Founded in 1921 by Theodore and Herman Strahman, Strahman Valves company started as a distributor of European products in the U.S. market. As the company grew, the Strahmans began to design and manufacture their own line of valve products and developed the piston sampling and drain valve market. Their goal was to provide superior equipment that was able to meet customers more stringent emerging demands. A few years later a complete line of high-quality wash down equipment was added to the product mix.In 1951, Strahman Valves company moved from New York City to New Jersey to meet the continuing growing demand for its high-quality valve and wash down products. In 2004, we entered the custom made fabricated valve market by acquiring MG Process Valves in Mery, France. MG was a leader in the design and manufacture of specialty valves for critical applications. This acquisition enabled Strahman to extend its U.S. capability to every international market and bring new innovative European products to the U.S. In 2006, continued growth caused Strahman Valves to move its headquarters and U. S. operations to a larger and new state-of-the-art facility in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania and upgrade its capabilities in Mery, France.From those early beginnings to its present position as the global leader in the design and manufacture of the highest quality, innovative wash down equipment and custom process valves, Strahman products remain the premier standard for numerous industrial and commercial applications in the refinery, chemical, petrochemical, oil/gas, mining, pulp and paper, polymer, pharmaceutical, food processing and service, beverage and dairy industries.

PRAB (named after the first initials in the names of the company's founders) manufactures metal scrap reclamation systems and bulk material handling equipment. Its products include briquetting systems, conveyors, metal stamping scrap systems, and metal chip processing systems, which are used in the chemical, food processing, and pharmaceutical industries. Its Hapman division serves the pharmaceutical, chemical, food, plastics, packaging, mining and waste water treatment industries. Kalamazoo Acquisition, an investment firm led by PRAB's management, has acquired PRAB company and merged it with its newly formed Kalamazoo PRAB subsidiary.

Plastipak Holdings, Inc. company produces 8 billion-plus plastic containers a year for consumer products' manufacturers. Containers are used to hold beverages (soft drinks, water, juices, and beer); cleansers (laundry soap, household cleaners); processed foods (coffee creamer, salad dressing); hygiene (mouthwash, perfume); and industrial and automotive goods (motor oil, windshield washer fluid). Plastipak Holdings company serves multi-national, established companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Kraft Foods, Quaker Oats, Kroger, and Tropicana. Plastipak operates in the US, Europe, and South America. It is owned and led by the Young family.

Rengo is one of the Japan's top producers of corrugated cardboard. Rengo company trails only Oji Paper, and the two companies supply each other with materials in some regions of the country. Rengo also makes paperboard, paperboard packaging, containerboards, whiteboard, and packaging machinery. In 2009 San Miguel, the Filipino brewer, bought out Rengo's 30% interest in the San Miguel Rengo Packaging Corporation and Mindanao Corrugated Fibreboard Inc. (Mincorr) joint ventures for about $5 million. Founded in 1909, Rengo was the first company in Japan to produce corrugated cardboard.

Founded in 1948, the family-owned Duncan Equipment Company expanded in 2009 by acquiring abrasives, pneumatic, and cutting tool supplier, ATS. Industrial companies run on Duncan -- Duncan Equipment, that is. Doing business as Duncan Industrial Solutions, the company supplies industrial customers with maintenance, repair, and overhaul (MRO) tools. Duncan distributes process equipment, pumps, electronic and cutting tools, power transmission equipment, safety supplies, and material handling supplies. Duncan Equipment company also offers bar coding, EDI, supply chain, and inventory management services, as well as safety compliance, and product training. Duncan has offices in Oklahoma, Texas, and, through Atlantic Tool Systems (ATS), New Jersey.

Republic Wire has been manufacturing high quality wiring products since 1982. From our early roots as "bare copper specialists", we have expanded our offering to include products to meet all of your needs. Our bare copper conductors are made from pure electrolytic-grade copper and are manufactured in compliance with ASTM standards B-8 (concentric lay), B-258 (solids), and in tempers meeting ASTM B-1, B-2, and B-3. Our bare wire is available from 14 through 1000 MCM and tempers of soft drawn, medium hard drawn, and hard drawn. We also supply tinned copper in sizes 8 through 500 MCM. Our manufacturing facility has the ability to package our products in spools, reels, coils, and master reels.

CTA manufactures and supplies an acoustic and thermal insulation lineup used to make vehicles, ventilation systems, appliances, and other equipment quieter, cooler, and more energy-efficient. Its glass fiber-based, sound-absorbing blend for automotive under-hood and exterior use is sold under the QuietBlend brand. Made from textile fiberglass and anti-flame fibers, CTA's ThermaBlend line offers an insulating blanket for an array of building products. CTA's customers include carmakers Ford, GM, and Nissan, and material makers John Manville and Owens Corning. Started in 1971, CTA is an affiliated company of Cerberus Capital.

Metal Fabricators and Welding is a fabricator of metal components. The company designs, engineers, cuts, forms, and welds custom products for use in concrete work, power generation, and other industrial applications. Metal Fabricators and Welding's products include air headers, classifier cones, fan housings, steel forms, suction strainers, and transformer housings. Founded in 1952, the company serves customers in the agriculture, construction, forestry, mining, petrochemical, transportation, and utility industries primarily in North America.

Bodycote plc applies heat treatment and metal joining, and thermal processing, to improve the wear, resistance, and strength of metals, such as those used in jet engine turbine blades and auto engines. Other services are materials testing and hot isostatic pressing -- a process that utilizes high-pressure inert gas and high temperatures to improve the performance of metals and other materials. Through a global network of plants, Bodycote serves a diverse group of OEMs in the aerospace, defense, power generation, and oil and gas industries, as well as automotive, construction, machine building, medical, and transportation.

Emhart Teknologies supports the design and the application needs of our customers through a unique series of Innovation Centers strategically located around the world. These centers are staffed by skilled application specialists. Electronically linked, our Innovation Centers are capable of sharing application data and new design concepts with each other as well as with our customers. No matter which innovation center our customers choose, they can be confident that the latest in technological solutions will be applied when and where they need them.

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