Since 1961, VIP Rubber Company has been a leading manufacturer of molded rubber and plastic, extruded rubber and plastic,tubing and calender sheeting. We serve customers as vast as the products we mold, fabricate and extrude. Whatever your demand, VIP meets all military, industrial and commercial specifications with expertise. Custom molds and dies in custom materials, sizes and finishes are our specialty. From selection and procurement to manufacturing and quality assurance, VIP is fixed on your future. The latest in manufacturing equipment combined with the latest in technical and chemical research create ever-expanding capabilities to meet your changing needs. Competitive prices and reliable products are a given. Quality service is our guarantee.

Aberdeen Fabrication (A-Fab) is steel going strong in the Granite City. Aberdeen Fabrication founded in 1983, fabricates steel components and pipe work and provides services such as installation, maintenance, and welding. A-Fab primarily serves the offshore oil and gas, marine, and steel fabrication industries. Its list of clients includes GlobalSantaFe, OBC Shipping, Technip Coflexip, Stena Drilling, and Transocean SedcoForex. The company has manufactured parts including submarine structures and skidding systems for offshore drilling rigs.

Balda AG gives you something to hold on to. Balda AG company, a successor to a camera manufacturer started in 1908, develops and manufactures high-performance plastic products, including cellular telephone components such as shells, display panels, and buttons. Balda customers include leading cellular phone manufacturers such as Motorola, Nokia, and Sony Ericsson. It also provides plastics used for medical devices, satellites, and automotive applications. The company's North Carolina-based subsidiary Balda USA specializes in the design and development of new products. Balda AG is the holding company for its regional business segments in China, Germany, India, and Malaysia.

Extruding confidence in the face of difficult environments, Lauren Manufacturing lets its products seal the deal. The custom extrusion company uses organic, silicone, and specialty polymer materials (butyl rubber and neoprene, for example) to mold products such as weather stripping, high performance (UV and ozone resistant) synthetic rubber sponges, automotive gaskets, and seals. Supplying industries from vehicle and transportation to building and construction and container manufacturers, its 1,000-plus customers include General Motors, Harley-Davidson, IBM, and Pella Windows. Lauren International acts as parent company of Lauren Manufacturing and divisions Edgetech, Lauren AgriSystems, and LMI Custom Mixing.

Nitto Boseki, operating as Nittobo, manufactures construction, industrial, medical, and other materials. Nitto Boseki company owns about 30 companies which are divided into four segments -- glass fiber products, building materials, textiles, and other. Glass fiber products, including reinforced plastic and thermoplastic, and building materials each account for about 40% of Nittobo's sales. Other operations include textiles, chemicals, and medical diagnostic products, as well as property leasing and management. Nittobo was founded in 1918.

Carmanah Signs company designs, manufactures, and distributes light-emitting diode (LED) edge-lit signs and displays, primarily for retail and corporate applications. Its energy-efficient lineup illuminates more than 50,000 installations worldwide, including applications for architectural decor, casino and lottery facilities, corporate identities, consumer point-of-purchase, event advertising, and home addresses. Products include gaming signs, table toppers, wayfinding signs, and visual merchandisers. Formerly a subsidiary of Carmanah Technologies (CMH), Carmanah Signs was acquired in 2009 by a holding company of CMH founder, Dr. David Green.

Rippin is a provider of structural steel manufacturing services. Rippin produces materials primarily for construction projects throughout the UK such as the Cameron Toll Shopping Center, the central command facility for the Strathclyde Fire Brigade, Glasgow University Sports Center, and Queen Street Railway Station. The company makes use of methods including beam rolling, mig welding, and pedinghaus punching in the manufacture of its structural steel components.

Delta Tau Data Systems company makes motion and machine-control products, including board and system level motion controllers, amplifiers, converters, control panels, and machine tool controllers. It also offers software tools used to develop applications for the hardware. Delta Tau Data Systems serves a wide range of industries, including general automation, robotics, machine tools, medical and packaging equipment, and semiconductor manufacturing. Founded in 1976 by Dimitri S. Dimitri, Delta Tau Data has offices in China, Japan, South Korea, Switzerland, the UK, and the US.

Timbercon, Inc. is a product development and manufacturing company for fiber optic solutions. Timbercon is an industry leader in ruggedized fiber optic solutions for the defense/government, industrial, data storage, test & measurement, broadband, telecommunications, medical, and networking industries. Headquartered in Lake Oswego, Oregon, Timbercon has 65 employees with manufacturing, research and development, sales, and marketing activities based at the corporate headquarters. Founded in 1997, Timbercon, Inc. is a privately owned corporation, funded through profitable company performance and employee based stock holder investment. Past and future expansion has been, and continues to be systematic in nature and directly tied to its strategic business plan. Timbercon originated as Timberline Connectivity, a domestic supplier of SCSI cabling and other copper based connectivity products. In 2000, with the rise in demand for fiber optic cabling solutions, Timbercon instituted a paradigm shift focusing present and future resources on the development and manufacturing of fiber optic products. Since 2000, Timbercon has significantly broadened its fiber optic product offering and increased its visibility in the marketplace through availability of precision built, ruggedized products geared towards providing solutions for application specific requirement, in addition to its standard fiber optic products.

Royal Ten Cate and its subsidiaries operate on four continents, creating textiles and synthetic materials used in a wide range of applications. On the industrial side, TenCate makes everything from aerospace composites to antiballistic fabrics and artificial turf. It also manufactures textiles used in civil engineering, agriculture, and water management, as well as more prosaic fabrics such as tent cloth. The firm touts itself as the oldest Dutch industrial firm with the prestigious "Royal" appellation, which it garnered in the 19th Century.

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