April 2011 FDQ - Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry News

Magazine Issue April 2011 FDQ

Don't Blame Soda

SEMITOOL, Inc.

Advancing Technology

As a manufacturer of wet chemical processing equipment for semiconductors, Semitool believes in the pursuit of advancing technology.

Nuttall Gear

The Total Drive Source

Nuttall Gear is the only company that specializes in providing complete packaged assemblies of mechanical and electrical drive components.

Moore Tool

Geometry of Precision

Moore Tool built its reputation on delivering high-precision, high-accuracy machines to worldwide metalworking and optical industries.

Parker Hanniifin Corp.

Pressure Player

Mark Devaney reports on Parker Hannifin Instrumentation Connectors Division, manufacturer of the highest-quality instrumentation fittings.

Ipsen International

Heat Blast

The largest producer of heat-treating systems in the world, Ipsen International draws upon its company’s extensive technological expertise.

Baltimore Aircoil Company

Hot Company, Cool Products

The launch of a new, award-winning cooling tower is the latest example of Baltimore Aircoil’s pinnacle position in evaporative technology.

Hi-Rise Recycling Companies, Inc.

Trash to Treasure

Need to dust off a failing company and make it sparkle again? Call in Dennis Donahue, known for his ability to turn companies around.

Tennessee Valley Authority

The Big Deal

If the Tennessee River is the lifeblood, the Tennessee Valley Authority is the heart, pumping a stream of resources into the region.

Neff-Perkins

A Molding of Ideas

From compression to state-of-the-art molding capabilities, Neff-Perkins is consistently making tried-and-true designs work in new ways.

Jet Edge, Inc.

Jetting Away From the Competition

Over the last two decades, waterjet technology has gained acceptance throughout industry due in no small part to the work of Jet Edge®.

National-Standard

High Wired

If you’re near the century mark you deserve respect. National–Standard leads the market in the production of wire and wire-related products.

M-D Building Products

Weathering Heights

Oklahoma is the home of M-D Building Products, initially formed to keep out dust, that has grown to become a national home products entity.

Harsco Track Technologies

Revolutionary Forces

A company with roots extending to the Revolutionary War, Harsco has become a global player in providing a range of industrial services.

Crane Carrier

Booming Business

A leading manufacturer of custom-built, heavy-duty specialty chassis, Crane Carrier Company contributes to an operator’s bottom line.

Aerothrust Corporation

Power to Spare

AeroThrust Corporation is a jet engine overhaul facility specializing in the repair, overhaul and lease of Pratt & Whitney engines.

Aeronca, Inc.

A Quiet Revolution

Aeronca, a Magellan Aerospace Company, specializes in engineering and manufacturing exhaust systems and other engine components.

Bosch Home Appliances

Poised to Clean the Market

Bosch Home Appliances combines German vanguard engineering and good, old-fashioned American manufacturing ingenuity.

Esselete Corporation

Organizing at the Speed of Business

As the world’s largest manufacturer of office products, Esselte produces thousands of top-quality filing systems and organizers.

Handgard Inc.

White Glove Treatment

Handgards® innovative food handling products are manufactured to the highest quality standards to ensure food safety.

Native Textiles

Long Lasting Fabric

Mark Devaney reports on Native Textiles, a company that has survived and is starting to thrive despite multiple ownership changes.

Subaru of America, Inc.

For all seasons

Subaru is the first and only auto maker to sell 100 percent all-wheel drive in the U.S. Barbara Kram looks that their core technologies.

Green Tokai Co., Ltd.

Patents on Success

Homegrown technology from Green Tokai Co., is taking the automotive industry by storm. Edward N. Chaves checks out the Ohio-based company.

Fujitsu Ten Corp. of America

Onshore Onslaught

With the flight of automotive manufacturers to greener pastures overseas, companies such as Fujitsu Ten Corp. has tapped into new markets.

Enerpac

EnerGized

Enerpac, with roots in the early auto industry, continues to define itself as a world leader in the manufacture of hydraulic cylinders.

ArvinMeritor Inc.

The Drive Toward Perfection

ArvinMeritor has set its sights on becoming the number one automotive supplier; its Specialty Products Group is coming close to that goal.

Braslo

Big Beef

Braslo Produtos de Carnes Ltda has been the exclusive supplier of Mcdonald’s hamburgers and other meat products in Brazil since 1982 and fol

Nor-Cal Beverage

Co-Pack Competence

Nor-Cal Beverage Co., Inc. was a large regional bottler of soft drinks for 70 years until the company ditched its whole business plan to bec

Maximus Coffee Group

World-Class Coffee

Maximus Coffee Group, a third generation family-owned coffee brewer and powdered drinks producer based in Houston, Texas, provides the most

Mid South Baking Company

Bread Winners

Bucking conventional business wisdom, Mid South Bakery focuses all of its activities on a single client. In any other situation, that makes

Golden County Foods

Prize Potatoes

Golden County Foods placed itself on the map by enhancing the flavor profile of the lackluster potato. But as the Plover, Wis.-based company

Carroll County Foods

Food Chain

Food service distributor Carroll County Foods, part of the Performance Food Group, helps its customers' restaurants and organizations adapt

Dart Container Corporation

A Foam Revolution

Think that by choosing paper cups over polystyrene foam cups you’re saving the environment? Well, you’re not. And Dart Container Corporation

Mafco Worldwide Corporation

Sweet Taste of Success

More than a century ago, Mafco worldwide corporation was established as the leading manufacturer and supplier of quality licorice extract pr

LSG Sky Chefs

Flying High

Viewing the state of the airline industry, it’s amazing that a company that specializes in supplying in-flight meals can survive, let alone

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