Elster Group s, electricity, and water meters mainly to utility customers. Its products include both manual-read and smart meters equipped with software and network communications technology used to monitor and measure consumption and energy efficiency. The group has one of the most extensive installed meter bases in the world with operations in North and South America, Europe, and Asia. Elster Group also sells heating equipment to furnace and boiler makers. Subsidiary Elster American Meter, sells gas meters and regulation equipment under the Elster American Meter brand in the US. Elster Group filed to go public in late 2010.

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.

Trend Technologies manufactures metal and plastic enclosures and casings for the automotive, computer, medical, networking, and communications industries. It offers mold and die fabrication, soft tool metal fabrication, plastic injection molding, metal stamping, finishing, and assembly. The company has expertise in every part of the engineering process, including design, tooling, production, assembly and testing, quality control, and logistics. Trend Technologies has plants in North America (US and Mexico), Ireland, China, Malaysia, and Singapore, as well as a design office in India.

Altman Lighting company manufactures lighting equipment designed for theatrical illumination of stages, stores, museums, churches, even outdoor venues. Altman Lighting's broad assortment offers commercial, industrial, and institutional fixtures including electric lamps, bulbs, and tubes for use in film and video and architectural markets, among others. Extending its reach, the company operates a rental subsidiary, too, Altman Rentals. It restructured in 2009 to cope with the economic slump. Charles Altman founded the company in 1953. It is owned by the Altman family, led by his son, Robert, and grandson Randall Altman.

President and founder Andrew Bass started Angstrom Engineering Inc. in 1992. Angstrom Engineering company, named for a unit of measurement equivalent to the size of one atom, designs and makes custom vacuum systems and thin-film deposition equipment for use in research laboratories and industrial manufacturing. Angstrom's systems are designed for manufacturing such products as flat-panel displays, organic light-emitting diodes (OLEDs), photovoltaic components, and semiconductors. Other applications include nanotechnology, materials science, and aerospace testing. It also produces related subassemblies and components. Customers include NASA, Nortel, and the University of Texas.

Ayrshire Metal Products manufactures cold-rolled steel and other steel products, including lightweight steel frames, doors and purlin and cladding systems. Ayrshire's AyrFrame is a structural steelwork modular building product used especially for the construction of hotels. Additional products include customized design and detailing software. The company maintains three manufacturing facilities, but it closed its historic Scottish factory, which opened in 1819, in Irvine, Ayrshire. Ayrshire Metal Products is owned by Knapdale (Nominees) Ltd., which is controlled by Ayrshire's chairman, Mark Wilson.

Littelfuse company is the world's #1 fuse maker. In addition to its fuses, Littelfuse's other circuit protection devices include positive temperature coefficient devices that limit current when too much is being supplied and electrostatic discharge suppressors that redirect transient high voltage. Littelfuse company's thyristors protect telecommunications circuits from transient voltage caused by lightning strikes. Littelfuse's 4,000-plus customers include electronics manufacturers (Hewlett-Packard and Samsung), automakers (Ford, GM, Honda, and Toyota), and the automotive aftermarket (AutoZone and Pep Boys). Littelfuse company gets about two-thirds of its sales outside the US.

Consolidated Pipe and Supply lives up to its name: Its seven arms join in serving pipe and pipeline materials to a swath of industries, from energy to water and waste treatment, chemical, mining, nuclear, oil and gas, and pulp and paper. An Industrial unit specializes in carbon and stainless alloy pipe, valves, and fittings. Vulcan makes all types of PVC. Corrosion resistant coatings are offered by a Line Pipe and Tubular unit, and liquid applied coatings by Specialty Coatings. Its Consolidated Power Supply is the largest in the business of safety related metallic materials for commercial nuclear generation. Another unit caters to utilities. Consolidated also provides engineering services and inventory systems.

Redhall Group plc manufactures heavy gauge metal doors which resist damage from fire and explosions. Redhall designs other structural components including blast walls, escape tunnels, firewalls, and windows. The company serves customers in such industries as aviation, defense, industrial, marine, offshore oil, and security. Clients include Bristol-Myers Squibb, ConocoPhillips, British Airways , and Pfizer.

Vatana Phaisal Engineering fabricates and installs sheet metal, structural steel, storage tanks, and industrial piping. It manufactures boilers and water tanks, and also provides plant shutdown and steam boiler repair services. It provides materials and services to chemical plants, power plants, refineries, and other industrial facilities in Thailand. Customers have included various divisions of Alstom, ABB, Foster Wheeler, and Mitsubishi. Vatana Phaisal Engineering operates from three fabrication plants --Samrong, Bangplee, and Khao Hinsorn -- located near Bangkok, and a services workshop in Nongbon. The company, founded in 1961, is part of the Vatana Phaisal group of industrial and engineering companies.

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