Tempel Steel Company religiously manufactures magnetic steel laminations used in motors, ballasts, and transformers. The company also produces electrical and cold-rolled motor lamination steel that it sells to manufacturers, subcontractors, and other customers who use it to produce their own laminations. Tempel Steel is owned by the family of Tempel Smith Sr., who founded the company in a garage in 1945. In addition to its US operations, Tempel Steel has manufacturing facilities in Canada, China, India, and Mexico.

Hirschfeld Steel fabricates structural steel components for such critical construction projects as bridges, industrial and nuclear facilities, mass transit systems, and stadiums. The company's services include designing, engineering, fabricating, delivering, inspecting, painting, and sand blasting. Hirschfeld Steel has been involved in providing steel for commercial buildings such as Minute Maid Park, Busch Stadium, Heinz Field, Reliant Stadium, and Chicago's Soldier Field. The company is a subsidiary of Hirschfeld Industries, a family of companies that has operations in steel fabrication technology, supply, and transportation.

Total Plastics, Inc. was founded in 1978 by John Kozacki and Jerome Kollig as a small plastics warehouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1984, the national sales office in Grand Rapids, Michigan opened to accommodate the growing business and regional plastics customer base. Further expansion occurred in 1987 with the opening of the Fort Wayne branch. In 1996, Total Plastics was acquired by A.M. Castle & Co. leading to additional branches in Baltimore, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. TPI has since grown to include 16 branches total. The newest opened in July, 2007 in Rhode Island.

Founded in 1875 to mine and smelt copper, Furukawa is a major manufacturer of construction and industrial machinery (cranes, drills, rock crushers) and a leading miner and smelter (copper, gold, silver). Furukawa also makes electronic materials, including high-purity gallium arsenate used in cell phones (replacing silicon as the material of choice by manufacturers), and chemicals that include cuprous oxide (used in paint for ships) and sulfuric acid (primarily sold to titanium dioxide manufacturers). Other operations include fuels (gasoline, diesel, kerosene), real estate, and trucking services. Most of Furukawa's sales come from Japan.

Nord Est (formerly La Continentale d'Entreprises) into a nice, neat little package. The holding company's main area of business is consumer packaging for beauty and health care items, including paperboard boxes and plastic cases. It also has mining and mineral operations including mica, zinc, and lead. Nord Est has divested some of its mining subsidiaries (Denain-Anzin Mineraux and Miniere de Touissit) and its stake in electronics company APEM (miniature switches and keypads used in the computer and aerospace industries). Nord Est company is owned by 21 Centrale Partners, a France-based private equity firm which is itself controlledbyItaly's Benetton family.

Westport formed a joint venture with Weichai Power Co., Ltd., China's largest heavy duty engine manufacturer, and Hong Kong Peterson (CNG) Equipment Limited in 2008. The new entity, Weichai Westport Inc. (WWI), will develop, manufacture, market, and sell advanced, alternative fuel engines incorporating Westport technology (and relevant parts and kits) for use in automobiles, heavy duty trucks, power generation and shipping applications.In 1999, Westport and Cummins Inc. of Columbus, Indiana entered into a memorandum of understanding to explore the development of HPDI technology for Cummins flagship heavy-duty truck engine, the 15-litre ISX.

The US operations of global manufacturing conglomerate ABB have built a presence in dozens of industries. Like its Swiss parent company, ABB Inc. operates in two main areas -- automation technologies and power technologies -- and serves customers in the power utilities, chemicals, oil and gas, and industrial process industries. ABB Inc.'s products include controls and instrumentation, robotics, switches, motors, transformers, and power electronics. It also offers various consulting, repair, and outsourcing services. Although ABB Inc. has acted independently in the past, its parent has brought it under the umbrella of a central management structure.

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.

Hydro International believes that storm water and waste water treatment and control are good businesses to be in. Hydro International plc company makes fluid control and wastewater treatment devices that manage the quantity and flow of storm water, remove sand and grit from waste water, and collect and treat both. It also offers rainwater harvesting systems that allow runoff water to be reused. Hydro International plc company has operations in Ireland, the UK, and the US, and distributes its products to countries around the world including Australia, Egypt, and Korea, to name a few.

G&T Conveyor Company Inc. engineers, manufactures and installs complex Baggage Handling Systems specializing in sortation and In-line EDS integration. For over 22 years, G&T has exceeded client expectations in the on-time, on-budget delivery of cost-effective baggage handling systems.With client relationships spanning decades, G&T has the knowledge and perspective to solve technical challenges with clarity and creativity. With state-of-the-art manufacturing facilities and certified quality standards, G&T is committed to the highest levels of system performance.G&T continues to build relationships within the aviation community by active involvement in American Associates of Airport Executives (AAAE), Airport Consultants Council (ACC), Florida Airports Council (FAC) and the International Association of Baggage System Companies (IABSC).

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