Littelfuse company is the world's #1 fuse maker. In addition to its fuses, Littelfuse's other circuit protection devices include positive temperature coefficient devices that limit current when too much is being supplied and electrostatic discharge suppressors that redirect transient high voltage. Littelfuse company's thyristors protect telecommunications circuits from transient voltage caused by lightning strikes. Littelfuse's 4,000-plus customers include electronics manufacturers (Hewlett-Packard and Samsung), automakers (Ford, GM, Honda, and Toyota), and the automotive aftermarket (AutoZone and Pep Boys). Littelfuse company gets about two-thirds of its sales outside the US.

Nexans Hellas stays well connected overhead, underground, and in the water. Nexans Hellas S.A. company makes power cables (low, medium, and high-voltage), telecommunications cables, and fiber-optic cables. Other special application products include flame-retardant and halogen-free cable for use in airports, railways, and shopping centers, and on ships. Many of the Greek isles receive power from the mainland via cables made by Nexans Hellas, which was founded in 1973. Nexans Hellas S.A. company is part of the Paris-based Nexans Group.

Didsbury Engineering Co. Limited company is one of the world's leading makers of lifting gear and hoists for the civil and defense aviation markets. Its products are used to lift heavy weapons and aircraft engines. It also makes manhole cover lifters. Didsbury is the sole supplier of hoists to Airbus. Didsbury's civil aviation hoists can lift items ranging in size from 280 lbs. to 2,800 lbs. The company's other customers include the UK's Ministry of Defence, BAE Systems, and Westland Helicopters. Didsbury is owned and controlled by its management.

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.

The Clark-Reliance Corporation to manufacture level measurement and control products and alarm, separation, and energy conservation equipment. The company operates globally, supplying boiler and fluid control products to clients in the power generation, petroleum refining, chemical processing, pulp and paper, and food processing industries. Clark-Reliance operates from its manufacturing facility in Strongsville, Ohio. The family-owned company sells its products through an international network of sales representatives.

Baldor Electric Company manufactures industrial AC and DC electric motors, controls, and speed drives that power products ranging from material handling conveyors to fluid handling pumps. Other products include industrial grinders, buffers, polishing lathes, and generators. Baldor Electric sells to OEMs primarily in the agricultural and semiconductor equipment industries and to independent distributors for resale as replacement parts. The company has some 75 sales offices and warehouses in North America and abroad. It maintains manufacturing plants in Canada, China, Mexico, the UK, and the US. Baldor Electric gets most of its sales in the US.

United States Pipe and Foundry Company (US Pipe) manufactures ductile iron pipe, fittings, valves, gaskets, and hydrants. The company is a unit of Mueller Water Products, which was spun off by Walter Industries (now Walter Energy) in 2006, and accounts for 29% of Mueller's sales. Walter acquired US Pipe in 1969. The company makes pipe at four plants in the US, in Alabama (two), New Jersey, and California. US Pipe also manufactures pipe in metric dimensions for the international market. The company primarily serves the water and wastewater industries.

An international heavyweight in pump manufacturing, Grundfos A/S company makes more than 16 million pump units a year. It produces water pumps, including circulator, centrifugal, solar, self-priming, and submersible units. Its circulator pumps are used in heating, air-conditioning, and ventilation systems. Its industrial pumps are used in process facilities and for plant maintenance. Grundfos also offers pumps for irrigation, greenhouses, and private, municipal, and industrial water supply facilities. Grundfos was established in 1945 by Poul Due Jensen and is owned by the Poul Due Jensen Foundation and Jensen's heirs.

Lock Joint Tube manufactures mechanical and structural grade steel tubing for OEM and metal fabricators. The company's various sized and shaped tubing offers a breadth of applications, from bedside tables and wheelchairs to IV stands and hand railings used in medical facilities. Customers hail from the automotive, healthcare, office furniture, and exercise and display fixtures market. Lock Joint Tube is privately held by Lerman Enterprises (a network of four industrial metal companies), which also owns Indiana-based Steel Warehouse Company, Inc.

TM GE Automation Systems unites the power, expertise, and marketing leverage of three global corporations. A joint venture among Toshiba, Mitsubishi Electric, and General Electric, the company designs and develops advanced automation and drive systems. TM GE Automation Systems specializes in serving the metals, paper, and material handling industries; it also serves those in municipal, utility, and industrial markets. TM GE Automation Systems has major operations in China, Germany, Hong Kong, Italy, Japan, Poland, the UK, and the US, and operates offices on five continents.

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