The John Henry of folklore may have been a steel-driving man, but The John Henry Company has a more delicate touch. It makes, prints, and sells specialty packaging to the floral industry (baskets, ceramic mugs, glassware, and wreaths), as well as personal note cards, envelopes, and plant tags. Since its start in 1912, the John Henry company has grown from plants to packaging. Through its John Henry Packaging Group, the company manufactures custom-designed blister packs, product labels and inserts, and cartons, coupled with a range of printing services, primarily for mid-size pharmaceutical and healthcare companies, and, to a lesser extent, food and beverage markets. Bear Stearns Merchant Banking owns the John Henry company.

Fabco Equipment thinks CATs are fab. Fabco company sells and rents new and used Caterpillar equipment and engines. It also holds an extensive inventory of parts and offers services that include fluids analysis, rebuilds, hydraulic services, and engine services. Fabco Equipment operates about 25 facilities throughout Wisconsin and Michigan's Upper Peninsula and serves customers in the construction, agriculture, forestry, mining, trucking, marine, and power generation industries. Power for tailgaiting activities at Lambeau Field, home of the Green Bay Packers, stems from generators provided by Fabco. Chairman Joseph Fabick founded the company in 1982.

BTD Manufacturing provides metal fabrication services for custom machine parts and metal components through stamping, tool and die, machining, tube bending, welding, and assembly. BTD offers design, engineering, prototyping, and short-run functions. It serves customers in the agricultural machinery, appliance, health and fitness, lawn and garden equipment, mass transportation, and recreational vehicle industries, mainly in the Midwest. Major clients include snowmobile maker Arctic Cat, lawn equipment giant Toro, and farm equipment manufacturer Case. BTD is a wholly owned subsidiary of Otter Tail Corporation.

Valcor Engineering is not a dance troupe, but you might say they know something about fluid movement. Valcor Engineering Corporation company makes fluid-control products with aerospace, scientific and light industrial, and nuclear applications. Valcor's Aerospace division offers 50,000 varieties of solenoid valves, pressure regulators, relief valves, and accumulators. Valcor Scientific has a library of more than 18,000 solenoid-driven fluid control devices, including cryogenic service valves and dispensing/metering pumps. Valcor Engineering Corporation company offers another 18,000 components, including solenoid valves, check valves, and flow regulators, for nuclear plant applications.

Founded in 1865, Gleason Corporation is a global leader in the technology of gearing. Products and services include machinery for the production, finishing and testing of gears as well as a worldwide support system which provides cutting tools, workholding, replacement parts, field service, application development services, gear design and inspection software, training programs, engineering support and machine rebuild and upgrade services. Gleason Corporation Company is also a leader in the theory of gear design and in the application, testing and analysis of prototype and production gears. Customers include leading companies in the automotive, aerospace and aircraft, energy, truck, recreational vehicle and power equipment industries.

Watts Urethane Products can still get around, even though it has its ups and downs. A subsidiary of Watts of Lydney Group, Watts Urethane company manufactures castable polyurethane and ultrathane products such as industrial tires, printing squeegees, and roller coaster guide wheels. Additional Watts Urethane products include outdoor products, such as furniture, road barriers, and fencing. The company's products are also used to coat metals, form liners used inside pipe, and as a packaging medium. The nature of polyurethane and ultrathane makes them resistant to oil and chemicals, abrasions, extreme temperatures, and environmental degradation.

Anchor Glass Container Corporation is the third largest manufacturer of glass containers in North America, employing approximately 2,900 people. Anchor Glass currently operates eight glass manufacturing facilities, consisting of 16 furnaces and 44 lines, and one mould-making facility.At Anchor Glass, we take pride in our company, our people, and our products. Outstanding product quality, dedicated customer service and the creation of innovative new products have always been central to our business. These principles have helped Anchor Glass to differentiate itself from others with its high-quality, value-added products and services.Anchor Glass serves some of North America's largest brands in the beer, beverage, liquor, and consumer product industries and produces glass containers in a wide variety of designs, sizes, and shapes.A leader in product innovation, Anchor Glass has designed and manufactured a wide array of award-winning products for many of the world’s most recognized brands.

Rittal Corp offers more than 13,000 enclosure and accessory products that industrial, electronic, and telecommunications companies use to keep equipment protected and wires in place. Products include industrial cabinet systems, electronic subrack systems, shielded enclosures, and interactive terminals. Rittal also makes climate control systems for its enclosures (filter fans, panel heaters, heat exchangers), and power distribution systems (adapters, busbars, fuse bases, switches). Rittal is a part of Germany-based enclosure maker Friedhelm LOH Group.

Dynapac USA is rolling along in the compaction and paving machinery business. A division of Sweden-based Dynapac AB, its products primarily include compactors, cutters and grinders, pavers, planers, poker vibrators, rollers, rammers, and submersible pumps for use in road building and civil construction. Dynapac also offers service, spare parts, and training. Formerly a subsidiary of Metso Minerals Industries, Dynapac was taken private by Nordic investment firm Altor in 2004. Dynapac has eight production facilities in Brazil, China, France, Germany, Sweden, and the US, and has sales operations in 16 countries worldwide. Dynapac AB was purchased by Atlas Copco in 2007.

Q.E.P makes and distributes hardwood flooring and flooring installation tools (including trowels, wet saws, and carpet trimmers) for professionals and do-it-yourselfers. It sells more than 3,000 flooring products, mainly for installing marble, carpet, ceramic tile, and drywall, under the QEP, Capitol, ROBERTS, Elastiment, and Tarkett brands, among others. Q.E.P. makes about 25% of its products and acquires the rest from about 200 suppliers. Its customers include retailers and distributors to the home improvement, hardware, and construction trades primarily in the US. The family-run company was founded by chairman and CEO Lewis Gould in 1979.

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