Cascade Engineering is a multi-business manufacturer and marketer supporting multiple brands. We manufacture for and market to a variety of industries such as automotive, commercial truck & bus, solid waste & recycling, furniture, material handling and renewable energy. Our broad portfolio of offerings includes manufacturing products for OEMs, marketing branded products, and providing consulting services. The common thread weaving our businesses together is an expertise in large part injection molding.Our world class engineering, technology and manufacturing allows us to provide leading-edge products and services, while maintaining a strong commitment to lean manufacturing and environmental stewardship. We employ a sustainable business model based on diversification, innovation and sustainable development. We are committed to bringing sustainable products to market that contribute to the triple bottom line.The Cascade Engineering Family of Companies employs approximately 1,000 people – approximately 500 in Michigan area.

A. Stucki Company designs and manufactures ball bearings, including roller side bearings, long travel side bearings, body side bearings, and resilient friction elements, for railroad freight cars worldwide. It also offers repair and reconditioning services, as well as rail car parts through its subsidiary operations. A. Stucki invests much of its revenue in R&D and designs turnkey systems. Besides the US, the company has operations in Australia, Brazil, Mexico, and the Ukraine. Arnold Stucki, a Swiss mechanical engineer and the author of Steel Car Design, founded A. Stucki Company in 1911. Gladstone Investment is a leading investor in A. Stucki.

MacLean-Fogg Company has grown into a worldwide enterprise with 30 North American manufacturing facilities, 10 international facilities, annual sales of nearly $800 million and a worldwide workforce of 4,500 people.High performance fastener and component systems, forgings, precision machined parts, suspension and transmission components, connectors and insulators are provided to automotive, truck, trailer, off road vehicles, recreational vehicles, farm equipment, military vehicle and aerospace markets.

Turbine Engine Components Technologies (TECT) manufactures and distributes semi-finished and finished engine components through its manufacturing facilities located in California, Connecticut, Georgia, Kansas, New York, Ohio, and Washington. Its products include airfoils, forgings, turbine wheels and rings, and shafts. TECT also provides engineering, forging, inspection, metallurgy, tool and die, and welding and brazing services. Its customers include Airbus, Cessna, GE Aircraft Engines, Rolls Royce, and Siemens Westinghouse.

KF Industries, located in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was founded in 1962 as a contract machine shop providing services for local manufacturers. The original owners were Gene Key and Odell Friar, thus KF. In 1972, KF began manufacturing its own limited line of needle valves, this being the first marketed “KF” product.KF Series C floating ball valves were introduced in 1978. This threaded end, carbon and stainless steel valve design was well received in the oil and gas production market and continues to be in demand to this day. Several other floating ball valve variations followed. By 1982, KF was producing a comprehensive offering of threaded and flanged end valves. Sizes ranged from ¼” bore through 4” bore with pressure ratings to 3000 psi. During the early to mid-1980’s, KF Industries, like many other companies serving the oil and gas industry, felt the squeeze of a harsh economy. KF was able to “weather the storm”, with the timely introduction of another innovative product, the Series T trunnion ball valve. The patented Series T’s top-entry trunnion mounted design offered inline reparability, double block and bleed

Tyco Flow Control, a business segment of Tyco International, engineers, manufactures, and installs flow control and heat tracing products for the oil/gas, power, food and beverage, chemical, marine, mining, construction, water, and other process industries. Its lines of business, including Valves & Controls, Water & Environmental Systems, and Thermal Controls, make products under brand names such as Anderson Greenwood, Biffi, Crosby, Keystone, KTM, Raychem, Sempell, Tracer, and Vanessa. Tyco Flow Control has manufacturing facilities, warehouses, and distribution centers throughout North and South America, Europe, and the Asia/Pacific region.

Waukesha Bearings is a leading designer and manufacturer of engineered hydrodynamic bearings and magnetic bearing systems for high-performing turbomachinery in oil & gas, power generation, marine and industrial markets. Typical applications include gas, steam and hydro turbines, centrifugal gas compressors, generators, gearboxes, pumps and motors.Waukesha Bearings’ range of oil and process lubricated bearings are optimized for top performance in challenging environments and engineered for low power consumption, reduced temperatures, and increased reliability and efficiency. Waukesha’s field-proven magnetic bearing systems offer superior performance and availability along with environmental benefits.

he Oilgear Company makes hydraulic pumps and other fluid power components (motors, valves, and fluid meters), electronic controls, and systems that integrate hydraulic components and electronic controls. Oilgear's products are used in the metals, machine tool, automobile, petroleum, aerospace, chemical, plastics, lumber, rubber, and defense industries. The Oilgear company has manufacturing and service facilities in about 15 countries around the globe. Late in 2006, private equity investment firm Mason Wells took Oilgear private at a cost of more than $30 million.

Elopak has figured out how to make milk cartons curvier, and juice boxes more convenient! Elopak company ranks as the world's #3 supplier of packaging for beverages, and boasts manufacture of the first paperboard carton for liquid foods, branded Pure-Pak. Elopak's carton portfolio includes an array of board technologies (foil laminate and non-foil, opacity and gas-tight barriers), sizes, and shapes. More than 90% of sales are garnered from customers outside of Norway, with promising growth in Asia. Elopak is owned by Norway's largest privately owned industrial group, FERD Holding, and accounts for the largest share of the group's revenue. FERD is held by the Andresen family, and led by Johan Andresen, Jr.

Weiqiao Textile is the largest cotton textile producer in China.Weiqiao Textile Company manufactures cotton yarn, grey fabric, and denim from four production bases located in the Shandong Province. The company manufactures about 800 cotton yarn models, and uses its own yarn to make about 1,000 types of grey fabric including twill, silk, jacquard, and khaki and 400 varieties of denim. Weiqiao Textile sells to about 8,500 domestic customers and more than 800 international clients located in 20 countries. Major customers include Itochu, Fountain Set, Texwinca Holdings, and Marubeni.

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