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Magazine Issue October 2008

The Shifting Dragon

Sulbras Moldes e Plasticos Ltda.

Quality Production

Sulbras Moldes e Plasticos is a Brazilian company specializing in injection molding of plastic components. Its products go out to a variety of markets such as HVAC, automotive, electronics, computers and printers, white-line goods, buses and trucks. Amanda Luciano reports on the company’s success.

Roy Metal Products

Displaying Flexibility

Roy Metal Products is one of the largest North American manufacturers of customized metal store fixtures. David Soyka reports on how this company helps polish the look of leading retail establishments.

Samuel Strapping Systems

Strapped In For the Long Haul

Originally founded in 1855 and now servicing a wide range of industries, Samuel Strapping Systems helps customers effectively surmount physical challenges related to product transportation. The Toronto-based single-source supplier satisfies packaging and unitizing needs, ensuring clients’ final packages are delivered with full integrity and in easy-to-handle fashion, Dan Harvey reports.

Reliance Fixture Solutions

Leveraging Capacity

Reliance Solutions leverages the production capacity of its parent company, ready-to-assemble furniture maker bush industries, to provide component parts to OEMs in the store fixtures, institutional, furniture, wood point-of-purchase display, retail, kitchen and bath industries. David Soyka reports on how this work in progress is progressing.

Richmond Yachts

Sea-Going Crafters

Award winning Richmond Yachts has the capability to simultaneously make four composite yachts in the 120-foot to 155-foot length category; it is the only builder of 145-foot yachts and is somewhat unusual in building completed boats to sell, rather than build under a client contract. David Soyka reports on how this Canadian-based manufacturer sets the right course for strength, sophistication and style.

Metasa

Metal Building

Metasa is one of the largest companies in Brazil that supplies metal structures to the engineering sector, attaining the credibility required to win major contracts for building off-shore oil drilling platforms and thermoelectric plants. Carlos Accioly explains how Metasa rose to the challenge.

Otam Ventiladores Industriais

Keeping Brazil Cool

OTAM has been manufacturing industrial fans in Brazil since 1979. Today, the company has a broad spectrum of clients and an enviable position in the market. Reuben Ford speaks to company President Carlos Ferreira Ehlerss about how OTAM has kept Brazil cool for almost 30 years.

Parque Industrial Queretaro

Independent Development

In 1997 it was just an empty field, but now 84 companies call it home. Parque Industrial Querétaro, the best industrial park in Latin America, caters to multinational companies, and has plans to expand and accommodate even more clients. Rachel Hartman investigates this company’s remarkable growth and success during its 11 years of business.

Maquinaria Diesel S.A. de C.V.

Built to Last Plethora of Industries | Industry Today

With over 60 years’ experience providing world-class machinery to a plethora of industries in Mexico, Maquinaria Diesel S.A. de C.V. has est

Metalmix Industria e Comercio Ltda.

Solid as Steel

Metalmix started out manufacturing steel tables and chairs for Brazil’s major breweries. Then, practically overnight, the breweries decided they wanted plastic furniture instead. CEO Valdenir Rodrigues tells Michael Sommers how the company not only stayed in business, but thrived by developing a vast line of products from home furniture to gym equipment.

Metalsa SA de CV

Framework for Success

Mexico-based METALSA S.A. de C.V. was founded over half a century ago to manufacture industrial components in fields ranging from construction to shipping. Today, serving multinational companies the likes of Chrysler and Ford, METALSA is a major player in North America’s automobile industry and a leader in the production of side rails for trucks and chassis frames. Mauricio Chan reports.

K-Sea Transportation

A Fleet Of Service

Where do petroleum manufacturers go when the refined petroleum products have reached the end of the line by pipelines.

Llano de la Torre

Designing Spaces

As a retailer of high-quality bathroom furnishings and tiles, Grupo Llano de la Torre helps consumers throughout Mexico customize areas in their homes and offices. Rachel Hartman looks at the track record of this growing Mexican company.

HZM Industrial Ltda.

Steel Frontiers

HZM is a Brazilian company working in the heavy metallurgic sector, and has provided some of the most important initiatives for economic development in its geographic region. Fabio Silva explains how the company has gone about reaching and expanding this privileged position.

IBRAP/ESAF

Building Foundations | Industry Today

IBRAP and Esaf have been supplying the Brazilian construction industry for over 60 years. Having successfully weathered the once unstable

IMT Corporation

IMT Corporation | Industry Today

In business since 1914, IMT partnership already looks ahead to its second hundred years, as it moves into a new era of growth. Currently

Hardi North America

Crop Protectors

Let us spray. Hardi North America’s sizeable congregation of customers, including large and small farmers, hobby gardeners and lawn-keepers, are firm believers in the company’s sophisticated technology. A division of Hardi International, the Iowa-based enterprise provides a broad range of sprayer products that are both cost-effective and highly efficient, Dan Harvey reports.

Hydro Mobile

High Level Access

Hydro Mobile designs, manufactures and markets mast climbing work platforms used as access equipment for commercial, institutional, industrial and residential construction. David Soyka reports on this Canadian company’s uplifting approach to a hazard-free work environment.

Habilitaciones y Servicio Industriales

World Class Production

By keeping up with industrial standards on a global level, Habilitaciones y Servicios Industriales S.A. De C.V., a Mexico-based manufacturing company specializing in plastics and industrial packing, has been able to play on the international court and receive an increasing amount of orders from world-class clients. Rachel Hartman reports.

Guardian do Brasil

Guardian do Brasil | Industry Today

With 75 years of experience, Guardian is a leading manufacturer of float glass and special glass products that supplies the automotive

Administracion Poruaria Integral Topolobampo

Gateway To Asia

The smallish Port of Topolobampo is located on Mexico’s western coast, tucked behind the Baja Peninsula. It’s about to take on a more import

Wirex Cable

Power to the Cables

As the third-largest power cable manufacturer in Brazil, Wirex Cable is an important player in a specialized market. Recently named ‘Best Br

Zamma Corporation

Moulding to the Market

Janice Gable Bashman reports on how Zamma Corporation, a producer of pre-finished profile moulding, meets the challenging demands of the hom

W3 Industria Metalurgica Ltda.

Furniture of Steel

What began as a small steel furniture company has become a leader in storage and industrial furniture.

Wellman Furnaces, Inc.

Harnessing the Heat

A truly versatile and innovative company, Wellman Furnaces Inc. rarely ever does the same thing twice.

U & M Mineracao and Construcao S.A.

Mining for the Future

U&M Mineração e Construção S.A. is recognized as one of Brazil’s leading mining and heavy construction service companies.

Unasol Aquecimento Solar

Sunny Days Ahead

In a world where concern for resources is growing, economical and environmentally friendly solutions are welcome. This is exactly what four

The Huck Group

Shooting for the Stars

Being the best is about holding true to the values that have led The Huck Group to its current position as one of the 15 largest custom fixt

Top- Co

Top of the World

During its 45-year history, Top-Co LP has emerged as a leading global supplier of cementing solutions. In recent years, driven by new owners

Trailers y Tanques SA de CV

Holding Their Own

As the only company in Mexico that manufactures aluminum tanks, Trailers y Tanques S.A. de C.V. paves the way in innovation and technology i

Seed Hawk

From Seed to Success

Providing technology that seeds in soil from the Canadian prairies to Russian farm fields, Saskatchewan-based Seed Hawk is emerging as a glo

Semex

Traffic Pioneers

From street signs to construction cones and speed bumps, Semex S.A. covers nearly every aspect of traffic control products and services.

Grupo Montana Industria de Maquinas

Generating Agricultural Solutions

With three large manufacturing facilities located in strategic locations across Brazil, Montana is proud of its close ties.

Gazin Ind. E Comercio

Furnished Style

Many companies can brag about commercial success, and some are able to equal such success with their commitment towards workers or their com

Gravia Industria e Perfilados de Aco

Built On Dreams & Steel

The world was a different place in the early 1960s, when Gravia, then a small metal sheet factory, opened for business in Brazil’s new feder

Fimex SA de CV

Casting Around The World

With its knack for creating highly technical products that meet its clients’ detailed needs, Fimex, a family-owned company in Guadalajara, M

Ciser Parafusos e Porcas

The Nuts & Bolts Of It

For nearly 50 years Ciser has been manufacturing fasteners and metal components, meeting the needs of a wide range of industries.

CIV Cia Industrial de Vidros

Top Of The Glass

In 2008, CIV, Brazil’s leading national manufacturer of glassware and glass packaging solutions, celebrated 50 years of activity. As Michael

CRW Plasticos

Breaking the Industry Mold

Leaders in the Brazilian automotive industry have long looked to CRW Plastics as their parts supplier. Now, from Slovakia to the USA and bey

DHB Componentes Automotivos S.A.

Steering the Automotive Market

Located in one of Brazil's most productive regions, DHB is one of the country's largest producers of manual and hydraulic steering systems.

Artistic Stairs Ltd.

Taking Stairs to A New Level

Janice Gable Bashman reports on how Artistic Stairs, a leading builder and installer of high-quality customer stairs and staircase parts, th

Astrolite Alloys

High Wire Walkers

Astrolite Alloys provides high-end wire products comprised of the most sophisticated alloys. Since its inception more than 30 years ago, the

Automation Controls & Electric Inc.

Electrical Ace

In the oil industry’s early days, rigs were cable comprised constructions booming with loud rhythms of pulleys, belts and levers. Canada-bas

Altex Industries, Inc.

Fabricating Opportunity

Altex industries Is a leading designer and manufacturer of heat transfer equipment used in the oil, gas and petrochemical industries. David

Aluminum Curtainwall-Inland Glass

Up With The Curtain

When superman was leaping tall buildings in a single bound, Armando Diana wonders if he ever noticed the building’s curtainwall?

Administracion Poruaria Integral Ensenada

Port Of Progress

One of the most important commercial ports on Mexico’s pacific coast, the Port of Ensenada expands its capacity to respond to the increasing

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