February 2006 - Industry Today - Leader in Manufacturing & Industry News

Magazine Issue February 2006

Bill Ford On Energy, America And The Road Ahead

Washington Report

Gold: Not Just Another Commodity

My Old Friend Gold

International Association for the Leisure and Entertainment Industry

That’s Entertainment!

The family entertainment industry has seen many transformations since the 1950's but the game remains the same.

Georgia

Seeds for Growth

Georgia, the Peach State, the largest state in the south is ripe with innovation and blossoming with opportunities for manufacturers.

National Association of Manufacturers

The Gathering Storm

Congress must solve the asbestos litigation crisis.

PRN Corporation & Forrester Research

Check It Out

In-store TV sees growing legion of fans in manufacturers, retailers and consumers.

GKN Armstrong

Manufacturer GKN Armstrong | Industry Today

Higher steel prices haven’t been a major hindrance to innovative wheel manufacturer GKN Armstrong, which recently opened a new R&D center

LSP Products Group, Inc.

Seamless Pipeline

The LSP Products Group has a long history of innovation, starting with its founder’s invention of a better way to connect a washing machine

Genlyte Thomas Group, LLC

Genlyte Thomas Group | Industry Today

Leviton wiring devices and lighting controls are durable, reliable, and aesthetically pleasing and favored by contractors, builders, mainten

Schwarze Industries

Making a Clean Sweep

Lorie Greenspan discovers ways in which Schwarze has led the market in the design and development of sweepers, patching and paving machines

Vidir Machine, Inc.

Revolving Success

Manitoba-based Vidir Machine Inc. is a leading manufacturer and distributor of motorized storage, fixtures and display systems, specializing

Tarpon Industries/SpaceRak Division

Saving Spaces

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 efficie

PROBIOMED S.A. de C.V.

Culture of Healing

A Mexican biotechnology company continues to develop unique products as it competes with cutting-edge global technology. Susana Baumann rese

Constellation Copper Corporation

Copper Shines in Utah

The stars are aligned for Constellation Copper Corp. The Colorado-based mining company overcame significant hurdles to establish its first o

Kaman Corporation - Aerospace Division

Rotary Motion

Kaman Corporation is a world leader in diverse operations including aerospace, industrial parts distribution and even musical instruments.

C. Cowles and Company

Lean Machine

Like a well-tuned car engine, C. Cowles & Company operates with optimal efficiency. Founded as a provider of hardware for the horseless carr

Woodward

Value Through Innovation

Few companies can boast the kind of consistency that comes from Woodward Governor Company, which has had only six leaders in 136 years.

Electrodos INFRA

Metal Bonding

The strongest, most well designed steel items would be useless in the absence of high quality welding products, a segment in which Electrodo

Aquatech International Corporation

Thicker Than Water

The adage “Blood is thicker than water” metaphorically implies the strength of family bonds. Aquatech International Corporation of Canonsbur

Louisville Forge & Gear Works

Forging Through the Heat

Louisville Forge and Gear Works left its namesake city a decade ago to be closer to its largest customer, Toyota.

Bacharach, Inc.

Structured Analysis

Bacharach is a world leader in the engineering and manufacturing of advanced equipment for the measurement and detection of gases.

Knife River Corp.

Delivering Quality Rock

Knife River Corporation, a subsidiary of MDU Resources Group, Inc., mines aggregates and markets construction materials.

Canada Colors and Chemicals Limited

Winning Formula

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 busines

George Koch Sons, LLC

George Koch Sons – Finishing Touches | Industry Today

George Koch Sons is a leading designer, manufacturer and installer of complete paint, powder and flatline finishing systems, as well

Harmsco Filtration Products

Pure Business

Harmsco, Inc. engineers and manufactures potable, municipal, ground, process, surface, storm water, and wastewater filtration solutions, spe

Solvay Chemicals

Founded on Innovation

Solvay Chemicals is a leading North American chemical company, with a portfolio that includes essentials such as soda ash, hydrogen peroxide

IPL Packaging

Re-making the mold

You may have never given much thought to what makes for a better plastic container, but IPL Packaging, Inc., a leading Canadian-based manufa

Total Plastics, Inc.

Spectrum of Ingenuity

Total Plastics delivers performance from its catalog of over 5,000 items by guaranteeing the best materials and outstanding value-added serv

Industrias Vassallo

Finely Crafted

Industrias Vassallo is the pioneer manufacturer and distributor of plastic pipes, plumbing and electrical accessories in Puerto Rico and has

Alstom Mexico

Trains and Brawn

Alstom is an international group with decades of experience in energy and transportation and has made significant contributions to the devel

Amtekco Industries, Inc.

Market Variety

By servicing the supermarket industry for almost half a century, Amtekco Industries Inc., of Columbus, Ohio, has helped change the ways that

Buell Motorcycle Co.

Two Wheel Innovation

A motorcycling enthusiast since his childhood on a Pennsylvania farm, Erik Buell founded the Buell Motorcycle Company, Inc., an East Troy, W

Laboratorios GRISI Hermanos

Naturally Balanced

Laboratorios Grisi, manufacturer of natural products for health, hygiene, beauty, and nutrition, with an international presence spanning mor

Manufacturas TESA

Locking up the Market

Manufacturas Tesa is greatly responsible for the ease of mind in companies and institutions where trustworthiness and high-end security are

Parkway Plastics

Plastic Pioneers

Ever since the early 1950s, a small New Jersey company called Parkway Plastics, Inc., has been responsible for some important advances in th

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