Magtrol designs and manufactures devices for the testing, measurement, and control of torque, speed, power, load, force, weight, tension, and displacement. Magtrol company is a leading maker of motor test equipment and hysteresis brakes and clutches. Switzerland-based subsidiary Magtrol SA offers motor test equipment and products to measure, control, and monitor load-force-weight and displacement. Magtrol also has sales offices in China, France, Germany, India, and the UK.

Schaeffler KG continually rolls with the punches -- or at least continually devises ways to keep things rolling along. It is the largest subsidiary of Schaeffler GmbH, which traces its roots to 1946. Schaeffler KG manufactures a vast array of bearings: cylindrical and plain roller bearings, linear systems, needle roller bearings, to name a few. The bearings are used in the aerospace, automotive, machine tool, and semiconductor industries. Its three main brands are INA, FAG, and LuK; though separate, the brands work collaboratively on specific product development.

Pentair, Inc. operates as a diversified industrial manufacturing company worldwide. Pentair company's Water segment offers products and systems that are used in the movement, storage, treatment, and enjoyment of water. This segment's products include light duty diaphragm pumps; submersible, sump, and sewage pumps; turbine pumps; solid handling pumps; and pressure tanks for various residential and engineered flow market applications. It also offers pumps for agricultural irrigation and crop spraying; control valves, membranes, carbon products, point of entry and point of use systems, and other filter cartridges for residential filtration market; and commercial and residential pool equipment and accessories, such as pumps, filters, heaters, lights, automatic controls, automatic pool cleaners, commercial deck equipment, maintenance equipment, and pool accessories. In addition, this segment provides filter systems, filter cartridges, pressure vessels, and dispensing pumps that provide flow solutions for commercial, foodservice, industrial, marine, and aviation markets. This segment distributes its products through wholesale distributors, retail distributors, original equipment manufacturers, home centers, and home and pool builders.

Great Plains Manufacturing goes to great pains to help farmers across the fruited plain to sow, grow, and harvest the fruits of their labor. Through its Great Plains division the company designs, manufactures, and sells agricultural planting, spraying, and cultivating equipment. Its Land Pride unit sells landscaping products such as mowers and aerators. Great Plains Acceptance Corporation (GPAC) provides equipment financing, and Great Plains Trucking provides related trucking services in the US and Canada. Great Plains Manufacturing distributes its products through a network of more than 700 Great Plains dealers and more than 1,100 Land Pride dealers, who sell equipment to more than 30 countries.

American & Efird (A&E) is a global manufacturer and distributor of industrial sewing and embroidery threads, and engineered yarns. Its products are used by both consumers and manufacturers of apparel, automotive materials, home furnishings, and medical supplies. In addition to threads and yarns, the company distributes cords, notions, twines, zippers, and related supplies made by other companies, such as YKK. A&E has 29 manufacturing plants and 68 service hubs, dotting more than 40 countries around the world. It is a subsidiary of Ruddick Corp., which also operates a chain of Harris Teeter grocery stores in the Southeast US.

Miller Electric Manufacturing was founded in 1929 by Niels Miller, who wanted to make a smaller and more affordable arc welder for use in rural Wisconsin. Miller Electric Manufacturing company, which has been owned by Illinois Tool Works since 1993, is not affiliated with Miller Electric Construction. Miller Electric Manufacturing Company makes arc welding and cutting equipment under the Miller brand. Its products include MIG (metal inert gas) welders, TIG (tungsten inert gas) welders, stick welders, engine-driven welders, plasma cutters, generators, wire feeders, and helmets. Miller equipment is sold through more than 2,600 distributors in 100 countries.

Allied Holdings is hanging on to a group of electrical and metals processing and distribution companies on behalf of its parent, Tyco International. Its electrical and infrastructure segment makes conduits and cables and cable management and metal framing systems. The pipe and tube segments makes, you guessed it, pipes and tubes as well as fence framework and structural steel sheets; all are available in a range of sizes. Allied Holdings offers its products through home improvement retailers, electrical and plumbing distributors, OEMs, and general contractors in North America, Brazil, the UK, France, Australia, and New Zealand. Tyco plans to spin off Allied Holdings to its shareholders in early 2011.

Michigan Tractor and Machinery Company sells, rents, and services heavy equipment -- primarily Caterpillar equipment -- used by the construction, forestry, and other industries. The firm sells new and used equipment such as tractors, dozers, loaders, backhoes, mini excavators, and graders. Represented manufacturers (other than Caterpillar) include LeeBoy heavy construction equipment, Trail King trailers, and Genie aerial lifts. Michigan CAT Power Systems sells and rents engines, generators, and compressors. Michigan Tractor and Machinery Company also offers parts and maintenance services.

John Bean Technologies Corporation provides technology solutions for the food processing and air transportation industries in the United States and internationally. It operates in two segments, JBT FoodTech and JBT AeroTech. The JBT FoodTech segment offers industrial food processing solutions and services used in the food processing industry. Its product offerings include freezer solutions for the freezing and chilling of meat, seafood, poultry, ready-to-eat meals, fruits, vegetables, and bakery products; protein processing solutions that portion, coat, and cook poultry, meat, seafood, vegetable, and bakery products; in-container processing solutions for fruits, vegetables, soups, sauces, dairy, and pet food products, as well as ready-to-eat meals in various packages; and fruit processing solutions that extract, concentrate, and aseptically process citrus, tomato, and other fruits. This segment markets its solutions and services to multi-national and regional industrial food processing companies. The JBT AeroTech segment provides ground support equipment for cargo loading, aircraft deicing, and aircraft towing; gate equipment for passenger boarding, and on the ground aircraft power and cooling; airport services for the maintenance of airport equipment, systems, and facilities; military equipment for cargo loading, aircraft towing, and on the ground aircraft cooling; and automatic guided vehicles for material handling in the automotive, printing, warehouse, and hospital industries. This segment markets its solutions and services to airport authorities, passenger airlines, air freight and ground handling companies, and the United States military. John Bean Technologies Corporation sells and markets its products and services through direct sales force, independent distributors, and sales representatives. JBT company is based in Chicago, Illinois. John Bean Technologies Corporation operates independently of FMC Technologies, Inc., as of July 31, 2008.

Thermo King Corporation company manufactures transport temperature control systems and HVAC systems for trailers, truck bodies, buses, shipping containers, and rail cars. Produced at 10 plants in seven countries, the lineup is marketed worldwide through a global dealer network. In addition to its line of new systems, Thermo King offers used and remanufactured refrigeration units to customers. The Thermo King concept was conceived in 1938 by Frederick Jones and Joseph Numero, who needed a way to transport fresh chickens across long distances without spoiling. Thermo King Corporation is now part of Ingersoll-Rand Climate Control Technologies, a division of Ingersoll-Rand.

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