Named for the famous Italian volcano, Vesuvius Group S.A./N.V. was founded as Vesuvius Crucible Company in 1916 and acquired by Cookson in 1986. The venture has since engaged in a string of international acquisitions and has some 70 manufacturing facilities around the world. Vesuvius Group is a manufacturer of industrial equipment used primarily for the production of glass, iron, and steel. Vesuvius Group's products include ceramics, refractory products, and flow control systems; it also provides casting, finishing, and construction services. Vesuvius also makes machinery for the production and processing of aluminum and assorted minerals. Vesuvius Group S.A./N.V. is a part of Cookson Group's ceramics division.

U.S. Traffic Corporation wants to get you out of a jam. U.S. Traffic Corporation company makes electronic traffic controllers, vehicle sensors, pedestrian and vehicle signals, power backup systems, and traffic conflict and malfunction monitors. Its SmartToll system collects the magnetic signatures of vehicles to count and classify automobiles on toll roads. U.S. Traffic Corporation company also makes vehicle detection systems, video equipment, and cabinets. The SmartToll system is sold directly to customers; other products are sold through distributors in the US and Canada. U.S. Traffic is a division of Peek Traffic; privately held traffic safety company Signal Group bought U.S. Traffic and Peek Traffic from Quixote Corporation in 2008.

Elkhart Products manufactures wrot copper and cast fittings, including couplings, elbows, tees, hangers, and adapters, used by residential and commercial plumbing and industrial flow control markets in the US and Canada. Elkhart Products company also serves the automotive and air conditioning and refrigeration industries and provides custom tubular fabrication work. Formerly a subsidiary of Amcast Industrial Corporation (which acquired Elkhart Products in 1983), Elkhart Products company was sold to Aalberts Industries N.V. in 2004. Aalberts Industries has more than 150 industrial services and flow control production facilities worldwide.

Krack's equipment can make it so cold that a lawyer will put his hands in his own pockets. An operating brand of Ingersoll Rand, Krack manufactures a line of commercial and industrial refrigeration, and process cooling products for climate control. Commercial evaporators, condensers, and condensing units protect a range of environments, from food processing plants to blood distribution centers. Condensers, as well as evaporators and condensing units, comprise the industrial line. These giants chill warehouses to blast freezers. Krack products are distributed through its parent company's US branch sales offices and dealers.

Lincoln Industries specializes in the functional and decorative finishing of steel, aluminum and brass, operating more than 20 automated and manual lines capable of more than 40 finishing processes. Lincoln's integrated finishing services include sourcing, materials management, manufacturing and assembly, polishing, packaging, inventory management, and design and engineering support.

The Babcock & Wilcox Company (B&W), but don't blame The Babcock & Wilcox Company if your train was running late this morning. B&W designs, supplies, and services power generation systems and equipment, from boilers to nuclear steam generators. The Babcock & Wilcox Company provides about 25% of the world's boiler-powered electricity, and it has made nearly half of the process recovery boilers used in paper mills in the US. B&W also owns specialty nuclear fuels company Nuclear Fuel Services (NFS), which has a production plant in Tennessee. B&W owner, McDermott International spun off B&W as an independent publicly-traded company in 2010.

Founded in 1964, Cascades produces, converts and markets packaging and tissue products composed mainly of recycled fibres. Cascades employs close to 12,500 men and women in more than 100 modern, versatile operating units in North America and Europe.Cascades' management philosophy, its more than 45 years of experience in recycling, and its continued efforts in research and development are strengths which enable the company to create new products for its customers. The Cascades shares trade on the Toronto stock exchange under the ticker symbol CAS.

Sparks Belting Company manufactures and distributes more than 200 kinds of conveyor belts and motorized pulleys for conveyor systems. In addition to conveyor belts and systems service, Sparks Belting offers industrial belting for package handling, modular belting, rubber belts, urethane belting, and woven belting for food processing and handling, agriculture, and other applications. It also supplies custom fabrication of polyurethane conveyor belt parts. Headquartered in Michigan, Sparks Belting operates through seven branches in the US, and an international one in Monterrey, Mexico.

Diamond Plastics Corporation is one of today's leading PVC pipe producers in North America and one of the largest producers in the world. Begun in 1982 as a small agricultural irrigation specialist with facilities in Texas and Nebraska, Diamond Plastics grew to include a nationwide network of professional manufacturing facilities providing pipe solutions for agricultural, industrial and municipal applications.We offer the industries broadest range of PVC pipe sizes, with diameters from 2 inches to 60 inches. No other company makes a higher quality, longer lasting PVC pipe than Diamond Plastics. Our PVC pipe offers an unparalleled combination of toughness, resiliency, corrosion resistance, versatility and ease of handling & installation. It's ideal for the vast majority of underground water and sewer applications.

Siemens Corporation is the US holding company for Germany's Siemens AG, a global electronics and electrical engineering group. It is one of a number of Siemens AG worldwide businesses that are headquartered in the US. Siemens Corporation and other subsidiaries in the US manufacture and service a wide array of products from three major businesses: Industry (transportation, building, water treatment, and lighting); Energy (fossil fuel, renewable energy, power transmission, and distribution); and Healthcare (imaging and diagnostics). Cross-sector businesses include IT and financial services.

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