Draka Holding boasts the right connections. Draka company makes low-voltage and special-purpose cable and telecommunication cable and systems. Its Energy & Infrastructure division makes standard low and medium-voltage cable products for the construction, industrial, and infrastructure markets. Draka's Industry & Specialty unit makes a wide range of cable used in such applications as elevators, oil platforms, wind turbines, cruise ships, autos, and airplanes. Its Communications segment makes copper and optical fiber telecommunication cable for broadband, mobile network, multimedia, and other telecom products.

President Richard Curry and other family members own M. Curry Corporation, which was incorporated in 1961. M.Curry Corporation manufactures precision industrial carbide tooling products. M. Curry Corporation company's machine tools include carbide punches, drill bushings, gauges, dies, and forms and burnishing tools for industrial manufacturing equipment. M.Curry Corporation operates throughout the US and internationally.

Luxfer Gas Cylinders makes aluminum and composite high-pressure gas cylinders. Its lineup offers compressed natural gas (CNG) for vehicles, CO2 and mixed-gas cylinders for beverages, extinguishers for fire, as well as life-support cylinders for medical and recreational scuba markets, and paintball cylinders for players. Luxfer's manufacturing process uses hydraulic rams to shape aluminum billets into hollow shells, which are closed and threaded. The seamless, lightweight results are ideal for high-pressure storage of gases. Luxfer, part of UK-based Luxfer Holdings, operates plants in the US and UK, France, and China, serving customers in more than 50 countries.

Orkla is a conglomerate that engages in the production of aluminum, food and other consumer products, and specialty materials. The company's industrial divisions include extruded aluminum maker Sapa, industrial materials producer Elkem, and specialty chemicals unit Borregaard. Its food operation produces a range of goods, such as condiments and seafood, while its brands unit makes consumer products like dietary supplements and detergents. Orkla also holds small stakes in several other companies. Norwegian investment firm Canica owns about 14% of the company; the Norwegian government pension fund Folketrygdfondet owns about 13%.

Zoltek Companies, Inc., an applied technology and advanced materials company, develops, manufactures, and markets carbon fibers and technical fibers. Zoltek Companies's products include commercial carbon fibers, which are primarily used as a reinforcement material in composites. These products are sold to customers in the composite industry. Its technical fibers products include oxidized acrylic fibers and specialty carbon fibers used to manufacture aircraft brake pads, as well as used for heat/fire barrier applications in the aerospace industry. The company also engages in water treatment and electrical services businesses; the manufacture and sale of precursor raw material used in the production of carbon fibers; and the manufacture and sale of filament winding and pultrusion equipment used in the production of large volume composite parts. Zoltek Companies has operations primarily in Europe, the United States, and Asia.

K-Tron International helps manufacturers watch their weight. Operating via subsidiary companies, K-Tron has two key lines: A Process Group makes feeders that let manufacturers control the flow (by weight or volume) of bulk solids and liquids during manufacturing processes. The group also builds pneumatic conveying systems that use vacuum and pressure to precisely control the flow of ingredients to make pharmaceutical, food, chemical, and plastic products. K-Tron Electronics produces and tests electronic assemblies for the group, as well as sells to regional OEMs. A Size Reduction Group makes equipment for crushing and conveying materials, such as coal and wood. Casket maker Hillenbrand acquired K-Tron in 2010.

Simpson Manufacturing makes connectors and venting systems for the building, remodeling, and do-it-yourself industries. Subsidiary Simpson Strong-Tie (SST) makes more than 11,000 types of standard and custom products that are used to connect and reinforce joints between wood, concrete, and masonry building components. Simpson Dura-Vent, meanwhile, makes venting systems for furnaces, water heaters, fireplaces, and stoves. Both units market globally and distribute through home centers and a network of contractor and dealer distributors. The Home Depot is a top customer of Simpson Manufacturing.

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.

Vericor Power Systems manufactures, sells, and services power generating equipment, from gas turbines for marine propulsion to marine power gensets, gensets for cogeneration and power generation, and packages for mechanical drive. In addition, Vericor Power Systems offers a slate of site support, technical training, and specialty equipment services for its products. Its roster of customers includes, by and large, the US Navy, shipbuilders (ThyssenKrupp Marine Systems), building materials manufacturers (Sierra Pacific), and pulp and paper producers (Quebecor). Vericor operates as an affiliate of German aerospace gas turbine engine maker MTU-Aero Engines.

KONE began its elevator business on the ground floor and is working its way up. The US subsidiary of Finland's KONE sells, manufactures, upgrades, and maintains elevators, escalators, and automatic building doors. The KONE EcoSpace line of elevators is an environmentally friendly (using no oil) traction elevator that offers more space while conserving energy for residential, office, and public access use. Other brand names include the KONE HH Series and MX Series line of hydraulic elevators, as well as the KONE EcoSystem MR elevator. KONE USA accounts for about one-fifth of its parent company's elevator and escalator sales.

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