Surface Transforms manufactures high-performance carbon fiber ceramic products used for the aerospace, defense, and transportation industries. Surface Transforms's products include aerospace components; armor plating; ceramic brakes and clutches for automobiles, trains, and aircraft; and rocket motor systems. Surface Transforms' customers include Roxel UK, Dunlop Aerospace, and the UK Ministry of Defence. It is increasingly looking for more commercial applications of its products and to expand its customer base internationally. All of Surface Transforms' research, development, and manufacturing is conducted at its plant in the UK.

CTA manufactures and supplies an acoustic and thermal insulation lineup used to make vehicles, ventilation systems, appliances, and other equipment quieter, cooler, and more energy-efficient. Its glass fiber-based, sound-absorbing blend for automotive under-hood and exterior use is sold under the QuietBlend brand. Made from textile fiberglass and anti-flame fibers, CTA's ThermaBlend line offers an insulating blanket for an array of building products. CTA's customers include carmakers Ford, GM, and Nissan, and material makers John Manville and Owens Corning. Started in 1971, CTA is an affiliated company of Cerberus Capital.

WHX Corporation engages in precious metals, tubing, and engineered materials businesses in the United States and internationally. WHX Corporation's H&H Precious Metal segment fabricates precious metals and their alloys into brazing alloys consisting of gold, silver, palladium, copper, nickel, aluminum, and tin. Its H&H Tubing segment manufactures steel tubing products and assemblies for the medical, semiconductor fabrication, aerospace and defense, refrigeration, automotive, and HVAC industries. WHX Corporation's H&H Engineered Materials segment manufactures and supplies fasteners and fastening systems for construction and building industries. This segment also offers plastic and steel fittings and connectors for natural gas and water distribution service lines; exothermic welding products for electrical grounding, cathodic protection, and lightning protection; and electro-galvanized and painted cold rolled sheet steel products primarily for the construction, entry door, container, and appliance industries. Its Arlon Electronic Materials segment manufactures and supplies performance materials for the printed circuit board industry; and silicone rubber-based insulation materials used in industrial, military/aerospace, consumer, and commercial markets.

Exmark Manufacturing has the tools to cut blades of grass down to size. It designs and manufactures mid-size commercial walk-behind (Metro, Viking, Turf Tracer) and riding lawn mowers (Navigator, FrontRunner, Next Lazer Z, Quest) for landscape professionals. The company's machines run on diesel as well as alternative fuels (biodiesel, propane). Exmark sells its turf care equipment to distributors, who market the products to dealers throughout the US and Canada. The company was incorporated in 1982 as a maker of mid-size walk-behind mowers and turf rakes. It is a subsidiary of The Toro Company.

MMI Products insists on concrete results. MMI straddles two business segments: concrete construction products and fencing products. Concrete construction products include wire mesh and related building materials used to install reinforcing bars and grids. Products are basic to constructing concrete pipe, bridges, and roads. The company's Merchants Metals line produces residential and commercial chain-link security fencing, aluminum and die-cast galvanized steel fence fittings, and ornamental iron fence supplies. MMI sells its fencing products primarily to barrier wholesalers, industrial manufacturers, and residential and commercial contractors. MMI is a subsidiary of CRH plc's Oldcastle division.

MacAllister Machinery Company sells and rents new and used Caterpillar equipment including tractors, loaders, handlers, pavers, compactors, coal mining machinery, and compact construction equipment. MacAllister's Power Systems division handles the sales and service of Caterpillar truck engines, generator sets, and associated equipment. MacAllister company also offers equipment from more than 50 other manufacturers (including Kubota, Stihl, and Challenger), as well as field services, financing, and rentals at dozens of locations in the state. MacAllister Machinery was founded in 1945 by E.W. MacAllister.

Ingersoll-Rand Industrial Technologies (ITS) appreciate a breath of fresh (compressed) air. The Industrial Technologies business segment of Ingersoll-Rand (IR) marries multiple companies that design, manufacture, sell, and service industrial and commercial products, ranging from pumps, air compressors, tools, material and fluid handling equipment, and microturbines to Club Car branded golf and utility vehicles. The segment straddles three arenas: Air Solutions (compressed air systems); Productivity Solutions (material and fluid handling systems); and Energy Systems (onsite alternative electric power and thermal energy through microturbine technology).

OCV Fabrics US is reinforcing its place in the technical "fabric of our lives." Incorporating glass, carbon, and Kevlar, OCV makes a line of fiber woven products, used to reinforce an array of technical fabrics and plastic parts. End uses include canoes to snowboards, window blinds, car parts, industrial tanks, and pipes. OCV's primary markets include transportation, building and construction, marine, telecommunications, and consumer goods. The company has factories in Maine and Texas. Formerly Saint-Gobain BTI, OCV was recreated when Owens Corning acquired the reinforcements and composite fabrics businesses of Compagnie de Saint-Gobain in 2007. OCV is part of Owens Corning's technical fabrics segment.

The thought of folks soaking up bubbles in a MAAX Bath tub gives this company maximum joy. MAAX designs and manufactures acrylic, fiberglass, and thermoplastic bathtubs and showers under a dozen brands, including Advanta, Coleman Spas, Keystone, Maax, Nahanni, and Pearl. Other products include shower doors, faucets, cabinets, and medicine cabinets. MAAX Bath Inc. company sells to plumbing wholesalers, hardware stores and superstores, specialty showrooms, and distributors. In 2008 MAAX's assets were acquired by Tricap Partners Ltd., a private equity fund managed by Brookfield Asset Management.

BORIDE Engineered Abrasives began operations in the 1960s. BORIDE's brushes and bobs help keep the industrial world polished. BORIDE Engineered Abrasives develops, manufactures, and distributes mold and die polishing products (brushes, bobs, diamond files, and wood sticks), diamond wheel dressing products, and specialty abrasive products that include private-labeled products.

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