Total Plastics, Inc. was founded in 1978 by John Kozacki and Jerome Kollig as a small plastics warehouse in Kalamazoo, Michigan. In 1984, the national sales office in Grand Rapids, Michigan opened to accommodate the growing business and regional plastics customer base. Further expansion occurred in 1987 with the opening of the Fort Wayne branch. In 1996, Total Plastics was acquired by A.M. Castle & Co. leading to additional branches in Baltimore, Harrisburg, Pittsburgh and Cleveland. TPI has since grown to include 16 branches total. The newest opened in July, 2007 in Rhode Island.

Technimark satisfies our customer’s manufacturing needs through innovation, technical excellence and service. We foster a corporate culture of flexibility and a willingness to accept and capitalize on market changes, allowing us to grow and prosper along with our customers. Over time, this philosophy has led to the development of value-added services such as product development, high volume JIT production, decoration and complex assembly, warehousing and distribution. We serve a variety of key industries, including cosmetics, medical, confectionary and food, electronics, personal care, drinkware, household care, appliances, textiles, recreational products and media products. While we offer customized, end to end services for our customers, our foundation is based on technology and innovation, design and engineering, tooling, raw material, manufacturing, and decoration/assembly.

Ames True Temper is at the root of all lawn and garden tool manufacturers in the US. Tracing its history to 1774, the company was founded by John Ames as a shovel maker. Today it's one of the largest suppliers of non-powered yard equipment in North America. Its product portfolio includes long-handle tools, planters, pruning and striking tools, wheelbarrows, hoses and hose reels, and snow tools. Products are marketed under the Ames, True Temper, Garant, Hound Dog, Jackson Professional, Razor-Back, and Union Tools names. They are sold in North America, Europe, and Australia via mass merchandisers, wholesalers, and distributors. Ames True Temper is controlled by affiliates of Castle Harlan.

CIRCOR International, Inc. engages in the design, manufacture, and marketing of valves and other engineered products and sub-systems. The company operates in three segments: Energy, Aerospace, and Flow Technologies. The Energy Segment offers flanged-end and threaded-end floating and trunnion ball valves, needle valves, check valves, butterfly valves, forged steel ball valves, gate valves, control valves, relief valves, pressure regulators, pipeline measurement, and pipeline closures for use in oil, gas and chemical processing, and industrial applications. This segment provides its products under the brand names of KF, Contromatics, Pibiviesse, Mallard Control, Hydroseal, Sagebrush, and Pipeline Engineering. The Aerospace segment offers precision valves, control valves, relief valves, solenoid valves, couplers, regulators, switches, DC electric motors, and aerospace landing gears for military and commercial aerospace applications. This segment provides its products under the brand names of Aerodyne Controls, Circle Seal Controls, Loud Engineering, Industria, Atkomatic Valve, Survival Engineering, Motor Technology, Bodet Aero, and Atlas Productions. The Flow Technologies segment offers precision valves, compression tube fittings, control valves, relief valves, butterfly valves, couplers, regulators, strainers, and sampling systems for instrumentation, cryogenic, and steam applications.

Grand Hall Enterprises sounds like a piano manufacturer, but the company actually makes high-end gas barbecue grills. In fact, its X-Series line of grills was designed by Porsche. Grand Hall grills are sold in the US through Frontgate catalogs and Barbecues Galore, but the company also does a lot of business in Europe (where it has a showroom in Paris), Asia, and Australia (where grills are sold at Harvey Norman, among other retailers). The company's more affordable Member's Mark brand is sold only in the US at Sam's Club. Grand Hall also makes an energy-efficient water heater called Eternal Hybrid. The company was founded in 1976.

Toro company makes lawn mowers and other products for professional and residential use. Toro's professional products include irrigation equipment, mowers for commercial use, riding and walk-behind power mowers for golf course fairways and greens, trimmers, and utility vehicles. Some professional brands are Toro, Rain Master, Exmark, Irritrol, and Dingo. Its residential products, sold to distributors, home centers, and mass retailers, include walk-behind and riding lawn mowers, lawn tractors, electrical trimmers, and snow blowers. Brand names in this sector include Toro, Rain Master, Irritrol, Lawn Genie, and Lawn-Boy.

Kaman Industrial Technologies (KIT) can help you get your bearings. As the industrial distribution arm of Kaman Corp., the company touts high-efficiency hybrid bearings, energy sipping motors, as well as biodegradable lubricants and process-optimizing condition-monitoring devices. The short list includes power transmissions, material handling equipment, motion control systems, and other electrical parts. KIT stocks more than three million items by brands such as Baldor Electric, Rockwell Automation, and Sumitomo. Serving some 50,000 customers in North America, KIT offers programs on energy audits, predictive maintenance, and OEM parts conversion. Its geographic footprint is growing through acquisitions.

Plymouth Rubber Company, Inc. company makes a range of vinyl and rubber electrical tapes, automotive harness tapes, industrial tapes and films, and highway striping tapes. It sells primarily to the auto and electrical supply, utility and automotive industries. Plymouth Rubber's Brite-Line Technologies subsidiary makes highway marking and safety products, and Spain-based Plymouth Rubber Europa makes vinyl and cloth-based insulating tapes. Plymouth Rubber filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2005 and emerged in 2006 when Long Dash PRC LLC, largely owned by Chrysalis Capital Partners, bought a majority stake in Plymouth Rubber company.

Polysius is always ready to cement a deal. A subsidiary of German industrial conglomerate ThyssenKrupp since 1999, Polysius AG designs industrial plants and makes machinery and equipment for the cement and raw materials industries (including crushed stone and coal). Plant construction services include consulting, process-engineering, and research and development. Raw materials-processing activities such as grinding, pyroprocessing, and materials handling utilize Polysius' engineered products. Polysius also provides process automation systems, spare parts, and after-sales service for existing plants.

Carmel Container Systems Ltd. is Israel's largest designer and manufacturer of paper-based packaging solutions for the agricultural, food and beverage, and industrial sectors. Carmel offers its customers the most comprehensive range of packaging systems available in Israel for use in both local and export markets. The company's product line includes premium quality corrugated shipping containers, triple-wall containers for sea/air shipments and the packaging of sensitive instruments, shipping pallets, as well as folding cartons and laminated e-flute consumer packaging. Carmel Container Systems is a public company. It's principal shareholders are Kraft Group Inc., a Boston-based paper and packaging group whose chairman, Robert Kraft, is chairman of Carmel's board; American-Israeli Paper Mills; and the Israeli investment firm, Ampal.The company's head office is situated in the Caesarea Industrial Park.Carmel Container Systems employs approximately 750 employees in its various facilities, and has an annual turnover of some $100 million, positioning Carmel Container Systems company as one of Israel's top 100 industrial firms.

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