Gold: Not Just Another Commodity
By James Srodes I ran into my old friend Gold the other day and my, he looked bullish. You know how it is with old friends. We were quite close back in April 1981 when gold was valued at an…
By James Srodes I ran into my old friend Gold the other day and my, he looked bullish. You know how it is with old friends. We were quite close back in April 1981 when gold was valued at an…
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At Spacerack the name of the game is to provide clients, from industrial to retail, with the solutions they need. To be able to more efficiently go about their business, as Lorie Greenspan discovers.
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Few companies can boast the kind of consistency that comes from Woodward Governor Company, which has had only six leaders in 136 years. William Bunch tells how this leader in energy control systems and components for aircraft and industrial engines…
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Louisville Forge and Gear Works, LLC, left its namesake city a decade ago to be closer to its largest customer, Toyota – one of a number of moves that has helped this auto-parts maker adjust to changing economic conditions. William…
Bacharach Inc. is a world leader in the engineering and manufacturing of advanced equipment for the measurement and detection of gases and liquids. The company’s extensive product line includes combustion analyzersand refrigerant leak detectors for residential, commercial and industrial applications.…
Knife River Corporation, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc., mines aggregates and markets construction materials including concrete, cement, and asphalt for the western U.S. markets. Barbara Kram reports on one of the nation’s largest publicly traded construction materials companies.
With 2005 Marking its 85th year in business, Canada Colors and Chemicals takes time to tip its hat to the people who have kept it in business – its suppliers and customers.
George Koch Sons is a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of complete paint, powder and flatline finishing systems, as well as industrial ovens, washers and acoustical enclosures and panels. David Soyka reports on how this family-owned business finishes thingsfor its…
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Solvay Chemicals is a leading North American chemical company, with a portfolio that includes essentials such as soda ash, hydrogen peroxide, sodium bicarbonate and fluorides, and specialties that include polyglycerols and calcium carbonate. It operates a diverse mix of businesses,…
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Genlyte Group and its portfolio of leading brands are illuminating the market with next-generation technology. Lorie Greenspan explains how this company switches on the expertise to offer cost-saving and maintenance-free products.
Alstom is an international group with decades of experience in energy and transportation and has made significant contributions to the development of the electrical and transportation industries in Mexico. Ride along as Carlos Ponce narrates.
By servicing the supermarket industry for almost half a century, Amtekco Industries Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, has helped change the ways that consumers buy and eat food. Dan Harvey checks out the company and considers its menu of product offerings.
A motorcycling enthusiast since his childhood on a Pennsylvania farm, Erik Buell founded the Buell Motorcycle Company, Inc., an East Troy, Wis.-based subsidiary of Harley-Davidson that has created new markets. Dan Harvey tracks Buell’s path to success.
Laboratorios Grisi, manufacturer of natural products for health, hygiene, beauty, and nutrition, with an international presence spanning more than 150 years, has gainfully earned a reputation that has propelled it to become the industry giant it is today. Carlos Ponce…
Manufacturas Tesa is greatly responsible for the ease of mind in companies and institutions where trustworthiness and high-end security are needed to properly safeguard valuables, goods, or even personal safety. Carlos Ponce unlocks the story.
Ever since the early 1950s, a small New Jersey company called Parkway Plastics, Inc., has been responsible for some important advances in the development of plastic jars and packaging. William Bunch tells how this industry leader is adapting to the…
You may have never given much thought to what makes for a better plastic container, but IPL Packaging, Inc., a leading Canadian-based manufacturer, has done exactly that. William Bunch tells the story of how IPL researchers are making consumer packaging…
Total Plastics delivers performance from its catalog of over 5,000 items by guaranteeing the best materials and outstanding value-added services. Pat Whiteman reports.
Industrias Vassallo is the pioneer manufacturer and distributor of plastic pipes, plumbing and electrical accessories in Puerto Rico and has recently expanded to include an array of decorative and functional items. Susana Baumann reports how the company became a worldwide…
Meet Pete Jadwinski, Vice President of Sales at America in Motion (AIM) a company producing all-in-one materials handling solutions deploying custom-built Automated Guided Vehicles (AGVs). We discuss the history of the company founded by innovator Tommy Hessler and learn how mobile automation is the future of optimizing workflows and improving working conditions.