When it comes to the distribution and delivery of a broad range of products, capabilities and value-added services to industrial customers – predominantly metal machining and fabricators – size does matter. And nowhere is this more apparent than at BlackHawk Industrial, a company that is “big enough to serve, and small enough to care.”

Custom Rubber Products is not only one of North America’s largest molders of custom thermoset plastic products; it also has the capacity to manufacture a diverse spectrum of products for a variety of environments, using more than 250 active elastomer and phenolic compounds to do so.

When you think of vehicle manufacturing, images of SUVs, sports cars and family-friendly hatchbacks likely come to mind. There exists, however, a parallel manufacturing vehicle manufacturing sector devoted to products that typically aren’t sold to consumers. Non-consumer vehicles include everything from police cars and motorcycles to fire trucks and battle tanks.

The solar energy industry employs over a quarter of a million Americans who work for companies and organizations that are dedicated to the promotion, manufacture, installation, innovation and support of solar energy. The Solar Energy Industries Association (SEIA) represents all of them.

Small and major players in the oil and gas, automotive, aerospace, power distribution, marine and naval sectors turn to Aviva Metals, a master distributor with an expansive inventory and impressive in-house capabilities, when there is a need for copper based alloys, bronzes, brasses, coppers or other specialty alloys.

Summit Truck Bodies has a tradition of design and manufacturing excellence. The company, a division of Transwest, is an amalgam of several companies that have operated out of Wathena, Kansas since 2007. From a 132,000-square-foot facility strategically located near the geographic center of the continent, it can reach customers across the United States and Canada, as well as in South and Central America and the Caribbean.

Engage Technologies Corporation has distinguished itself as a leading manufacturer of printing and packaging solutions. Through its offerings, which encompass ink to packaging systems, it supports customers large and small in the food and beverage, electronics, medical, pharmaceutical, personal care, building products, consumer goods and contract packaging sectors.

Sonus Engineered Solutions is an NVH specialist and trusted Tier One supplier for customers like the ‘Big Three’ automotive companies – General Motors, Ford and Fiat Chrysler. Its noise reduction products are designed, manufactured and tested in-house to meet the needs of the market.

Having grown from a startup in the family garage to an international market leader in filtration, separation, and silencing, award-winning Solberg Manufacturing, Inc. is celebrating fifty years as a trusted partner to its customers, colleagues, and suppliers. Its inventive filtration solutions play a role in operations around the globe. For Solberg, the filter is no longer an afterthought; the filter completes the system, protecting equipment while also reducing air, noise, and other forms of pollution.

Wiegel Tool Works is a high-volume metal stamper that offers precision metal stamping services. With over seventy-five years of experience, it brings expertise, the latest in technology, and industry-leading capabilities to a range of customers, both large and small.

The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) conducts unbiased, independent research and analysis related to the critical issues confronting the automotive industry. The work is increasingly important, especially as technology and transportation intersect.

Trucks can go nearly everywhere and represent the most efficient and effective way to move goods. In 2015, the trucking industry accounted for over $726 billion in revenue and represented six percent of employment in the United States, carrying over eighty percent of inland freight volume, on average…

Brushes, while they are often overlooked in terms of the critical role they play in consumer, commercial and industrial markets, are used in thousands of industries and sectors. Brushes might operate behind the scenes, but they are an integral part of manufacturing and processing operations around the globe.

After thirty years, PowerFilm Inc. continues to shine brightly. As domestic solar companies in the United States have fallen by the wayside, this custom manufacturer of flexible thin film photovoltaic (PV) panels and systems has remained innovative and driven, bringing its customers custom designs and a collaborative approach.

Since 1946, Jagemann^TM Stamping Co. has been serving several major global markets (including automotive, consumer products, electrical, home hardware, industrial, and solar) as a full-service stamping company specializing in deep draw, progressive, fineblanked stamping, and plastic injection and overmolding.

Steel production is an old industry, dating back to the 1850s, and while it has slowly innovated and evolved throughout the years, it remains a traditional sector that was seldom regarded as being creative… until recently, where innovation is critical to new application and end user demand.

Challenging environments call for complex tools and equipment, especially when dealing with mission-critical applications. LifePort, together with its subsidiary Enflite, designs, manufactures and certifies market-leading interior solutions for civil and military fixed and rotor wing aircraft and has become a leader in the aerospace industry.

Before you can protect against microbes, it is important to know exactly what a microbe is and what harm it can do. Microbes are single-celled organisms that can only be viewed through a microscope and come in three main forms: fungi, bacteria and viruses.

For the past 25 years, Catbridge Machinery has brought precision engineering and expert machine building to a new level. Using an innovative, customer-centric approach to design and engineering, Catbridge has emerged as the leader in state-of-the-art web converting solutions.