Polk Audio, Inc. was engaged in the engineering, manufacture, and marketing of loudspeaker systems intended for use in home audio and video entertainment systems, and in after-market automotive audio systems, as of December 31, 1998. As of September 22, 2006, Polk Audio, Inc. is a subsidiary of Directed Electronics, Inc.

Onkyo Corporation's products live up to their name. The consumer products manufacturer (its name literally means "sound") makes consumer audio equipment for home and car use. Its products include car stereo speakers, CD players, DVD players, home stereo speakers, home theater systems, and home network systems. The company also sells speakers manufactured by others. The firm sells its products worldwide through traditional and Internet retailers including Fry's Electronics. Onkyo, which was founded in 1946, operates more than 20 facilities (production plants, development centers, and sales units) worldwide.

Steinhoff International Holdings Ltd., Originally founded in 1964 as a distributor of furniture between Eastern and Western Europe, in 1989 the group converted to production and since then has been manufacturing and distributing, with fabrication facilities in more than ten countries. In 1998 the group officially became Steinhoff International Holdings and went public on the Johannesburg stock exchange. The Steinhoff family still retains controlling ownership of the company.

Imperial International company began supplying taverns with pool tables and supplies in the 1950s under the name of Eastern Novelty. Imperial now stocks more than 10,000 items, including billiard tables and their accoutrements, sports tables, and game room furniture, as well as parts for its coin and vending division. It also supplies licensed products, such as lamps, stools, and tables with NFL and MLB team logos. Customers can order customized pool tables by mixing and matching a variety of table styles and felt colors. Products are available online or through a dealer network. Imperial is a division of H. Betti Industries.

Plano Molding keeps you organized with a place for everything and everything in its place. The company manufactures plastic products, including gun cases, field boxes, and related holders and bags, tackle box systems, toolboxes and organizers, craft storage, and shelving and cabinets. In early 2004 the company sold its Caboodles Cosmetics line to former company executive Charles Beech and private investment firm Pittco Capital Partners. Plano Molding still manufactures the Caboodles storage products. Plano Molding company covers the craft storage niche with its Creative Options line of organizers. Plano Molding was founded in 1932 and its first product was its Plano-branded fishing tackle boxes.

Pioneer was founded in 1938 in Tokyo, Japan by Nozomu Matsumoto - a man with a passion for music that he hoped to share with the world through high quality audio speakers. That passion began with a small operation to repair and manufacture speakers in Matsumoto's garage. It has since grown to international stature as a manufacturer of audio and video products for use at home, in the car and in business environments.The element that has not changed in nearly 70 years is the passion for audio and video products that Pioneer Electronics hope to share with the world. From the employees at the research labs looking for the "next big thing" to the engineers at factories focused on quality assurance to product trainers explaining the new technology to customers - Pioneer Electronics remain passionate about creating an unbeatable entertainment experience.

X-Rite, Incorporated, a technology company, develops color management systems and solutions worldwide. Its products include colorimeters, which measure light using red, green, and blue receptors, as well as measure printed colors on packages, labels, textiles, and other materials; spectrophotometers that are used in color formulation of materials, such as plastics, paints, inks, ceramics, and metals; densitometers, which measure optical or photographic density; spectrodensitometers that provide measurements for monitoring color reproduction used for controlling the color of printed inks in graphic arts applications; and sensitometers, which are used to expose various photographic films. The company also offers software packages that allow the users to collect and store color measurement data, compare data to databases, communicate color results, and formulate colors from a database. X-Rite also develops and markets products for the communication and reproduction of color. It serves the imaging and media, photography, digital imaging, paints, plastics, apparel, textiles, and automotive industries through sales personnel, independent sales representatives, and dealers. The company was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in Grand Rapids, Michigan.

Keys Fitness Products company manufactures the treadmills, Keys Fitness Products also makes exercise bikes, ellipticals, steppers, home gyms, and other exercise equipment. The company sells its products through more than 3,000 retailers in the US, as well as stores in more than 30 other countries. Brand names include CardioMax, Power System HealthTrainer, Ironman, Keys, and Karen Voight. The company was founded in 1988 by CEO Tim Chen as an import business. In 2008 Keys Fitness filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection.

SEB sells small tools that get its customers perky, fed, and coiffed. Known internationally for its Krups, All-Clad, Moulinex, Rowenta, and T-Fal (or Tefal) brands, The company makes cookware (non-stick bakeware, pressure cookers), appliances (toasters, coffee makers, vacuums), and personal care items (hair dryers, scales, and electric razors). A global leader in small appliance manufacturing, it sells its products in more than 120 countries. Regional brands include Arno (Brazil), Calor and Seb (France and Belgium), AirBake and Regal (North America), and Supor (Asia). SEB was founded in 1857 by Antoine Lescure, whose descendants control the firm.

Today, Lasko Products enjoys its stature as the leading U.S. manufacturer of portable electric fans, with distribution worldwide. Humidifiers, portable heaters, tree stands, and utility boxes are among other product lines designed and produced by Lasko.With the latest state-of-the-art technology and equipment in its three manufacturing facilities located across the United States, Lasko employs rigorous testing and quality standards to ensure precision manufacturing and superior performance in every product.

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