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Magazine Issue November 2009

GM: The Next 100 Years?

National Association of Manufacturers

Save It For Later

Competitiveness is our most important priority.

Toy Industry Association

Toy Stories

New federal legislation, market pressures elevate scope of Toy Industry Association’s advocacy efforts.

A.P. Moller-Maersk

Sustainable at Sea

Danish conglomerate, A.P. Moller-Maersk, places environment and sustainability top among its fundamental business principles.

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard

Fit to Fight

Pearl Harbor Naval Shipyard’s vision 2035 will make the facility a 21st century shipyard for a 21st century fleet.

WaterFurnace® Renewable Energy, Inc.

Ground Source

WaterFurnace® Renewable Energy is the leading manufacturer of residential, commercial, industrial and institutional geothermal and water sou

Wynright

Efficiency in Motion

It’s the best company at what it does that you don’t know about. Wynright conveys a penchant for innovation and creativity in products that

O'Keefe & Associates Consulting LLC

GM: The Next 100 Years

A force in the automotive arena since 1908, the auto giant has gone into steep decline. Can it survive?

Volvo do Brasil

Heavy Truck Supplier

Volvo Truck’s Brazilian operation fosters economic development while providing the market’s most advanced heavy-duty trucks. Further, it com

Titan America, LLC

Cementing Businesses

Titan America is a premier supplier of a range of cement and related building materials products – aggregates, cement, block, fly ash and re

Usina Caete, Unidade Marituba

Sweet Progress

Usina Caeté’s Marituba plant in the Northeast of Brazil has been turning its sugarcane into a whole lot more than sweetener. Fabrizzio Tenór

UTC Engenharia

Energized

UTC made the decision more than 10 years ago to focus its efforts on winning construction contracts for energy projects.

Volvo Bus Latin America

Innovative Bus Builders

A subsidiary of Sweden-based Volvo Group’s Volvo Bus Corporation, Volvo Bus Latin America constructs the world’s most modern and longest rap

Volvo Construction Equipment

Evolving Equipment

A relative newcomer to the segment, Volvo Construction Equipment Latin America (Volvo CE) reported record turnover for 2008 in excess of $50

Rodolatina Transportes

Moving Right Along

Brazil’s leading transporter of cement in bulk, Rodolatina has become a driving force in its segment whose trucks can be seen at all major e

SIFCO

Global Drive

When SIFCO celebrated its 50-year anniversary last year, it did so as Brazil’s leading manufacturer of suspension components for buses and t

St. Clair Die Casting

Stronger Than Steel

Founded in 1967, Missouri-based St. Clair Die Casting initially served local business. But it rapidly transformed itself into a technologica

Texas Steam Turbines Limited

Full Steam Ahead

Texas has been manufacturing steam turbines for the past three decades. Sergio Feliciano tells Lee Weingast how his family business

Thermal Ceramics

Heat Shields

Thermal Ceramics provides integrated solutions to businesses with heat management issues, using its state-of-the-art technology and technica

PPC Santana

Total Resistance

Brazil’s top manufacturer of porcelain and polymer insulators, PPC Santana is highly resistant to loss, but certainly not to change. Preside

President Titanium

Titanium Titans

President Titanium provides the largest inventory, in the largest size ranges, of domestic titanium bar, billet, sheet and plate. David Soyk

Rammert

Fueling Growth

In the hands of the third generation, Rammert is longstanding in the Brazilian fuel tank industry. Having recently diversified into other ar

Remy Inc.

Hybrid Innovation

Remy International Inc. is North America’s largest manufacturer of electric motors for hybrid and electric vehicle applications. In addition

Renk Zanini S.A. Equipamentos Industriais

Geared Up

One of Brazil’s top producers of special speed reducers, Renk Zanini has never shied away from a challenge. As Michael Sommers discovers, de

Mecanorte

Engineering Evolution

With more than two decades of experience, Mecanorte Construções e Empreendimentos Ltda is a benchmark for the provision of engineering servi

Nile Chapman Construction

Rough Road Warrior

Nile Chapman Construction is doing its part to place the U.S. economy on the road to recovery. Particularly, the Utah-based subsidiary of Da

Nynas USA Inc.

Refining Business

Nynas USA Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of the Sweden-headquartered Nynas AB, supports the parent company as a strong link in the supply c

Painco

Cutting Steel

Painco works with the world's biggest heavy equipment makers, providing them with the parts they need to produce tractors, bulldozers, backh

PaR Nuclear Inc.

Nuclear Support

PaR Nuclear, a subsidiary of Westinghouse Electric Company, designs, manufactures and services fuel-handling equipment and outage-critical c

Greenman-Pedersen Inc.

Full Service at Full Throttle

Dan Harvey describes how acquisitions and technological innovation fueled its remarkable growth.

Iriel

Plugged In

Iriel has been selling electrical fixtures such as light switches and wall sockets from its base near the southern city of Porto Alegre for

Equitable Gas

Pipe Lines

Unlike many newcomers and upstarts on the natural gas scene, Equitable Gas has a history as old as the discovery of gas in Pennsylvania. And

Filterboxx

A Filtered Revolution

At a time when economic growth has slowed for many companies, Filterboxx experienced a 3,500 percent growth rate over the last five years.

Fontaine Fifth Wheel

Wheel Technology

Fontaine Fifth Wheel is the world’s leading supplier of fifth wheels – the coupling that connects truck and trailer. David Soyka examines ho

Carter Control Systems, Inc.

Conveying Efficiencies

Carter Control Systems (CCS) specializes in 24-volt direct current conveyor and material handling equipment that saves energy costs as it ex

Coates International, Ltd.

Engines of Change

Are you ready for the Coates CSRV engine? Chances are, even if you’re not, it won’t be long until this engine is a household name. Lorie Gre

Coperion Corporation

A True Customer

After more than 100 years in business, Coperion Corporation is still spry and agile in adapting to the changing markets. As Armando Diana le

Cremer SA

A Truly Healthy Company

After flirting with disaster in the 1990s, Cremer, Brazil’s leading manufacturer of textile and adhesive healthcare products is experiencing

CristalTemper

Crystal Clear Solutions

In 2008, CristalTemper tempered glass was awarded the national prize for quality in Brazil (Prêmio de Qualidade Brasil). Together with a str

CAD Railway Industries, Ltd.

Back on Track

CAD Railway Industries repairs, refurbishes and upgrades rail locomotives and freight, passenger and tank railcars.

Brascabos

Electrical Energy

After its acquisition in 2006 by China's Solartec, Brascabos has invested in boosting production capacity, and is preparing a round of its o

Atlas Eletrodomesticos

Oven Innovation

Atlas Electrodomésticos Ltda is Latin America’s leading producer of wood-burning ovens. With almost 60 years of experience in the market, th

Belenus

Nuts & Bolts

Belenus is a Brazilian manufacturer and distributor of industrial and construction fasteners founded by João Marcos Lucas and his son Sergio

Bemis Paper

On a Roll

The secret is out of the bag: innovation cornerstones Bemis Paper Packaging’s success. That applies to the past and the present, and it

3R Demolition Corporation

Deconstructing Projects

3R Demolition provides demolition and recycling services for a range of commercial and residential buildings and interiors. David Soyka lear

Adcos

Tropical Beauty

Brazil’s Adcos is a leading cosmetics manufacturer that has uncovered a winning formula: adopting the latest European technology and adaptin

Alumina do Norte do Brasil S.A.

Grow & Prosper

Nestled within the Amazon forest, Brazil’s Alunorte has access to some of the world’s most abundant supplies of bauxite. Yet as Michael Somm

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