Olympus Corporation and its subsidiaries engage in the manufacture and sale of precision machineries and instruments worldwide. Olympus operates in five segments: Imaging Systems Business, Medical Systems Business, Life Science Business, Information and Communication Business, and Others. The Imaging Systems Business segment offers film cameras, digital cameras, and voice recorders. The Medical Systems Business segment provides medical endoscopes, surgical endoscopes, endo-therapy devices, and ultrasound endoscopes. The Life Science Business segment offers diagnostic systems, biological microscopes, analytical services of genomic information, and industrial microscopes. The Information and Communication Business segment provides mobile terminals, mobile solutions, mobile content services, network infrastructure systems, system development, semiconductor devices, and electric equipment. The Others segment offers industrial endoscopes, nondestructive testing equipment, printers, bar code data processing equipment, and software development. Olympus was founded in 1919 and is headquartered in Tokyo, Japan.

*Leifheit AG is one of the leading European suppliers of housewares products, headquartered in Nassau, Germany. Established in 1959, they today employ 1800 people in 40 countries, operate 10 production facilities.Leifheit designs outstanding quality and modern European flair into their full range of household products, including kitchen utensils; thermal carafes; canning equipment; kitchen and bathroom scales; step stools and ladders; and cleaning, ironing, and drying equipment. Quality-and design-conscious customers look to gourmet stores, upscale catalogs and retail stores throughout the United States to find the latest and most innovative products in Leifheit's collections.

jj Babbitt knows that a clarinet without a mouthpiece is just a stick. The company makes more than 300,000 plastic, metal, hard rubber, and gold-plated mouthpieces for saxophones and clarinets per year. Products are sold to major instrument manufacturers and in specialty music stores under the Guy Hawkins, Hite, jj Babbitt, Meyer, Otto Link, and Wolfe Tayne brand names. The mouthpieces are used by both students and professional musicians alike. The company has been family-owned and operated since Jesse James Babbitt made his first mouthpiece in the 1920s.

Dean Markley Strings primarily sells strings for acoustic, electric, and classical guitars, as well as basses and other instruments. It also sells pickups, tuners, and accessories. The company evolved when music store owner Dean Markley began experimenting with string designs and selling them in 1972 from his storefront. Markley's first taste of success came after he invented the Voice Box, a vocal effects processor, and rocker Peter Frampton featured it to orgiastic effect in his hit, "Show Me the Way." The Voice Box also brought the Markley name to the attention of distributors. Markley owns and runs Dean Markley Strings.

North American Bear Company began as a creative business enterprise of a new mother, Barbara Isenberg, starting a family in New York City in the mid-1970’s. Her desire to find a teddy bear with the nostalgic charm of an antique toy and a contemporary sense of whimsy for her own small son prompted the start of a toy company creating unique, high quality plush bears that would appeal to both children and adults alike. In 1978, after perfecting a variety of sample bears, assembling a sales force and locating a small NY factory to produce bears, Barbara teamed up with her brother, Paul Levy, a Chicago-based lawyer and real estate developer, to form North American Bear Company, Inc. Barbara continues as the company’s Creative Director, running the New York Studio in the heart of Manhattan’s toy district where she and the closely-knit design and production team develop each season’s rich and varied collections. Paul Levy serves as CEO in the company’s corporate headquarters in Chicago, managing the administrative, financial and warehousing aspects of the business.

Wild Planet Toys company develops and manufactures toys, including its best known Spy Gear line and popular Spy Video ATV. Other products include pirate toys , pool toys , creature construction kits , and flashlights that transform into toys . Its toys are distributed in more than 50 countries at mass-market retail stores. The company was founded in 1993 by CEO Danny Grossman. Wild Planet is working to expand its toy collection through licensing agreements.

The company began by making football (soccer) footwear and branched into other apparel (including color-coordinated tops, pants, jackets, and accessories) in the 1970s. Its kits (uniforms, jerseys) and other sports apparel bear a distinctive chevron pattern. Distribution today reaches worldwide; about 75 stores in the US carry its products. In 1997 hummel delved into the world of sporty fashion, adding track suits and denim. It debuted its first line of women's performance apparel in 2004. Founded in Germany before moving to Denmark in the 1950s, hummel is controlled by majority investor Thor Stadil.

Since 1986, Runco has been a leader in the large screen projection industry through its commitment to research and development toward cultivating the latest refinements in video display technology.

A leading maker of auto radar detectors, Whistler also makes laser detectors, power inverters, and GPS navigation receivers, and a range of accessories, including power cords, suction cups, siwtch adapters, and travel cases. Whistler reorganized under Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 1999 and ceased its manufacturing of garage doors and garage door openers; it emerged from bankruptcy the next year. Founded in 1971, Whistler is owned by a group of private investors.

American Textile Company was founded in Pittsburgh, PA in 1925 by the Ruttenberg family to make and sell all types of household products including a patented ironing board cover. In the 1980’s Reid Ruttenberg became sole owner and focused the company’s efforts on pillow and mattress protectors.In the 1990’s the company expanded its manufacturing capabilities into Central America. During this decade Reid’s sons, Lance and Blake, joined the organization as Executive Vice President/Vice President of Operations and Vice President of National Accounts respectively. In 2003 the company moved into its new headquarters in Duquesne, PA. In 2007 manufacturing and distribution facilities were opened in Salt Lake City, UT and Dallas TX.American Textile Company is proud to be a Pittsburgh based, family owned and operated business today, just as it was over 80 years ago. American Textile continues to evolve and grow through the development of new products focusing on protective and health bedding.

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