The family-owned Patten Industries, Inc. was founded in 1933 by B. C. Patten Sr. Patten Industries Company sells, rents, and services new and used Caterpillar equipment. It provides compact and full-sized construction equipment, power systems, and parts and services. Patten serves clients ranging from small contractors and landscapers to homeowners. Its rental fleet contains tractors, loaders, excavators, and other equipment made by Caterpillar and other manufacturers. Patten Industries operates from seven locations in northern Illinois and northwestern Indiana.

Founded in 1912, Coen manufactures and services burner equipment and combustion systems (under brand names Coen and TODD), which are used in the cogeneration, industrial boiler, petrochemical, refinery, utility plant, and wood products industries. Other related products include control valves, igniter systems, and fluid handling systems. With its headquarters located in California, Coen owns and operates facilities located throughout the world that cover Africa, Asia/Pacific, Canada, Europe, Latin America, and the Middle East. In 2007 John Zink Company, a unit of Koch Industries, acquired Coen.

Advanced Cast Products is not a challenging series of performances from a drama class, but it is a class act when it comes to iron products. The subsidiary of Neenah Foundry makes molds and assembles ductile iron products at its single foundry and production facility. The company makes ductile iron, austempered ductile iron, finished, machined, painted, and assembled cast products. Its 15,000-sq.-ft. machining facility houses state-of-the-art CNC machining centers, including double spindled lathes, horizontal machining centers, vertical machining centers, and custom-built lathes. The company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in February 2010 and emerged later that year along with parent Neenah Foundry.

Kortec Company designs and manufactures industrial injection mold equipment used to make a diversity of air-tight plastic bottles. Its proprietary co-injection technology produces high-barrier, multilayer packaging for juice to beer, as well as for chemicals, prescriptions, and even re-sealable plastic cans for paint. Kortec touts turnkey processes for co-injection systems, tailoring the machinery to suit customers' specific needs. Facilities in Belgium, Mexico, Hong Kong, the UK, and the US, cater to a global list of customers in plastics and packaging industries. Kortec company is led by two of its five co-founders, Paul Swenson and Gloria Curley.

Plastipak Holdings, Inc. company produces 8 billion-plus plastic containers a year for consumer products' manufacturers. Containers are used to hold beverages (soft drinks, water, juices, and beer); cleansers (laundry soap, household cleaners); processed foods (coffee creamer, salad dressing); hygiene (mouthwash, perfume); and industrial and automotive goods (motor oil, windshield washer fluid). Plastipak Holdings company serves multi-national, established companies, such as Procter & Gamble, Reckitt Benckiser, Kraft Foods, Quaker Oats, Kroger, and Tropicana. Plastipak operates in the US, Europe, and South America. It is owned and led by the Young family.

Mobile Climate Control Industries (MCC) makes heating, ventilating, and air conditioning systems (HVAC) and other equipment for on-road and off-road vehicles such as buses and shuttles, ambulances and fire trucks, and military tanks. Mobile Climate Control Industries company has manufacturing operations in Canada, Germany, Poland, Sweden, and the US. Its products are distributed worldwide, with approximately 60% of sales in North America. Major customers include Bobcat, John Deere, Hitachi, Komatsu, Renault, and Volvo. Mobile Climate Control Industries company is owned by Ratos AB, a private equity company located in Sweden.

Energy Recovery designs, develops, and manufactures energy recovery devices used in sea water reverse osmosis (SWRO) desalination plants. The SWRO process is energy intensive, using high pressure to drive salt water through membranes to produce fresh water. The company's main product, the PX Pressure Exchanger, helps recapture and recycle up to 98% of the energy available in the high-pressure reject stream, a by-product of the SWRO process. The PX can reduce the energy consumption of a desalination plant by up to 60% compared with a plant lacking an energy recovery device. Subsidiary Pump Engineering also makes high pressure pumps.

AET Films is a leading supplier of specialized oriented polypropylene (OPP) films in North America. Applied Extrusion Technologies company provides supply chain value through the application of advanced proprietary polymer technology, world-class manufacturing capabilities, and unmatched service organizations to offer products that meet the needs of customers and target markets. With the ability to provide technology for flexible packaging, product labeling, food packaging, graphic media, building products and other markets, our products are fit for use in a wide variety of applications. AET’s ability to react to market needs and provide customers with a wide range of OPP film products of varying thickness and performance characteristics has positioned Applied Extrusion Technologies company as a market leader. AET supplies many of the world’s largest consumer products companies and continues to develop advanced performing, innovative products to meet the needs of tomorrow.

Caburn-MDC Europe (formerly Caburn Vacuum Science) manufactures ultra-high vacuum components. Caburn-MDC company's product line includes more than 2,000 components, ranging from basic nuts and bolts to flanges, valves, feedthroughs, manipulation devices, and a variety of thin-film deposition and sputtering tools. Caburn-MDC Europe also provides custom engineering and fabrication services. Caburn-MDC company primarily serves customers in the electronics manufacturing industry. Caburn-MDC company has operations and sales offices in France, Germany, Italy, and the UK.

Latex International (LI) is the leading global manufacturer of Talalay latex mattress components and pillows. LI develops superior sleep products featured under the industry’s top retail brand names. Our unique latex mattresses and pillows provide a luxurious feel by gently conforming to body contours while inherently providing a naturally resilient and healthy sleep environment.

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