loaders and excavators, as well as off-highway trucks, and road building equipment. Another arm makes various aerial lifts, from articulating to telescopic booms used in industrial and construction overhead jobs. The lines are sold worldwide to construction, as well as forestry, recycling, shipping, and utility industries, under brands Genie, Powerscreen, and Bid-Well. In 2010 the company sold its mining business to Bucyrus International.

Falken Tire keeps on rollin', rollin', rollin'. Falken Tire Corporation company, a subsidiary of Japan-based Sumitomo Rubber Industries, makes and distributes tires that run the gamut from original equipment replacement tires for passenger cars to those found on light trucks/SUVs (including tires for off-road use) and even race cars. Falken's other product offerings include high-performance wheels for cars, trucks, and SUVs, as well as all-season tires geared toward the consumer automotive aftermarket. Falken tires are sold by independent dealers throughout the US and Canada. Wheel brands include Aviator, Marquis, and Solaris; tire brands include Azenis, Sinsera, and Ziex.

United Glass Corporation is one of the leading, independent fabricators and processors of value-added glass products targeting commercial construction end-markets in the Eastern United States. The UGC "family of companies" consists of five operating facilities. These facilities are located in Atlanta, GA; Plymouth, MI; Columbus, OH; two facilities outside Pittsburgh, PA and corporate headquarters in Louisville, KY. The company provides value-added fabrication services to transform raw, flat glass into a variety of sophisticated, energy-saving and technical products. The vast majority of the company's service offerings result in highly customized, "made-to-order" products to meet customer specifications.

IntriCon Corporation, together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, engineering, and manufacture of body-worn devices worldwide. It designs, develops, engineers, and manufactures micro-miniature injection-molded plastics, microelectronics, micro-mechanical assemblies, and assemblies primarily for bio-telemetry devices, medical equipment, hearing instruments, professional audio and telecommunications devices, and computers. IntriCon Corporation company offers miniature and micro-miniature body-worn products, such as multiple bio-telemetry devices; bubble sensors and flow restrictors that monitor and control the flow of fluid in an intravenous infusion system; and a family of safety needle products for medical product manufacturers of portable and lightweight battery powered devices, as well as various sensors to connect a patient to an electronic device. IntriCon Corporation manufactures hybrid amplifiers and integrated circuit components; faceplates for in-the-ear and in-the-canal hearing instruments; and micro miniature electromechanical components, such as volume controls, microphones, receivers, trimmer potentiometers, and switches to hearing instrument manufacturers. It also provides various communication devices for applications in the fire, law enforcement, safety, aviation, and military markets; and a line of miniature ear and head-worn devices that are used by performers and support staff in the music and stage performance markets. IntriCon Corporation sells its products through an internal sales force and sales representatives. It has strategic alliances with Dynamic Hearing Pty Ltd to develop body-worn ULP-DSP applications; and Advanced Medical Electronics Corp. to develop and manufacture miniature, wireless, and ultra-low-power bio-telemetry instruments. IntriCon Corporation company was formerly known as Selas Corporation of America.

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