Makita U.S.A makes more than 400 industrial-quality power tools, including drills, saws, wrenches, routers, sanders, blowers, vacuums, compressors, and power generators, as well as accessories for those tools. Makita U.S.A. has a manufacturing plant in Georgia, four distribution facilities, and more than 600 authorized service centers throughout the US. Established in 1970, the company is a subsidiary of global power tool manufacturer Makita Corporation.

Global Power Equipment Group (GPEG) doesn't let global power go to its head, but to its bottom line. The company operates through several manufacturing and design businesses, supplying heat recovery and auxiliary power equipment to OEMs, as well as engineering and construction, and power generation and process industries. A service segment offers upgrades and maintenance services to utility and industrial companies. Auxiliary parts for natural gas-fired turbines are made under the Braden Manufacturing and Consolidated Fabricators brands, and heat recovery boilers under Deltak. Williams Industrial Services assists in nuclear and hydroelectric power plant maintenance. North America represents 90% of GPEG's sales.

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.

Eaton Metal Products is an engineering and fabricator firm specializing in pressure vessels, storage tanks, pilings, bulk storage silos, towers, and columns and reactors. Materials used include carbon, low alloy, and stainless steel. The company's three manufacturing facilities, all of which are serviced by the Union Pacific Railroad, are located in Colorado, Utah, and Idaho. Eaton Metal Products is capable of building mammoth pressure vessels up to 20 feet in diameter, 200 feet long, and weighing up to 550 tons. The company's products serve customers in a range of agricultural and industrial applications. The company began in 1880 in Arizona.

Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA Inc. is a subsidiary of Switzerland-based OC Oerlikon Corporation AG, offers coating services for metalworking tools and precision components. Its PVD (physical vapor deposition) coatings are marketed under the BALINIT brand name. The company's coatings, which are extremely thin but hard, are designed to impart wear resistance and increase the reliability of tools, medical instruments, and plastic bottle preforms. Oerlikon Balzers Coating USA also also offers contract coating services through its network of 12 North American coating centers. The first coating center in North America opened in 1984.

Nook has the corner on manufacturing engineered motion-system parts. It covers robotic grippers to guided linear and rotational components that are electrically and pneumatically actuated. Nook takes on extreme-duty environments such as auto, chemical, communications, electronics, food and beverage, medical/diagnostics, and packaging and paper. Its line of explosion-proof modular guided actuators is said to simplify and improve the machine design process as well as prevent fires from sparking in caustic areas. For workplaces subject to dripping, spraying, or submersion in water, as in food processing, Nook protects power and data cabling with its stainless steel cable tray.

GMP Metal Products may be a fabricator of sorts, but it ain't no liar. The contract manufacturer, a subsidiary of Wozniak Industries, manufactures assemblies, fabrications, and metal stampings, using such methods as laser cutting, forming, deep drawing, and a variety of painting and plating surface treatments. Its fabricated products include assemblies for large construction equipment, structural framework for mobile units and off-highway vehicles, and doors, roofs, and other sections for military vehicles. Major customers include the automotive, agriculture machinery, defense, and construction equipment industries.

Keyence Corp. Established in 1974 Keyence manufactures a slew of sensors, machine vision and measurement systems, barcode readers, and programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Its short list includes photoelectric sensors, pressure sensors, and ultrasonic sensors. A line for vision measurement offers optical micrometers, digital microscopes, and others. Keyence also provides technical support and training to customers. The sensors supplier holds more than a 40% stake in a software vendor, JustSystems, too. Along with an online retail site, Keyence's global offices poll more than 100,000 customers; Japan garners about 75% of sales.

Matco Tools makes and distributes more than 13,000 professional automotive products, including hand tools and toolboxes, across the US, Puerto Rico, and Canada. Products include wrenches for working on the front axle shaft of Asian-made motorcycles and scanners that interface between PCs and vehicles. The company also makes aviation and air conditioning equipment. Matco markets its products to professional mechanics and others via a network of franchised distributors, recognized by their white trucks with the Matco logo. The firm also sells through industrial representatives and an online catalog. Founded in 1946, Matco is owned by professional instrumentation group Danaher.

Bekaert beckons you with engineered wire products and specialized coating materials. Its founder, Leo Leander Bekaert, started Bekaert company in 1880 to make barbed wire for farmers. Today Bekaert's offerings include a wide range of industrial items made from wire rod, other metal fibers, and specialized glass fibers. One of its top products is steel cord used to reinforce automotive tires. It also makes wire fencing material, steel fibers for concrete reinforcement, offshore drilling anchor cables, communication cables, window film, and engine coatings. Bekaert company serves customers in some 120 countries; its Bekaert Corporation subsidiary carries out its operations in North America.

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