Marvac Scientific Company's vacuum pumps are mechanical high-vacuum pumps used for scientific and industrial applications. Its heavy-duty belt drive pumps are used in neon sign manufacturing, as well as in laboratory settings. Its heavy-duty direct drive product line is designed for dehydration and some scientific uses, while the standard-duty direct drive models are used in the refrigeration service field. Marvac has phased out manufacturing of vacuum pumps due to overseas competition, but it continues to provide spare parts and repair services for its products. Marvac company has branched out into radiator adaptors and testers.

The Minka Group, which manufactures and distributes lighting and ceiling fan fixtures through more than 2,100 dealers in the US. The company has an extensive product line from chandeliers to table lamps, floor lamps to wall sconces, and mirrors to wall art, as well as heaters and dehumidifiers. Minka markets its products under the Ambience, George Kovacs, GK Lightrail, The Great Outdoors, Metropolitan, Minka-Aire, and Minka Lavery brand names. The Minka company has over 500 patents for its lighting creations. Customers range from independent lighting showroom dealers to larger accounts such as Home Depot and Lowe's.

Hydrogenics Corporation (Hydrogenics) together with its subsidiaries, designs, develops and manufactures hydrogen generation products based on water electrolysis technology and fuel cell products based on proton exchange membrane (PEM) technology. The Company’s maintains operations in Belgium, Canada and Germany. The Company operates in four segments: OnSite Generation, Power Systems, Test Systems, and Corporate and Other business. OnSite Generation business segment develops products for industrial gas, hydrogen fueling and renewable energy storage markets. Power Systems business segment develops products for stationary and motive power applications. Test Systems business segment provides fuel cell testing services and sold fuel cell test stations. Corporate and Other business segment provides corporate services and administrative support.

Trim-Lok locks in profits by making high quality, competitively priced vinyl and rubber trims and seals. Its divisions, which include Industrial Extrusions (Mylar wrapped trim, 3M adhesive attachments), Rubber Trim Products (rubber, neoprene, and silicone extrusion), and GripTek (molded grips for fitness and gardening equipment), make standard and customized products -- decorative trim and flap seals, instant adhesive, locking gaskets, rubber guards, regular and upholstery trims, cutting tools and accessories -- for aerospace, automotive, furniture, boating, and RV applications. Trim-Lok distributes more than 200 different aftermarket offerings through 30 domestic and almost 10 international stock locations.

Continental Packaging Solutions (formerly Continental Glass & Plastic) is confident in its ability to design and make packages and containers. Privately held since 1936, Continental Packaging Solutions company provides molding, label designs, and point-of-purchase displays, as well as consulting services. Continental Packaging Solutions has catered to such high-profile clients as Owens-Illinois, Silgan Plastics, Poly-Seal, and Liquid Container. Continental Packaging Solutions company has over a dozen office locations across the US and one in China. Continental Packaging Solutions is operated by the Giesen family.

From its start in 1956, Liquid Controls, a unit of IDEX Corporation (NYSE:IEX), has been dedicated to providing high quality flow meters and accessories for accurate liquid measurement in both custody transfer and process control applications. Continuously branching out from the original military aircraft fueling requirement which gave us our start, we now serve a wide variety of industries. Our manufacturing team is made of the most highly skilled craftspeople in the region, all working together each day to assure that personal care goes into each task that makes up an LC product. We rely on a strong combination of in-house engineered designs and a network of strategically located factory authorized full service distributors to ensure that our customers around the world are supported with technology tailored to each industry's particular requirements. Planned obsolescence has no part in our philosophy, and we at Liquid Controls are proud that our products, correctly installed and maintained, will provide years of dependable service.

The Protomold Company is forming a future for itself. The Protomold company, a division of Proto Labs, designs and develops rapid injection molded parts and specializes in quick turnaround and low-volume production. Its end goal is to assist design engineers in bringing new products to market more quickly. Protomold has expanded its North American manufacturing operations. In 2005 it also opened a UK facility, which serves the European market and represents the company's first international expansion. The Protomold company was founded in 1985 and originally was involved in desktop publishing. Reacting to the lengthy turnaround for obtaining injection-molded parts, Protomold found a new calling in making molded parts.

General Bearing Corporation company manufactures and distributes a line of bearings under the The General and Hyatt brands. Its products include ball bearings, tapered roller bearings, spherical roller bearings, and cylindrical roller bearings and components. The line caters to US and Canadian OEMs of trains, trucks, trailers, office equipment, and appliances, and industrial aftermarket distributors. Through joint ventures, General Bearing makes its bearing products in China, and engineers and sells them from the US. Founder and Chairman Seymour Gussack, son and CEO David Gussack, daughter Nina Gussack, and son-in-law Robert Baruc collectively hold over half of the company.

Magnode Corporation is a full-service aluminum extruder, offering engineering, casting, extrusion, forming, fabrication, and finishing services, as well as trucking of finished work. Magnode supplies extruded aluminum products to a range of industries, including automotive, building and construction, consumer electronics, and defense. Magnode operates one of the largest extrusion presses in the US. The 4,500-ton press can extrude up to 17 inches in circle size and up to 23 pounds per foot. Magnode owns manufacturing facilities in America's heartland, and is led by its founder's third generation.

Koenig & Bauer AG was founded in 1817 by Friedrich Koenig and Andreas Bauer. Koenig & Bauer AG (KBA) manufactures newspaper web presses, web offset presses (for printing books, commercial products, and telephone directories), web presses for publication rotogravure, presses for conventional and digital offset and security printing, and peripheral systems for paper logistics and counterfeit-proofing. Sheetfed Offset Presses and Web Presses comprise the company's two major divisions. KBA owns and operates four facilities in Germany, with sales and service facilities operating worldwide. About two-thirds of Koenig & Bauer company's sales derive from the European market.

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