TRUMPF Inc. is the North American member of Germany-based TRUMPF, a family-owned company comprising more than 55 subsidiaries that manufacturer laser machine tools. TRUMPF, the largest subsidiary within the group, divides its power-packed products into five divisions: machine tools (for flexible sheet metal and material processing), laser technology (for cutting, welding, or marking applications), power tools (for slicing, fastening and shaping), electronics (for laser, induction, and vacuum technology applications), and medical technology (surgery tables and systems for physical therapy and for laser surgery).

Techtronic Industries (aka TTI) makes not only the tools for a home-improvement project but also the vacuum cleaners to tidy up afterward. The firm manufacturers and markets Ryobi cordless power tools and Ryobi and Homelite outdoor power equipment. Its US subsidiary, OWT Industries in South Carolina, maked Rigid brand tools that are sold exclusively at Home Depot. Through its Royal Appliance Mfg. unit it makes such floor-care appliances as Regina, Royal, Dirt Devil, and Vax. It added Hoover to its portfolio of brands in 2007. Atlas Copco sold its electric tool business, including Milwaukee Electric Tool and Atlas Copco Electric Tools, to TTI in 2005.

Seco Tools manufactures metal-cutting products which cover four main areas of machining: milling, holding, turning, and holemaking. Items include milling cutters, carbide endmills, thread turners, drills, boring heads, reamers, and tooling systems. Seco Tools also manufactures an array of solid carbide drills, and its Secomax product line consists of a range of high-performance cutting tool grades developed for use on hard-to-machine metals. Some of its latest tool presetters feature digital imaging. The group holds strong market positions in Western Europe and North America and is investing in Asia and Eastern Europe. Sandvik owns about 60% of Seco Tools.

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.

Beaulieu of America is the largest carpet-only manufacturer in the world. Beaulieu rolls out a line of berber, commercial, and indoor/outdoor (nonwoven, turf) carpet. Through its dealers, carpets are distributed to home improvement chains, including The Home Depot and Lowe's Companies, and commercial contractors. The company's 30-some facilities operate in North America and Australia. Consumer brands include Bliss, Coronet, and Hollytex. The company produces commercial products under the FashionSmart label, in collaboration with Armstrong's lineup. The Beaulieu Group is controlled by the Bouckaert family.

Tetra Pak Ltd. manufactures aseptic laminated paperboard packaging materials used to store liquids such as milk and juice and shelf-stable processed foods such as tomatoes and tuna. Tetra Pak Ltd. company sells close to 3 billion packages a year to customers in the UK; the cartons are comprised of approximately 75% paperboard. In an effort to limit its contribution to waste products, Tetra Pak Ltd. is active in establishing recycling facilities for its used packaging, which is turned into construction materials. Tetra Pak Ltd. is the UK arm of Swiss packaging manufacturer Tetra Pak, itself a subsidiary of Tetra Laval International.

Peterson American has a spring in its step. The company is the #1 privately held spring manufacturer in the US. Its 14 plants dot North America and the UK, designing, manufacturing, and supplying an array of springs, constant-tension hose clamps, snap rings, stampings, and sub-assemblies. Peterson American also offers a slate of engineering, prototyping, short run, coating and kitting, and assembly services. Customers include automotive OEMs Ford, GM, and Chrysler, engine makers for motorsports such as NASCAR, and industrial manufacturers of appliances to agricultural equipment. The company is led by its founder's fourth generation, Chairman Alfred Peterson III.

American Pad & Paper (AMPAD) has been in the legal pad business for more than a century. Credited with designing the first legal pad in 1888, AMPAD manufactures and distributes more than 1,400 quality, paper-based office supply products. The offerings include subject and business notebooks, personal journals, filing products such as file folders, hanging folders, case and expanding files, all sizes of envelopes, and specialty papers for scrapbooking to small business exchanges. AMPAD's national brands and private label paper products supply North American retailers and distributors, including Staples and Wal-Mart. American Pad & Paper LLC company is owned by office products firm Esselte.

Eltherington Group specializes in fabricating extrusion and sheet aluminum, transport body kits, and coated aluminum cladding. The range of products manufactured and distributed by Eltherington includes bars, coated and plain sheet, extrusions, and tubes. The company also makes the Motomaster line of truck and trailer body kits as well as PVCu double-glazed windows and doors for the recreational vehicle industry. Eltherington serves customers primarily in the building, marine, and transportation industries.

Trelleborg designs or manufactures a part to fix the problem. Trelleborg has made a global name for itself in the manufacture of rubber accessories, mainly for the automotive, construction, marine, and industrial markets. Its US-based Trelleborg Automotive unit, which represents about one-third of sales, makes polymer-based antivibration and noise suppression components for automakers. Trelleborg also makes everything from tires for industrial and agricultural machinery to seals, valves, pipes, hoses, and various water sealant substances, which it markets to industrial manufacturers and retailers worldwide. Industrialist Henry Dunker founded Trelleborg company in 1905.

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