The pipe business is piping hot for Charlotte Pipe. Charlotte Pipe reportedly is the largest manufacturer of drain, waste, and vent (DWV) pipe and fittings in the US, and operates one of the largest fittings molding facilities in the world. The company's cast-iron and plastic pipes and fittings are used in commercial and residential plumbing, and, under its ChemDrain brand, for chemical waste. Charlotte Pipe company runs a foundry in the Queen City and a division in neighboring Monroe, North Carolina, that produces thermoplastic plumbing pipes and fittings. Satellite extrusion plants operate in Pennsylvania, Florida, Alabama, Texas, and Utah. Founded by W. Frank Dowd in 1901, Charlotte Pipe company is controlled by the Dowd family.

Thomas & Betts Corporation designs, manufactures, and markets electrical components for industrial, construction, utility, and communications markets in the United States, Canada, and Europe. It operates in three segments: Electrical; Steel Structures; and Heating, Ventilation, and Air-Conditioning (HVAC). The Electrical segment offers connectors, components, and other products for industrial, construction, utility, and communications applications. Its products include fittings and accessories; fastening products, such as plastic and metallic ties, and flexible tubing; connectors, such as compression and mechanical connectors for power and grounding applications; indoor and outdoor switch and outlet boxes, covers, and accessories; floor boxes; metal framing used as structural support for conduits, cable tray, and electrical enclosures; and emergency and hazardous lighting. This segment also offers utility distribution connectors and switchgear; power quality equipment and services; CATV drop hardware; radio frequency connectors; aerial, pole, pedestal, and buried splice enclosures; encapsulation and sheath repair systems; and other products, including insulation products, wire markers, and application tooling products. The Steel Structures segment designs, manufactures, and markets highly engineered steel transmission structures.

Beghelli S.p.A. company manufactures and markets emergency lighting systems (more than 60% of sales) for industrial plants and home use. Beghelli also makes an array of electronic security systems, personal alarms, home automation mechanisms, and energy saving lighting. Other products include computer lamps designed to reduce eye fatigue, air purifiers, gas detectors, portable lamps, recessed lighting, and video accessories. High profile customers are the Vatican Museum, the Moscow Conservatory, McDonalds' chain, the Siviglia's Expo, and several US universities. Started in 1982 by Gian Pietro Beghelli, Beghelli continues to be controlled by the founder's family.

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.

Fabrica International manufactures and markets high-end residential carpets and custom rugs. Products range from broadloom carpet products, carpet underlay, and handcrafted area rugs. Fabrica International offers a wide range of border rugs and design rugs for residential, motor coaches, and yachts. Its customers (including interior decorators, selected retailers and furniture stores, and luxury home builders) are found throughout Asia, Europe, and North America. The company accounted for 17% of The Dixie Group's total sales in 2008.

Sealed Air Limited produces packaging that preserves and protects. Sealed Air Limited serves as the Europe, Middle East, Africa (EMEA) arm of its parent company Sealed Air Corporation. It makes food packaging, protective products, shrink films, and medical items, as well as packaging to enhance merchandising efforts. Some brand names include AirCap, Cell-Aire, Cryovac, Fill-Air, Instapak, Korrvu, Mail Lite, and Opti. Sealed Air offers contract packaging services and operates over 30 manufacturing plants in the EMEA region. Through its research and development center, Sealed Air Limited company develops equipment, products, and systems.

SKF USA, a subsidiary of Swedish ball bearings giant Aktiebolaget SKF, manufactures roller and ball bearings, bearing housings, seals, and other related products for the machine tool industry. SKF USA company manufactures maintenance and lubrication systems, condition monitoring products (software used for rapid bearing frequency comparison and analysis), mechatronics for actuation of motion systems (guidance systems and actuators), and magnetic bearings. In addition, SKF USA offers its customers engineering, consulting, and logistics services. Its SKF Precision Technologies unit offers such products as linear guide slides and systems for motorized spindles, used in milling, boring, and grinding.

Redhall Group plc manufactures heavy gauge metal doors which resist damage from fire and explosions. Redhall designs other structural components including blast walls, escape tunnels, firewalls, and windows. The company serves customers in such industries as aviation, defense, industrial, marine, offshore oil, and security. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, ConocoPhillips, British Airways , and Pfizer.

Lexington Precision Corporation manufactures and sells rubber and metal components that are sold to other manufacturers in the United States. The company operates through two segments, Rubber Group and Metals Group. The Rubber Group segment manufactures insulators for use in automotive ignition-wire sets; connector seals that are used in automotive wiring systems; and molded rubber components that are used in various medical devices, such as intravenous medication-delivery systems, syringes, and laparoscopic surgical equipment. The Metals Group segment produces and sells machined metal components from aluminum, brass, steel, and stainless steel bars, forgings, and cold-headed blanks. This group sells its products primarily to automotive original equipment manufacturers.

Archbold Container Corporation (ACC) feeds the need by building the displays. ACC makes corrugated packaging and block and shape molded expandable polystyrene (EPS) foam. One of the biggest sheet plants in the Midwest, ACC also offers digital production (in-store signage, point-of-purchase displays), permanent displays (freestanding, pallet-size, counter, kiosks), and fulfillment services (contract packaging, shrink wrapping, clamshell packaging). ACC also works with customers to design custom displays for a variety of products.

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