AGCO Corporation manufactures and distributes agricultural equipment, including tractors, combines, self-propelled sprayers, hay tools, forage equipment and implements, and diesel engines, and related replacement parts worldwide. The company provides tractors, including compact tractors used in small farms and specialty agricultural industries, such as dairies, landscaping, and residential areas; utility tractors comprising two-wheel and all-wheel drive versions used in small and medium-sized farms and specialty agricultural industries, including dairy, livestock, orchards, and vineyards; and horsepower tractors used in large farms and on cattle ranches for hay production. It also offers combines, and application equipment, including self-propelled, three and four-wheeled vehicles and related equipment for use in the application of liquid and dry fertilizers, and crop protection chemicals; chemical sprayer equipment; and related equipment, including vehicles used for waste application that are specifically designed for subsurface liquid injection and surface spreading of biosolids, such as sewage sludge.

Hoover Precision Products supplies precision and semi-precision balls to various industries including, automotive, aerospace, anti-friction bearings, pumps, medical, pen, paints, oil, cosmetics, jewlery and furniture. Products are made from a broad variety of metals and other materials. While chrome and stainless steels are the advanced substance; silicon nitride, titanium carbide and tungsten carbide have been developed for use in much more critical applications. Hoover supplies a complete range of materials and has the ability to manufacture to Grade 3 specifications. Ball Materials include Chrome (52100), Stainless (440,430,420,316,304,302, Nimo), Carbon, Ceramic (Silicon Nitride, Alumina Oxide, Zirconia Oxide), Brass, Burnishing Media, Forged Balls, Grinding Media, Plastics (Acetal, Acrylic, Nylon, PTFE, Torlon, Polycarbonate, Polyethylene, Polypropylene, Polystyrene), S2 Tool Steel (Rockbit), T-15, Tic Coated, Tungsten Carbide, Stellite, Hastelloy and other alloys. Passivation and coating are just some of the special requirements Hoover provides.

Precision Castparts Corp is a leading maker of investment castings used in jet aircraft, satellite launches, armaments, and medical applications (prostheses). Its Investment Cast Products segment makes jet engine parts, fluid management valves, and deep-hole boring tools. Forged Products and Fastener Products round out the company's three segments and cover the power generation and paper and pulp industries, as well as general industry. The cyclical aerospace market still accounts for more than half of PCC's sales. PCC's aerospace customers include jet engine makers General Electric (about 14% of sales) and Pratt & Whitney.

Howle Holdings has a firm grip on tooling, cutting, and carbide products. Howle Holdings manufactures branded products from three divisions -- Elektron Components (Arcolectric and Bulgin; electro-components); Hard Metals (Total Carbide and Titman; industrial and tungsten carbide router cutters); Elektron Instruments (Digitron, Sifam, and Queensgate; instrumentation products). Its seven operating subsidiaries are located in China, North America, Tunisia, and the UK. Howle also offers a variety of engineering and computer-aided design services. Howle Holdings company serves customers in the automotive, aerospace, medical, mining, and engineering industries. In 2006 UK-based electronic components manufacturer Elektron PLC bought Howle.

Valence Technology company's rechargeable lithium polymer batteries are designed for use in industrial, military, and motive and stationary electrical power applications. Valence touts its Saphion (patented technology) lithium iron magnesium phosphate (LiFeMgPO4) energy storage systems as having a longer life and being safer and more stable under extreme conditions than lithium-ion batteries that use oxide-based cathode materials. Valence derives over 60% of its sales from Segway (46%) and The Tanfield Group (16%). Customers in the US account for about 60% of sales.

Roberts Sinto Corporation company manufactures material handling machinery and foundry equipment for use in production facilities. Specifically, the manufacturer produces robotics and conveyors for material handling, mold handling systems, and flask and flaskless molding. Roberts Sinto is part of the North American operations of Japanese foundry equipment maker Sintokogio, which has a worldwide engineering and service network of subsidiaries and affiliate companies.

Reliance Steel & Aluminum shows its mettle by supplying metal processing services and distributing metal products to customers in the manufacturing, construction, transportation, aerospace, and semiconductor industries. Through a network of more than 200 service and distribution centers, Reliance provides customized metal processing services. From these locations the company distributes more than 100,000 products made of carbon, alloy, stainless, and specialty steel, as well as aluminum, brass, copper, and titanium. In the latter half of this decade, Reliance has gone on something of a spending binge, buying up a number of smaller rivals.

Coats is a leading global supplier of apparel and industrial thread. In addition to clothing thread the company manufactures specialty thread (with applications for footwear, camping equipment, bedding, furniture, and automotive), zip fasteners and trim, and craft thread. Coats Holdings serves customers worldwide from manufacturing and distribution facilities in more than 65 countries. The company's thread unit accounts for the bulk of sales. The company is a subsidiary of London-based investment firm Guinness Peat Group.

GEA PHE Systems North America (formerly FlatPlate) makes brazed plate heat exchangers for refrigeration and hydronic heating applications in residential, commercial, and industrial process installations. GEA PHE Systems company's refrigeration division supplies heat exchangers used for evaporators and condensers, while its hydronic heaters are used in boilers and hot water heating. GEA PHE Systems company also holds advanced heat exchanger patents for fluid chillers. GEA PHE Systems North America also makes replacements for out-of-date shell and tube heating systems. GEA PHE Systems North America Inc. is a subsidiary of GEA Group.

At Dresser, our business is about energy. We are one of the world's leading providers of innovative, reliable and affordable equipment and services for mission-critical applications in global energy infrastructure. We are a growing, successful company with the resources, the technology leadership and the internal capability to meet the demands of the energy business.We've built a reputation for delivering proven results and establishing long-term relationships with leading companies throughout the global energy infrastructure. Customers rely on Dresser to perform under the most demanding conditions and in the most critical applications — from production, transport and refining to power generation and retail distribution. Beyond the ever-expanding markets we serve, we're also driven by the combined energy of more than 6,000 passionately committed employees in every region of the world. Sharing new ideas. Embracing personal accountability.

Inviting Real Estate Agents, Job Placements Agents, Educational Institutes, Software Service Providers, Real Estate Builders, Marriage Bureaus, Travel Agents, Restaurant Owners, Health & Fitness Centers and other Local Businesses to Post a FREE Classified Advertisement on Cootera.com Classifieds Website.