Comau sure is hoping robots are the wave of the future. The subsidiary of the diversified Italian manufacturer Fiat Group makes automation systems for the aerospace and automotive industries. Its main products include assembly and welding equipment, sheet metal dies, handling systems, and molds used to form plastic. Comau company also manufactures large assembly-line robots. It divides its business into four units: injection molding and dies; powertrain systems; body welding and assembly; and robotics, final assembly, and service. In addition to Fiat, Comau's customers include Ford Motor.

Elbit Vision Systems Ltd., together with its subsidiaries, engages in the design, development, manufacture, and marketing of automatic vision and ultrasonic inspection and quality monitoring systems. Elbit's Non-Destructive Automated Inspection Systems division offers instruments, transducers, C-scan imaging systems, pipe and plate inspection machines, product inspection systems, train inspection systems, C-scan imaging software, and quality assurance software. Its products are used in the detection and sizing of defects in forged discs used in jet engines, detection of flaws in pipe weld and pipe full body, periodic inspection of the integrity of train rail, evaluation of the integrity of spot weld bonds in automobiles, and detection of bonding defects in composite aerospace structures. Elbit's Automated Optical Inspection division offers visual inspection systems, which include IQ-TEX for the visual inspection and quality monitoring of woven fabrics; IQ-TEX Lite for the visual inspection and quality monitoring of knitted, non-woven, tire cord, film, metal, coated, and technical fabrics; Broken Filaments Analyzer for the detection of broken filament defects in glass fabrics; and On Loom Inspection, which monitors selected fabric types, such as carbon, tire cord, and other technical fabrics while weaving.

MARUWA makes ceramics, but you won't see them on display. MARUWA company manufactures circuit and machinery ceramics, as well as radio frequency products and electronic components. Its circuit ceramics are used in resistors for such consumer devices as PCs, cameras, and mobile phones. The machinery ceramics division makes quartz glass products, ferrite, and various ceramics used in such goods as disk drives and water faucets. Nearly all of the sales are in Asia; about half of MARUWA's sales come from Japan where it maintains six manufacturing plants and several sales offices.

Klockner Pentaplast (KP) created plastic films, and this was good because Man could then save that which was good to eat in the refrigerator! The global manufacturer produces and markets plastic sheets and rigid films for packaging food, as well as pharmaceuticals, medical devices, and electronics. Its lineup includes a breadth of printing and specialty applications, such as adhesive packaging tapes, technical films for cladding insulated pipes, and decorative surface films for furniture. KP operates more than 20 production sites in Asia, Europe, Canada, South America, and the US, (Klockner Pentaplast of America). KP was acquired from private equity Cinven by an affiliate of The Blackstone Group in 2007.

Tii Network Technologies was founded in 1964. Tii Network Technologies, Inc. (Tii) is engaged in the designing, manufacturing and sale of products to service providers in the communications industry for use in their networks. It sells the products through a network of sales channels, principally to telephone operating companies (Telcos), multi-system operators (MSOs) of communications services, including cable and satellite service providers, and original equipment manufacturers (OEMs). Its products include Network Interface Devices (NID), accessories, Digital Subscriber Line Technology, Intelligent NID, HomePlug, Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) products, Switchable Voice NID (SVN) products, Voice Intercom Systems (VIS) products and Fiber Optic products. In May 2010, the Company acquired Copper Products Division (CPD) of Porta Systems Corp.

The Munksjö Group is a speciality paper company producing select materials that form vital parts of customer design and manufacturing processes. Founded in 1862, Munksjö is among the leading producers in the world of decor paper, electrotechnical paper and interleaving paper for steel.Munksjö's specialty papers enable production of advanced laminate products in, for example, the flooring and furniture sectors, as well as paper used in the efficient distribution and utilization of energy. Our three business areas are Decor, Industrial Applications and Specialty Pulp, with production facilities in Sweden, Germany, Spain, Norway and China.

Toyoda Machinery builds, sells, and services an array of machine tools. Its lineup begins with horizontal and vertical machining centers, multitaskers for all-in-one cutting, drilling, and milling. Toyoda is also the world's #1 producer of cylindrical grinders. Cam and crank grinders, 5 axis, and bridge and gantry machining are manufactured, as well as flexible machining cells, industrial robots, and transfer lines. Along with its products, Toyoda offers engineering, remanufacturing, and parts services. Toyoda distributors serve auto OEMs, and major parts producers in aerospace, energy, heavy equipment, and medical markets across North America. Toyoda is a subsidiary of JTEKT.

Founded in France by the Demptos family in 1825, today the company has operations in France, Spain, Hungary, South Africa, and the US where it offers French, American, and Hungarian oak products. The Demptos cooperage offers a variety of barrels, but specializes in 225 liter sizes. Oak barrels are often "toasted" or slightly burnt by fire to better lend their flavor to wine as it ages. In addition to its new barrels, Tonnellerie Demptos SA company can also help customers find used wine barrels.

Cardinal Plastics' cardinal rule is to inject a little plastic into America's daily life. Cardinal Plastics company manufactures custom, injection-molded thermoplastic products, from caps and other enclosures to handles, toys, capsules used in bulk vending machines, as well as plastic components for various applications. Cardinal Plastics operates a solo, 24-hour-a day manufacturing facility in Baltimore; products are produced primarily through a plastic injection molding hot runner system. A sister operation, Cardinal Novelty Distributing, wholesales bulk vending machines for such items as candy and toys, placed in malls and grocery stores. Cardinal Plastics company supports its production with a fleet of trucks for regional deliveries.

Preferred Utilities Manufacturing was founded in 1920. Preferred Utilities Manufacturing's business is divided into five units: Preferred Instruments makes instrumentation and control systems for combustion applications; Preferred Engineering provides support for nuclear power plant outage activities; Preferred Utilities manufactures fuel oil handling equipment; Preferred Services offers field services related to commissioning new combustion systems and instruments, as well as maintenance and calibration of existing systems; and W.N. Best Combustion makes burners for firing natural gas, fuel oil, and waste liquids.

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