The family-owned firm (no relation to Kraft Foods) operates in five different industries. It owns paper and wood trader International Forest Products, along with several paper and packaging companies under the Rand-Whitney banner. Its sports holdings include the NFL's New England Patriots, the New England Revolution pro soccer team, and Gillette Stadium. The stadium-adjacent Patriot Place shopping center and private equity investment coupled with various philanthropic initiatives round out the company's activities. Founder, chairman, and CEO Robert Kraft and his family own the firm.

Grupo IUSA does, but what Grupo IUSA does not do. Mexico's largest industrial conglomerate, the Peralta-family-owned venture has its arms in more than a dozen different industries throughout the country. IUSA is primarily a manufacturer of products and equipment used in the industrial and construction markets. It is a leading world producer of copper pipes and a maker of electrical connectors, gas and water heaters, circuit breakers, footwear, and apparel and accessories, to name a few. IUSA is also active in residential real estate development, stock breeding, wireless telecommunications services; it owns medical clinics, primary schools, and a baseball team.

Bontex, Inc. manufactures uncoated and coated elastomeric wet web impregnated fiberboard products. These products are used as an insole material in footwear; visorboard in headwear; dielectric sealing base in automotive door panels; and backing substrate, stiffener, and laminating base in luggage, leathergoods, and allied products. Elastomeric wet web impregnated fiberboard products are also used by various other industries, including belt backing, gasketing, furniture, and electronic integrated component packaging. In addition, the company distributes an expanded polyurethane material and nonwoven products for the footwear industry.

Husqvarna has lumberjacks around the world shouting "Timber!" A leading manufacturer of outdoor power tools, Husqvarna makes such products as chainsaws, push and riding lawn mowers, leaf blowers, trimmers, and garden tools for consumers, as well as heavy-duty chainsaws and stone-cutting machines for professionals. Marketing its products under the Husqvarna, Gardena, Poulan, WeedEater, and other brand names, the company distributes to nearly 100 countries and sells through US retailers like Wal-Mart, Sears, and Lowe's; European retailers like B&Q and Leroy Merlin; and independent dealers. Husqvarna operates manufacturing plants in the US, Sweden, and China. It became a publicly owned company in 2006.

SprayCool was founded in 1988. SprayCool company develops products that prevent overheating of electronic systems used in harsh environments. Its enclosures and rack systems use a liquid cooling technology that sprays a mist of liquid which evaporates and cools electronics. SprayCool systems are used in military and industrial applications-- including customers in the oil and gas exploration and telecommunications industries -- and can be installed on unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), fixed-wing aircrafts, and other vehicles. Clients have included the Department of Defense, the Department of Energy, Lockheed Martin, and Raytheon.

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.

Founded in 1981, Double Life also offers replacement parts and provides equipment recommendation and system evaluation services. The Double Life Corporation designs, makes, and distributes solids control components and centrifugal pumps for drill rigs used in oilfields, mining operations, and on construction sites. It also offers vibration screen shakers, valves, centrifuges, vacuum degassers, desanders and desilters, mud agitators, and other related equipment.

Tingue company knows how to take care of people's dirty laundry, and despite its name, it's not even a law firm. Tingue, Brown & Co. makes and distributes industrial textiles and finishing equipment serving commercial laundries, in North America and abroad. Its lineup includes plastics molding, metal fabrication and machining, flatwork ironer paddings, aprons, and a host of services. Over the last 100 years Tingue, Brown has pioneered industrial textile advances, from laundry bags touting strength, and mold and mildew resistance, to sling handling and molded polyethylene in laundry carts, hampers with lids and side doors, as well as cleaning treatments. Family owned, the company is led by CEO David Tingue.

Multi-Shifter company manufactures industrial battery handling equipment, including battery changing vehicles, storage, washing, and wastewater filtration systems. Its products are distributed largely to companies that operate electrically powered forklift trucks. Since its founding in 1974, Multi-Shifter has installed more than 2,000 battery handling systems across North America, Australia, and Europe; over 200 of these workhorses are touted to be 15 to 20 years old, and still operating. Multi-Shifter garners the business of blue chip companies, such as Apple, Ford Motor, General Electric, and Michelin. Multi-Shifter is owned and led by its founder's son, John Pratt.

Carmanah Signs company designs, manufactures, and distributes light-emitting diode (LED) edge-lit signs and displays, primarily for retail and corporate applications. Its energy-efficient lineup illuminates more than 50,000 installations worldwide, including applications for architectural decor, casino and lottery facilities, corporate identities, consumer point-of-purchase, event advertising, and home addresses. Products include gaming signs, table toppers, wayfinding signs, and visual merchandisers. Formerly a subsidiary of Carmanah Technologies (CMH), Carmanah Signs was acquired in 2009 by a holding company of CMH founder, Dr. David Green.

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