June 2012 - Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry News

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American Steel Industry Strength For Our Future

Invest Atlanta

Agency Spurs Atlanta’s Economic Development

Invest Atlanta is the city’s updated and diversified economic development agency. With the incentives it’s creating, it’s fostering a vibran

Sina Alimentos

Oil in the Family

Sina Alimentos is a family-owned producer of vegetable oils that has thrived in the Brazilian market for close to a half century due to a sa

Katzkin

In the Driver’s Seat

Katzkin Corporation enables consumers to upgrade their automobile interiors – particularly seating – from materials such as cloth to leather

Mueller Eletrodomésticos

A Whole New Cycle

Despite its six decades in the Brazilian marketplace, Mueller Eletrodomésticos has never stopped being in the vanguard when it comes to the

Baltimore Aircoil

Innovation Provides Customer Solutions

Baltimore Aircoil Company is the world’s largest provider of evaporative heat rejection and thermal storage products and services. R&D spurs

Assa Abloy

Opening Doors

With its three high quality brands of products, ASSA ABLOY OCCIDENTE, a company based in Mexico that manufactures lock sets and door opening

ClydeUnion Pumps

Pumping up the Volume

As its name implies, ClydeUnion Pumps has emerged as a leading global supplier of pump technologies that serve a range of industries and are

Nutriza

Full Integration

Nutriza may not be the biggest producer of poultry products in Brazil, but it’s recognized as one of the best – not to mention one of the mo

Prolink Fabrication

Strong Linkage to Energy Resources

Prolink Fabrication Ltd. is a leading supplier to the domestic and international oil and gas, heavy oil, oil sands and mining industries. Sp

Ingenio Presidente Benito Juárez (IPBJ)

Raising Cane Without Sacrificing Sustainability

For more than 35 years, Ingenio Presidente Benito Juárez (IPBJ), a southeastern Mexico refining operation, has met demand for sugar in its o

National Association of Manufacturers

Choose “All of the Above” on Energy

When politicians address energy costs, there’s too much talk, not enough action. The United States has numerous energy resources at its disp

Association for Manufacturing Technology

Revitalization Challenges: Substantial But Rewarding

There’s an old saying, “Be careful what you wish for, lest it come true.” Who hasn’t wished for an American manufacturing renaissance?

Steelcase

Steelcase: From Local Manufacturer to Global Innovator

One hundred years and counting, Steelcase is celebrating a century’s worth of innovation and looks forward to the future. This manufacturing

Engineering Education

Aligning Engineering Education with the Business

A result of globalization is a diminished resource pool of imported engineering talent in the United States. Foreign students still take adv

American Steel Industry:

Strength for our Future

The American Steel Industry remains a national cornerstone. Steel is a fundamental component of job creation, economic health and, in turn,

St. Marys Cement

Concrete-Solid Enterprise

100-year-old St. Marys Cement has made major construction contributions to the great lakes region, supplying cementitious materials, concret

TECMA

It’s All About Service

For more than 25 years, U.S. clients have turned to Tecnologías de Manufactura Avanzada (TECMA), a company specializing in shelter services

Volvo Buses Mexico

Transportation Alternative

Volvo Buses Mexico, a subsidiary of the Sweden-based Volvo Group, provides transportation alternatives, specifically in Mexico’s urban setti

IFA Rotorion-North America

Driven Organization

When it comes to automotive drive shafts, IFA Rotorion is a global market leader. In the United States, IFA Rotorion-North America produces

Okuma America

Smart Company, Smart Machines, Smart Customers

Okuma America is an adaptive company. As machines and markets evolved, so did this North Carolina-based enterprise. Dan Harvey charts the st

Kasai Mexicana

Interior Innovations

From cutting edge interior door designs to well tested safety features, Kasai Mexicana, S.A. de C.V., a supplier of automotive interior part

MacLean-Fogg Component Solutions

Redefined Enterprise

Maclean-Fogg Component Solutions’ recent name change underscores its increasing diversification of products, capabilities and markets.

Marhnos

Building the Future

For the past 58 years, Grupo Marhnos, a leading construction company based in Mexico City, has completed industrial, infrastructure, and rea

MD Helicopters

High-Flying Enterprise

Arizona-based MD Helicopters may not be the biggest but it’s certainly ranked among the best. Among its commercial, law enforcement and mili

Guimar Engenharia

Top Management

Although it’s only in its “adolescent phase,” in a short time, Brazil’s Guimar Engenharia has managed a lot of important engineering project

Diseko Soluciones (DKS)

Displays in Demand

A combination of talent, reinvestment strategies, and market trends has helped Diseko Soluciones (DKS), S.A. de C.V., a manufacturer of stor

EDF EN Canada

Blowin’ in the Wind

Canada is nouveau riche with new forms of energy, thanks to EDF Energies Nouvelles, a market leader in renewable energy development, impleme

Esmaltec

Turning Up the Heat

Paulo Products Company – their customers experience the most efficient and closely controlled heat treating processes.

Companhia Brasileira de Açúcar e Alcool (CBAA)

Sweet Success

When José Pessoa de Queiroz Bisneto left his generations-old family sugar business in Brazil’s northeast and went south

Agrogen

Good Breeding

A pioneer in the production of high quality, sustainably raised, genetically bred chickens, Agrogen had already consolidated its presence as

Arcos Dorados Latin America

Arches of Triumph

Arcos Dorados (Golden Arches) is the largest restaurant operator in Latin America and the largest franchisee of the Mcdonald's brand worldwi

Biscuits Leclerc

We Are the World

Biscuits Leclerc feeds the children – and adults, too. In business for more than 100 years, this Canadian-based company has achieved a balan

Cestari

Constantly Changing Gears

Active in Brazil for 110 years, Cestari, the nation’s leading manufacturer of gearboxes, is always on the go. Executive Director Alcides Ces

Craftsman

Trusted Toolmaker

Craftsman is “America’s most trusted tool brand.” Reputation came through innovative product development and self-imposed standards of the h

Adams Manufacturing Corporation

Fastened to Success

Adams Manufacturing is a combined “American Dream”/ “Made in USA” narrative. It began with the founder’s vision to create better fasteners.

Advance Auto Parts

Sharing the Wealth

Success has seemed to come easy for Advance Auto Parts (just look at its history and recent financial statements). But this Virginia-based c

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