P. O. Box 8131 CH-8050 Zurich Switzerland Company Perspectives: The ABB Asea Brown Boveri Group is a federation of national companies. It finds efficient solutions for specific customers' problems and exports worldwide in specialized fields. ABB uses a matrix structure for its organization: The ABB Group is made up of some 1,000 companies and more than 5,000 profit centers. Worldwide business act…
390 West Nationwide Boulevard Columbus, Ohio 43215 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Columbus, Ohio-based UnionTools is a leading manufacturer and marketer of non-powered lawn and garden tools in North America. For more than a century, UnionTools has been a leader and innovator in design and manufacturing techniques that improve tool life and performance. Toolmaker Acorn Products, Inc. came into exist…
4205 River Green Parkway Duluth, Georgia 30096-2568 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: AGCO is a publicly held corporation focused on the global distribution of farm equipment through independent dealers and distributors to farmers engaged in agricultural production to meet the demand to feed an ever expanding population and provide crops for new industrial applications. The Company should be recognize…
1502 E. Walnut Street Seguin, Texas 78155 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Alamo Group Inc. is the world leader in the design, manufacture and distribution of rugged, high-quality, tractor-mounted mowing and other vegetation maintenance equipment. Taking its name from the famous Texas landmark, Alamo Group Inc. of Seguin, Texas, has been building a solid reputation since 1969. Manufacturing and selli…
Rudeboksvägen 1 SE-226 55 Lund Sweden Company Perspectives: Alfa Laval's daily work is inspired by constant effort to increase added value for customers. Satisfied customers create a company with competitive, continuous value growth for shareholders. Alfa Laval's four business principles include: optimizing the use of natural resources is our business; respect for human rights is fundamental; hi…
P.O. Box 6820 One Centennial Avenue Piscataway, New Jersey 08855-6820 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: American Standard believes that its business and global diversity, coupled with its market leading positions and high level of profitability, provide a solid foundation for consistent growth and superior financial returns. American Standard Companies Inc. has its roots in the 19th century as a manuf…
Badstrasse 115 71336 Waiblingen Baden-Württemberg Germany Company Perspectives: Progress based on tradition. The basic values of STIHL's company culture have grown historically and evolved over a long period. STIHL has reached its leading position on world markets with a company philosophy formulated for the long term. The continuity in company management and the personal commitment of the owner…
Badstrasse 115 71336 Waiblingen Baden-Wuerttemburg Germany Company Perspectives: For a company that has managed to integrate technological advancement with old-world craftsmanship, the future can only yield greater expectations. Stihl is committed to designing and building high quality and innovative products. We are committed to our employees and to the future of the power equipment industry. Ba…
1800 Onna, Atsugi-shi Kanagawa 243-8555 Japan Company Perspectives: Company Philosophy: Anritsu, with sincerity, harmony, and enthusiasm, will contribute to creating an affluent ubiquitous network society by providing "Original & High Level" products and services. Company Vision: To be a shining light by contributing to the development of the global network society. To be a global market leader b…
655 West Ryan Street P.O. Box 157 Brillion, Wisconsin 54110 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Ariens' Vision Statement is "Passionate People! Astounded Customers!" That vision, in conjunction with the company's Core Values, encapsulates the way Ariens does business. Core Values: Be honest. Be fair. Keep commitments. Respect the individual. Encourage intellectual curiosity. Ariens Company is a leading …
SE-105 23 Stockholm Sweden Company Perspectives: The long-term goal of the Atlas Copco Group is to become the world's leading company within its specialist areas of business. The Group's business concept is to provide a broad range of products and services, which meet the needs of customers in the areas of: air and gas compression, as well as air treatment; industrial manufacturing and the automo…
One Norwalk West 40 Richards Avenue Norwalk, Connecticut 06854 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Printers and printing equipment manufacturers the world over rely on Baldwin bottom-line technology to improve quality and profitability in safe, innovative, and environmentally responsible ways. Baldwin accessory, control, and material handling equipment performs many tasks, among them providing spliced r…
President Kennedypark 35 B-8500 Kortrijk Belgium Company Perspectives: Barco operates worldwide and seeks permanent market and quality leadership in various technological areas. With constant enthusiasm, high-quality research and development and flexibility, the group targets niche markets and produces a constant stream of product innovations. Creativity and motivation are the key to the group's …
500 Lindley Street Bridgeport, Connecticut 06606 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With over 100,000 different users of our machine tools around the world, perhaps there should be no surprise at some of the end products Bridgeport's machines help to create. Some of the more recognizable items include sporting equipment, airplanes, automobiles, and medical devices. Bridgeport Machines, Inc., is the lea…
12301 West Wirth Street Wauwatosa, Wisconsin 53222 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will create superior value by developing mutually beneficial relationships with our customers, suppliers, employees and communities. We will enhance our brand equity and leadership position by developing, manufacturing at low cost, marketing and servicing high value power for a broad range of power products. In pur…
30-2, Shimomaruko 3-chome Ohta-ku Tokyo 146-8501 Japan Company Perspectives The corporate philosophy of Canon is kyosei. A concise definition of this word would be "Living and working together for the common good," but our definition is broader: "All people, regardless of race, religion or culture, harmoniously living and working together into the future." Unfortunately, the presence of imbalance…
One Carrier Place Farmington, Connecticut 06032-2562 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Carrier Mission: To be our customers' first choice for air-conditioning, heating and refrigeration solutions everywhere around the world. Carrier Corporation leads the world in the manufacture of residential and commercial heating, ventilating, and air conditioning (HVAC) systems and equipment. Its businesses also i…
2201 NE 201st Avenue Fairview, Oregon 97024-9718 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: From our beginnings as a small machine shop in the early 1940s to the leading worldwide manufacturer that we are today, Cascade continues to grow as the premier supplier of lift truck attachments and related products. Cascade Corporation is a publicly traded company based in Fairview, Oregon, that manufactures forklift …
Shinjuku-Sumitomo Building 2-6-1, Nishi-Shinjuku Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-01 Japan Company Perspectives: Casio's strategy is to popularize multimedia with innovative products that capitalize on new opportunities, that expand creativity for their users, and that can be used now--with existing infrastructure and new media--for reasonable prices. With unique functions and product concepts, we are expa…
6-2, Hon-machi, 1-chome Shibuya-ku Tokyo 151-8543 Japan Company Perspectives: 'Starting out initially as a computer manufacturer, CASIO Computer Co., Ltd. has developed calculators, digital watches, electronic musical instruments, liquid crystal televisions, and other products that serve to put information into the hands of people everywhere. Today it is becoming much easier to exchange multimedi…
800 Jorie Boulevard Oak Brook, Illinois 60522-7001 United States CBI Industries, Inc. is the world's leading manufacturer of vessels for oil, gas, and water storage and, through its Liquid Carbonic subsidiary, the largest producer of industrial gases. Principally involved in the energy supply and municipal projects businesses, CBI operates in hundreds of countries throughout the world. The Chicag…
World Trade Center Tower B, 10th Floor Amsterdam Airport The Netherlands 700 State Street Racine, Wisconsin 53404 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To continue to give customers access to their preferred brands, CNH is committed to a multiple brand, multiple distribution business model. While the company will combine functional operations on a global basis, commercial and sales organizations and distr…
8730 Stony Point Parkway, Suite 150 Richmond, Virginia 23235 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Colfax Corporation is a leading marketer and world-class manufacturer of pump and power transmission products that command sustainable competitive advantage in their respective markets. Colfax Corporation is a privately held Richmond, Virginia-based manufacturing company with two operating groups. The Colfax…
140 Audubon Parkway Amherst, New York 14228-1197 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We will focus on products of the absolutely highest quality so that they will produce economically measurable benefits and superior value to our customers. We will continue to seek new products and product lines both by development and acquisition. We will edge our way into new markets as against revolutionary diversifi…
4000 Hollywood Boulevard, Suite 650N Hollywood, Florida 33021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Concord's mission is to be a world class, high quality, low cost designer, developer and manufacturer of popularly priced, easy-to-use cameras and consumer products with performance results and appropriate equity returns for shareholders. With low-cost manufacturing facilities operating in the People's Repu…
1333 West Loop South, Suite 1700 Houston, Texas 77027 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategy is to aggressively and profitably expand and defend our position as an established market leader in our served markets through product leadership, focused attention, aggressive marketing, responsive service, and teamwork. Cooper Cameron Corporation operates as a leading manufacturer of oil and gas indu…
500 Jackson Street Box 3005 Columbus, Indiana 47202-3005 U.S.A. Cummins Engine Co. Inc., founded in 1919 by a chauffeur who worked on motors in his employer's garage, is the world's largest independent manufacturer of diesel engines. It is involved in the design, manufacture, and sale of diesel engines, components, and subsystems. While Cummins does not produce its own trucks, its engines are off…
13400 Outer Drive West Detroit, Michigan 48239-4001 U.S.A. Detroit Diesel Corporation manufactures diesel and alternative fuel engines for use in trucks, buses, coaches, commercial and pleasure marine craft, power generation, the construction industry, and the military. Detroit Diesel products are distributed through more than 130 authorized distributors in 88 countries around the world. With 199…
1400 West 94th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55431-2370 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We believe all of the people of Donaldson Company should strive to conduct themselves in such a manner that the Company and those associated with it will stand for: Integrity in our dealings with customers, employees, shareholders, government authorities, suppliers, neighbors and the public; Quality in our produc…
2001 West Oak Ridge Road Orlando, Florida 32809-3803 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: ECC International Corp. is a world leader in the design, development and production of simulators and related training for all branches of the U.S. Department of Defense and 25 other countries. ECC International Corp. produces specialized computer simulators used to train military personnel how to operate and fix mi…
U.S. Headquarters: 44 Commerce Road Stamford, Connecticut U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We strive to make it easier for people to organize the modern workplace. We work close to our customers and help them conduct a profitable business. They get easy-to-sell products with strong brands. They also get a reliable partner with a superior service level and with local and global presence. Esselte is th…
666 Burrard Street, Suite 1000 Vancouver, British Columbia V6C 2X8 Canada Company Perspectives: The Finning Formula: Leverage the CAT brand; Command strong regional market shares; Maximize parts, service and rental revenue; Solve difficult customer problems; Establish clear financial expectations throughout the organization; Transfer the formula to other geographies. Finning International Inc. is…
2399 26th Avenue North St. Petersburg, Florida 33734 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Flanders Corporation, headquartered in St. Petersburg, Florida, designs, manufactures and markets precision high-performance filtration products. Flanders is a vertically integrated company, with nine filter assembly plants, two metal working facilities, and a paper mill among its thirteen operating sites. The Compa…
23500 64th Avenue South Kent, Washington 98032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Flow's global preeminence can be attributed to its focus on four key areas: technology leadership, providing total system solutions, new product development, and expanding applications within core markets. Flow International Corporation, an industry pioneer, designs and manufactures cutting and cleaning systems that use u…
5215 N. O'Connor Boulevard Suite 2300 Irving Texas 75039 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Our deep knowledge and understanding of our markets and customers' industries allow us to adapt and deliver quality, relevant products and services. This experience, together with our commitment to a customer-centric culture, is the reason why many of the world's largest companies turn to Flowserve as a partner o…
322 Lake Hazeltine Drive Chaska, Minnesota 55318 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: FSI International, Inc. is a successful supplier, preferred by the semiconductor industry in strategic technology segments, proactively providing high value solutions with consistent performance; high reliability; on-time delivery; competitive cost; total support. FSI International, Inc., a leading producer of automated…
26-30, Nishiazabu 2-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 106-8620 Japan Company Perspectives Fujifilm will constantly strive to develop superior technologies and to continue to cultivate an imaging and information culture. As a global company fully trusted by both customers and society itself, we aim to make innovative use of the most advanced technologies to create beautiful images and wide-ranging information…
1800 Gardner Expy. Quincy, Illinois 62301 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our goal is to create innovative compressed air, petroleum pump, and natural gas compressor solutions that help facilitate the free flow of products from manufacturers to their respective end users in North America and around the world. We also deliver custom-designed equipment packages which often provide our customers with t…
Dorstener Strasse 484 D-44809 Bochum Germany Company Perspectives: All group companies focus on their customers and their specific needs. GEA staff are capable of listening to their customers and are their partners at the regional, international and global levels. Our employees are a key to our success. Their knowledge, their abilities and their commitment give us our competitive strength. They c…
One GBC Plaza Northbrook, Illinois 60062 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: To sustain our long-standing leadership in the binding, laminating and visual communication marketplaces, GBC never relents in its drive to understand and serve customers. Technological innovation and customer service excellence continue to serve as the foundation for expanding our business. General Binding Corporation (GBC), i…
83 Gerber Road West South Windsor, Connecticut 06074 U.S.A. Gerber Scientific, Inc. is a leading producer of machinery for use in manufacturing. The company's four main subsidiaries make devices that are used to produce apparel, graphic designs and printing, electronics, and optical devices, among other functions. Gerber was founded by one man, who came up with an innovative device while still in…
20 Youido-Dong Yongdungpo-Gu Seoul Republic of Korea Goldstar Co., Ltd. is the largest manufacturer of electrical appliances and consumer electronics in South Korea (Republic of Korea). It led domestic production of major appliances like televisions, refrigerators, and washing machines, and was also a major global supplier of semiconductors and liquid-crystal displays in the mid-1990s. With appro…
1501 Seamist Houston, Texas 77008 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "We will revolutionize the Heating and Air Conditioning industry with the highest quality equipment manufactured by the best producing work force in the business and sold at the lowest prices in the market."—Harold Goodman, founder Goodman Holding Company is the world's largest privately held manufacturer in the heating, ventilation…
20 Florence Avenue Batavia, New York 14020 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Graham recognizes the importance of engineering answers to users of our equipment. We are constantly striving to improve the manufacturing capabilities and engineering resources of our company to add value to and improve the efficiency of your customer's process. Graham Corporation is a Batavia, New York-based, publicly trade…
1330 Post Oak Boulevard, Suite 2700 Houston, Texas 77056 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Grant Prideco, Inc. is the world's largest manufacturer and supplier of oilfield drill pipe and other drill stem products and one of the leading North American providers of high-performance premium connections and tubular products. Grant Prideco, Inc., based in Houston, Texas, is one of the world's largest manuf…
Kurgartenstrae 37 D-90762 Fürth Germany Company Perspectives: People are our primary concern. And making technological developments compatible with their desire for more and more comfort. That is what we always strive for. Those are the goals Grundig sets for itself with each new innovation. The result is forward-looking technology, together with timeless, elegant and, above all else, functional…
1 Haier Road, Hi-Tech Zone Qingdao 266101 China Company Perspectives: Haier Is the Sea Haier should be like the sea. Because the sea can accept all the rivers on earth, big and small, far and near, coming all the way to empty into it. Once in the bosom of the sea, every drop will function as a whole and rush together pertinaciously and dauntlessly, under the command of the sea, to a common goal. …
24700 Miles Road Beford Heights, Ohio U.S.A. Health O Meter Products Inc. designs, manufactures, markets, and distributes a comprehensive line of consumer and professional products. As of 1995, it was the leading U.S. producer of weighing instruments, including bathroom, kitchen, and diet scales. It was also the top manufacturer of automatic drip coffeemakers through its venerable Mr. Coffee subs…
3-28, Nishikujo 5-chome Konohana-ku, Osaka 550 Japan The Hitachi Zosen Corporation is a global leader in engineering and constructing heavy equipment and ships. Its predecessor, the Osaka Iron Works, was founded by British entrepreneur Edward H. Hunter on April 1, 1881. Hunter had come to Japan in 1865 and had worked in the Onohama Shipyard in Kobe before moving to Osaka. He built a modern shipya…
7-89, Nanko-kita 1-chome Suminoe-ku, Osaka 559-8559 Japan Company Perspectives: Our company will use its technology and sincerity to create value that will benefit society, thereby contributing to a rich future for mankind. Hitachi Zosen Corporation operates as one of Japan's largest heavy industrial machinery firms. The company got its start as a shipbuilder during the 1880s in Japan. A devastat…
3 Cockspur Street London SW1Y 5BQ United Kingdom Company Perspectives The Hunting community is committed to the protection of the environment no matter where in the world we operate. We aim to use renewable resources wherever possible and develop manufacturing processes and procedures such that any impact on the environment, if any, is reduced to a practicable minimum. We take the view that susta…
5 Limburglaan 6229 GA Maastricht The Netherlands Company Perspectives: Only Indigo combines the quality of offset printing with the power of digital imaging, and the versatility of practically limitless substrates. Indigo NV is a pioneering developer and manufacturer of digital printing systems using patented liquid ink technology. Indigo's line of printers enable high-speed, short-run, high-qual…
26-1 Minami-Oi 6-chome Shinagawa-ku Tokyo 140 Japan Company Perspectives: Three pillars form the foundation of the Isuzu philosophy: Environmental performance to lay the groundwork for reliability; economic advantages to make reliability cost-effective; and global quality standards to foster further development--with these three guidelines, Isuzu strives to meet the needs of the next generation. …
411 E. Wisconsin Avenue, Suite 2500 Milwaukee, Wisconsin 53202 U.S.A. Jason Incorporated is a miniconglomerate, active in three distinct business segments--motor vehicle products, power generation products, and industrial products. In the motor vehicle arena, Jason is a major supplier of insulation materials used in the manufacture of many cars and trucks. Through its Milsco Manufacturing unit, J…
34375 West Twelve Mile Road Farmington Hills, Michigan 48331-5624 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our company was founded in 1919 by Jervis B. Webb, an engineer who developed the forged rivetless chain conveyor. This invention revolutionized the automotive industry and was the first in a long continuous line of Webb Company innovations. Our mission is to engineer, manufacture, and install material h…
Friedrich-Koenig-Strasse 4 D-97080 Würzburg Germany Company Perspectives: Our customers inspire our policies. Our workforce is our greatest asset. Our innovations secure our future. Our commitment is to quality. Our duty is to society. Our Objectives: To expand the frontiers of technology according to our motto 'Innovation is timeless.' To become the technological leader in prime markets. To exp…
PO Box 8, Kartanontie 1 FIN-00331 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Kone's innovative products and comprehensive services are designed to enhance the value and usefulness of our customers' property. Customer include planners, developers, builders and owners of public and private facilities. Kone's commitment to long-term customer support ensures reliability in its products and services and q…
Keilasatama 3 FIN-02150 Espoo Finland Company Perspectives: Over the years, KONE has proven its ability to adapt to a changing wo rld as well as to create new opportunities for the company to grow. S table ownership by four generations of the same family has created a strong and supportive environment for continuous development. KONE Corporation is the world's fourth largest elevator company. It …
26-2, Nishishinjuku 1-chome Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 163-0512 Japan Company Perspectives: From its origins as a photographic materials supplier more than 120 years ago, Konica Corporation has grown into a leading company in the global photographic and information imaging industries that is recognized for the excellence and innovativeness of its products. While emphasizing a "customer first" policy, Kon…
4650 Cushing Parkway Fremont, California 94538 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Lam Research is dedicated to the success of our customers by being the world class provider of innovative productivity solutions to the semiconductor industry. Lam Research Corporation is a leading supplier of manufacturing equipment to the global semiconductor industry. The company invents and produces chip-making machin…
235 West Turbo San Antonio, Texas 78216 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Lancer is a vertically integrated manufacturer employing approximately 1,375 associates in a number of facilities in the United States, Mexico, Australia, Western Europe, the Far East, Russia, and, most recently, Brazil. Product innovation and design, which remain hallmarks of the company, have been made possible by teams of ded…
Oskar-Barnack-Strasse 11 D-35606 Solms Germany Company Perspectives: Every social activity--whether private or professional--requires certain rules of the game for participants. Five essential rules hold for Leica Camera: open and honest in all dealings; fun in problem-solving; encourage and demand creativity; acting rather than waiting to see; respect and appreciation of each other's values. Lei…
401 Theodore Fremd Avenue Rye, New York 10580 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "The Environment I see before us should provide ample opportunity for Lynch to Grow. Declining multiples, especially for basic, 'boring' industrial companies (the kind we love), will create an attractive pool of acquisition candidates; declining interest rates and improved liquidity in the banking and high yield markets wi…
B.P. 249 44158 Ancenis Cedex 430, rue de l'Aubinière 44150 Ancenis France Manitou BF S.A. of Ancenis, France, is the inventor and world's leading producer of all-terrain forklifts, as well as lift-trucks, pallet movers, and related vehicles for the construction, forestry, agricultural, environmental, and other industries. Manitou also produces a wide range of crane and derrick vehicles and bulld…
301 East Tennessee Street Florence, Alabama 35630 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is: (1) To provide our customers with the high quality products that we would expect as consumers. Martin's emphasis on quality extends from the initial concept and product engineering through production and customer service. We are customer-driven. (2) To provide our employees with a working environment th…
2000 North M-63 Benton Harbor Michigan 49022-2692 U.S.A. Company Perspectives The combination of Whirlpool and Maytag will create significant value for our shareholders and direct benefits for consumers, trade customers, employees and shareholders. Whirlpool, together with the Maytag brands, will continue to provide the highest-quality products to consumers around the world. Maytag Corporation, p…
6001 Oak Canyon Irvine, California 92618 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Meade Instruments, the world's largest manufacturer of telescopes for the amateur astronomer, makes over 50 telescope models in a wide range of prices and sizes. Whether you are new to stargazing or an advanced observer looking to do serious astronomical research, Meade has a telescope that is right for you. From the smallest i…
W6250 West Pioneer Road Fond du Lac, Wisconsin 54935 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The company's mission is to enhance the consumer's positive boating experience by providing the finest marine propulsion systems and services, integrated electronics and parts and accessories. Mercury Marine Group is a leading global manufacturer of marine propulsion systems. Its products include the Mercury Outboar…
Fabianinkatu 9 A Post Office Box 1220 00101 Helsinki Finland Company Perspectives: Metso is a leader in its core business areas, being particularly strong as a global supplier of equipment and processes for the forest industry. The main growth areas for Metso in the future will be minerals processing, process automation and flow control, and expert services and solutions in the maintenance and de…
3-13, Azuchi-machi 2-chome Chuo-ku, Osaka 541 Japan Company Perspectives: Looking to the future, Minolta has adopted a new articulation of its corporate mission. First, the Company aims to contribute to the global community by creating ever-greater value and excellence. Responding to the demands of the coming decade, we plan to help build a more abundant society by offering superior products and …
111 South Rohlwing Road Addison, Illinois 60101 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: The core of Minuteman International is anchored by a single, straightforward vision--to deliver exceptional floor cleaning equipment and chemicals combined with a single-minded focus to anticipate and answer our customers' needs. Answering those needs is just the beginning of a performance-driven philosophy to help our d…
2-2-3, Marunouchi Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Even though it shares a name and common heritage with nearly a dozen of Japan's largest industrial concerns, Mitsubishi Electric is an independent company. Like Mitsubishi Chemical, Mitsubishi Heavy Industries, and the Mitsubishi Bank, Mitsubishi Electric is often confused as a subsidiary of Mitsubishi Shoji, the giant trading company. Although legally…
2-3, Marunouchi 2-Chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100-8310 Japan Company Perspectives: Our corporate statement, "Changes for the Better," means we are always seeking something better and making changes accordingly. It also expresses our commitment to enhancing the quality of life in our society and contributing to an even better tomorrow. We strive to make positive changes in each and every area of our wi…
Jamison Road East Aurora, New York 14502 U.S.A. Moog Inc. is a worldwide manufacturer of precision control components and systems. Moog actuation devices control high-performance aircraft, satellites and space vehicles, strategic and tactical missiles, and automated industrial machinery. As defense budgets faced dramatic cutbacks starting in the late 1980s, Moog was forced to adapt quickly to new…
24700 Miles Road Bedford Heights, Ohio 44146-1399 U.S.A. Best known for its pioneering and market-leading automatic drip coffeemakers, Mr. Coffee, Inc. also manufactures iced and hot teamakers, coffee filters, and other small household appliances. In the late 1980s and early 1990s, the company hoped to capitalize on its well-known brand name through new product introductions. In 1992, Mr. Coffee …
75 Maxess Road Melville, New York 11747-3151 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to be the best Industrial Distributor in the world, as measured by our associates, customers, owners and suppliers. MSC Industrial Direct Co., Inc. is one of the United States' largest direct marketers of MRO (maintenance, repair, and operations) tools and supplies, catering mostly to small and midsize compan…
1700 South Patterson Boulevard Dayton, Ohio 45479 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: With over 100 years of experience meeting the needs of consumer-oriented businesses, NCR partners with businesses to transform transactions into relationships. When National Cash Register Company was formed during the last two decades of the 19th century, it had one product--cash registers. Today NCR Corporation, as it…
Fuji Building 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku Tokyo 100 Japan Nikon Corporation is the grandaddy of Japan's Big Five photographic firms. Its cameras have been the standard for professional photographers and advanced amateurs since the 1950s. When those markets became saturated in the 1980s, the company expanded its product line to remain competitive. A member of the Mitsubishi keiretsu, or bus…
Fuji Building 2-3, Marunouchi 3-chome Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8331 Japan Company Perspectives: We are striving to create businesses for the new century that capitalize on our core competencies. We are actively working to expand business by evolving the nanotechnology we have amassed in our experience with steppers and, at the same time, entering into alliances that exceed the framework of our busin…
3115 Frenchmens Road Toledo Ohio 43607 U.S.A. Company Perspectives We are creating new momentum, and a new direction. And we believe that our new position statement best describes that direction: More Than Meets The FloorT. NSS Enterprises, Inc. is a privately-owned, Toledo, Ohio-based manufacturer of floor care products for commercial, industrial, and institutional applications. The company's fu…
One Farm Springs Road Farmington, Connecticut 06032 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Over 22,000 Otis mechanics maintain one million elevators, escalators and moving walks worldwide. They are supported by a comprehensive range of maintenance, communications and service dispatching networks which remain unmatched in the industry. Indeed, Otis remains very much a global company. Its products are offere…
One Elmcroft Road Stamford, Connecticut 06926-0700 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Pitney Bowes' products, solutions and people power our customers' businesses, everyday. Our brand is known as the leader in mail and document management solutions. Our mission statement drives everything we do to power business: Pitney Bowes will deliver shareholder and customer value by providing leading-edge global,…
549 Technology Square Cambridge, Massachusetts 02139 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We are reinventing Polaroid and the way we approach customers, while at the same time digital technology is enabling new ways to create and use images. Polaroid Corporation, founded on Edwin H. Land's belief that consumer markets should be created around inventions generated by scientific research, is a world leader…
Duwijckstraat 17 Lier B-2500 Belgium Company Perspectives: Our goal is to provide our customers with total solutions while meeting their requirements for quality, cost and service. This approach enables Punch to continuously increase the added value for all its stakeholders: including partners, shareholders, clients, suppliers, employees and society. Punch operates as a subcontractor with tailor-…
9300 North 75th Avenue Minneapolis, Minnesota 55428 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our mission is to establish PUR as the leading brand of consumer water filters in the world. To accomplish this mission, we will execute the following strategies: We will determine where consumers' needs are unmet and create proprietary technology based on solutions to address these needs; we will offer consumers "go…
15-5, Minami-Aoyama 1-chome Minato-ku Tokyo 107-8544 Japan Company Perspectives: Our Principles: To think as an entrepreneur. To put ourselves in the other person's place. To find personal value in our work. Ricoh Company, Ltd. is a leading maker of office automation equipment, including copiers, printers, facsimile machines, and related supplies. Other products that the company manufactures and/…
1400 Kettering Tower Dayton, Ohio 45423 U.S.A. With operations in North and South America, Europe and Asia, Robbins & Myers Inc. (commonly known as R&M) is a leading manufacturer of fluid control devices, or industrial pumps and pumping equipment. The company underwent a significant overhaul of its operations in the early 1990s, shedding its electric motor and other businesses in order to focus o…
250-2 ga, Taepyung-ro Chung-gu Seoul 100-742 South Korea Company Perspectives: We strive to devote our people and technology to create superior products and services, thereby contributing to a better global society. Working closely together with customers, building strong ties to the local communities we serve, and responding creatively to future challenges, are principles deeply instilled in the…
Seestrasse 55 CH-6052 Ebikon Switzerland Company Perspectives: Schindler serves its customers 24 hours a day worldwide through reliability, innovation and leadership. Schindler cares for its employees and minds the natural environment, while striving for profitable growth. Through its numerous subsidiaries, Schindler Holding AG is Europe's top supplier of elevators and escalators and ranks second…
775 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: It is our mission to achieve total customer satisfaction and be recognized as the best at what we do; increase shareholder value by maximizing cash flow and achieving superior financial results; increase our international presence and global market share; and provide employees with work that challenges, rewards …
500 North Spring Street Port Washington, Wisconsin 53074-1752 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "The way to a beautiful lawn." Wisconsin-based Simplicity Manufacturing, Inc., makes lawn mowers, riding mowers, garden tractors, and a variety of attachments. The company is also known for its Giant-Vac leaf blowers, trail vacuums, debris handlers, and collection systems, as well as for chipper shredders, …
65 Locust Avenue New Canaan, Connecticut 06840-4725 U.S.A. Smith Corona is a world-famous designer, manufacturer, and marketer of portable and compact electronic typewriters, personal word processors, electronic reference products, and accessories. Having achieved considerable success in the typewriter business beginning in the late 19th century, the company saw its fortunes decline in the late 1…
2707 North Loop West P.O. Box 1637 Houston, Texas 77251 U.S.A. Stewart & Stevenson is one of the world's leading suppliers of power systems and related mechanical equipment. The company manufactures gas turbine generator sets for electric power, as well as diesel and gas-powered equipment, which it supplies to all the branches of the U.S. military. The largest distributor of diesel engines worldw…
1385 Hasunuma, Minuma-ku Saitama Japan Company Perspectives Corporate Philosophy: With its firm commitment to developing high-quality, innovative and technologically advanced products that satisfy customer needs, Tamron is securing a leading position in the worldwide optical industry. Our primary objective is to sustain strong corporate growth based on a high level of customer satisfaction achiev…
12333 West Olympic Boulevard Los Angeles, California 90064-1021 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We serve niche market segments where performance, precision, and reliability are critical. Our customers include major industrial and communications companies, government agencies, aerospace prime contractors, and general aviation companies. We have developed strong core competencies in engineering, softw…
701 North Lilac Drive Post Office Box 1452 Minneapolis, Minnesota 55440 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Tennant's mission is to become the preeminent company in nonresidential floor maintenance equipment, floor coatings and related products. We will achieve this by continuing to implement strategies that leverage our strengths: Making an industry-leading R & D investment, plus acquisitions, which al…
1959 West Fir Avenue Perry, Oklahoma 73077 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: You can see Ditch Witch quality in the overall productivity of the equipment. You can feel it in the ease and comfort of the operator's station. You can experience it in the reliable levels of power and performance. The Charles Machine Works, Inc. is headquartered in the small town of Perry, Oklahoma (located 60 miles north o…
1 Centerpointe Drive Lake Oswego, Oregon 97035 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Greenbrier's business strategy is to maintain its leadership position as a manufacturer and developer of intermodal equipment and to exploit its complementary strengths in surface transportation equipment leasing, railcar refurbishing and conventional railcar manufacturing." The Greenbrier Companies is the largest manufa…
550 Warrenville Road Lisle, Illinois 60532-4387 U.S.A. The Interlake Corporation, once a company within the steel industry, is currently engaged in the design, manufacture, and sale or distribution of a variety of engineered metal products, although it no longer manufactures steel. The company's primary customers are in the automotive, aerospace, materials handling, and packaging industries. Inte…
2 Chinachem Plaza 26th Floor 68 Connaught Road Hong Kong Company Perspectives: Singer is one of the most widely recognized and respected brands in the world. The company is the largest manufacturer and seller of sewing machines and a leading marketer of consumer durables for the home. The Singer Company N.V. is the number one maker and seller of consumer and industrial sewing machines in the worl…
81 Wyman Street P.O. Box 9046 Waltham, Massachusetts 02254-9046 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We have maintained our position as a leader in the pulp and paper industry because each of our business units works hard to solve today's problems--while anticipating tomorrow's. Thermo Fibertek, Inc. is an international developer, manufacturer, and marketer of a wide range of equipment, products, process…
314 West 90th Street Minneapolis, Minnesota 55420 U.S.A. Thermo King Corporation, a technological leader in mobile temperature control, revolutionized the eating habits of the world. Truck and trailers fitted with Thermo-King self-powered refrigeration units cooled meats, poultry, fruits, and vegetables and permitted consumers to begin enjoying fresh food grown beyond their immediate vicinities. …
4360 Brownsboro Road, Suite 300 P.O. Box 35120 Louisville, Kentucky 40232 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: We seek to be the preferred supplier by providing the best solutions in global markets where there is an application need for pressure, vacuum, or flow. To reach this objective, we must continue internal growth and make strategic acquisitions that expand our product line, offer new technologies,…
303 Second Street, North Tower, Floor 5 San Francisco, California 94107 U.S.A. Tilia Inc. is a manufacturer and distributor of vacuum packaging systems used to store food. Tilia's kitchen appliances are sold under the names FoodSaver and FreshSaver. The company also sells a variety of accessory products intended for use with its vacuum packaging systems, including bags, canisters, and jar sealers…
One Centennial Avenue Piscataway New Jersey 08855-6820 U.S.A. Company Perspectives Your comfort is at the center of everything we do. It's that refreshing coolness when you walk in on that hot and humid day. It's the reassuring warmth on the coldest winter night. It's Trane air conditioning and heating: designed, tested and manufactured to last. Trane is a leading global manufacturer of commercia…
2525 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, Texas 75207-2401 U.S.A. Trinity Industries, Incorporated, is a diversified manufacturer of heavy metal products. The company's six basic business segments comprise rail car leasing and the production of rail cars, marine products, structural metal products, pressure and non-pressure tank containers, and metal components. Trinity is a leading rail car manufacturer in …
1328 Racine Street Racine, Wisconsin 53403 U.S.A. Twin Disc, Inc. is a small but important manufacturer of heavy-duty power transmission products that are used in off-highway vehicles, equipment, and machines around the globe. The company's product line includes the production of hydraulic torque converters; power-shift transmissions; universal joints; gas turbine starting drives; power take-offs…
570 Lexington Avenue New York, New York 10022 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: United Industrial Corporation is a customer-driven organization committed to enhancing shareholder value by delivering high quality products, systems, and services to selected defense and industrial markets. We value responsiveness to customers, careful stewardship of corporate assets, teamwork, and innovation, and we rewa…
Smed Sorensens Vej 5 Ringkobing DK-6950 Denmark Company Perspectives: Vision and mission Vision: Wind, Oil and Gas. By being the best and most trustworthy provider of wind energy in the world, Vestas and wind will be perceived as an energy source on par with oil and gas. Mission: At Vestas, failure is not an option. Vestas Wind Systems A/S is the world leader in the design, engineering, and manuf…
Vickers House 2 Bessborough Gardens London SW1V 2JE England One of the central figures in British industrial history, Vickers plc of England was reorganized in 1998 to produce an engineering and manufacturing complex capturing leading market shares in three core divisions: Vickers Defense Systems, which produces armaments systems, tanks, and other armored vehicles, including the Challenger 2 tank…
110 Woodcrest Road Cherry Hill New Jersey 08003 U.S.A. Company Perspectives With a broad and flexible product line, exclusive features, unsurpassed quality, and excellent service, Victory Refrigeration has earned a reputation for "Refrigeration at its best." For more than half a century, Victory Refrigeration, Inc., a subsidiary of the United Kingdom's Aga Foodservice Group plc, has been manufact…
225 High Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06905 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: "Welbilt is committed to excellence and customer satisfaction by developing innovative products of the highest quality. We expect each of our companies to provide equipment that leads the Foodservice Industry in performance and reliability, and we expect our products to be backed-up by the best technical support and serv…
400 Washington Street West Bend, Wisconsin 53095-0278 U.S.A. West Bend Co. is a major manufacturer of small electric appliances, water-purification systems, and high-quality stainless-steel cookware. Its appliances include breadmakers, electric skillets, slows cookers, woks, corn poppers, beverage makers, and electronic timers, primarily under the West Bend trademark. In the mid-1990s it ranked a…
2000 North M-63 Benton Harbor, Michigan 49022-2692 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: At Whirlpool, we believe that innovative thinking comes from anyone and anywhere within our company. That's why, in 1999, we launched a worldwide effort to instill innovation as a core competency throughout our organization. Since then, Whirlpool people worldwide have participated in and contributed to innovation-rela…
5001 North Second Street P.O. Box 7001 Rockford, Illinois 61125-7001 U.S.A. Woodward Governor Co. is the world's oldest and largest manufacturer of controls for prime movers, which are machines that convert either heat or hydraulic energy into mechanical or electrical energy. The company designs and manufactures controls for all types and sizes of steam and diesel engines, hydraulic turbines, air…
5001 North Second Street P.O. Box 7001 Rockford, Illinois 61125-7001 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Woodward is a world-class company with customer-focused engineering capabilities. We design and manufacture efficient, low-emission, cost-effective products. Woodward takes an aggressive approach to gaining market share and expanding our customer base. We will achieve these objectives using strategic…
Vredebaan 72 2640 Mortsel Belgium Company Perspectives: Xeikon's mission is to develop, produce and market digital color printing systems and related consumables specifically designed to meet the quality, speed, liability, cost, variable content and on-demand requirements for the digital color printing market. Xeikon NV is one of the pioneers of color digital printing technology for the professio…
800 Long Ridge Road Stamford, Connecticut 06904 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Our strategic intent is to help people find better ways to do great work--by constantly leading in document technologies, products and services that improve our customers' work processes and business results. Xerox Corporation, though virtually synonymous with photocopying, makes printers, scanners, fax machines, multifu…
631 S. Richland Avenue P.O. Box 1592-364M York, Pennsylvania 17405-1592 U.S.A. York International Corp. is a global manufacturer of heating, ventilating, air-conditioning, and refrigeration products. It manufactures heating, air-conditioning, and thermal-storage equipment for factories, stores, hospitals, universities, office buildings, shopping malls, airports, marine vessels, and residences. It…
333 Corporate Woods Parkway Vernon Hills, Illinois 60061-3109 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Over years of innovation, Zebra Technologies has achieved a clear view of the entire industrial supply chain and how it can add value at each link. At Zebra, we strive to enable our customers to achieve their business goals more quickly, more safely, more accurately, and more efficiently. The mysterious ser…
Laurel Brook Rd. Middlefield, Connecticut 06455 U.S.A. Company Perspectives: Zygo continues to develop new hardware and software to address specialized measurement problems and improve the capability of their instruments. In less than 20 years, the interferometer became a commodity item used in an increasing number of applications to measure and assure that precision parts are made and are perfor…