In the mid 1960s music was on the move. The growing "rock revolution," and the need to bring its explosion of new musical styles and messages to audiences around the world, demanded an evolution in the technology of touri......In the mid 1960s music was on the move. The growing "rock revolution," and the need to bring its explosion of new musical styles and messages to audiences around the world, demanded an evolution in the technology of touring sound: lightweight, mobile systems able to reproduce the depth and complexity of the music with absolute impact and clarity. Communication had become the critical factor in live sound. Bruce Howze, a creatively inclined loudspeaker designer working in Pennsylvania with influential bands such as Jefferson Airplane, was keenly aware that 2-way sound systems based on equipment from movie theaters were no longer viable. These had unacceptable limitations in coverage, clarity, and portability, largely due to their massive size, weight, and the lack of midrange output of their loudspeakers, a result of their limited 2-way design. The Fiberglass Revolution Determined to solve these problems, Howze came up with an original idea that would revolutionize the technology of live sound. To improve the clarity and coverage of loudspeakers and reduce their weight, he designed and engineered lightweight horns and enclosures from fiberglass, a radically different material for that application. This breakthrough eventually led to the foundation of Community Light & Sound in 1968 and landmark products such as the LMF, a round compression-loaded fiberglass horn driven by a 12" cone that specifically addressed the lack of midrange output. The focus on the importance of the midrange frequencies and use of fiberglass immediately set Community apart from its competitors and became central to its ongoing legend. Hand-shaping, custom molding and the hand-lamination of fiberglass materials require extra time, care, and attention to detail. This unique process gave the LMF and subsequent designs a significant weight advantage over wooden and die-cast metal horns. More importantly, the natural sound characteristics of the glass fiber composite, coupled with the LMF’’’’s precisely formed shape, produced an articulate, detailed sound with increased projection. It also eliminated gaps or "holes" in the midrange frequencies, allowing vocals to be clearly heard and understood. A decade later, Community was growing into a family of creative audio professionals, a true "gathering of excellence" dedicated to applying new thinking and common sense solutions to live sound in all types of venues. Today, Community uses FRP composites, carbon fiber, polyethylene and other materials to create a wide range of all-weather, all-purpose loudspeakers that excel in any type of indoor or outdoor venue. Refining Communication in Live Sound Starting with Howze’’’’s ideas as the source, Community’’’’s innovations have produced industry-leading products such as the M4 midrange driver, known for its unmatched power and extremely low distortion. The M4 later became one of many Community midrange drivers to use carbon fiber for the diaphragm, a material that provides greater strength without the negative effects of commonly used metallic diaphragms. One of Community’’’’s most unique and influential products, the M4 further refined the concept of a dedicated single component vocal range driver, bringing greater clarity and a natural, intimate sound to the vocals. Commenting on the M4, Howze has said, "People tend to think in terms of extending the bandwidth and getting more bottom, more top. They sort of miss the point that all the information is in the midrange and, if you don’’’’t get that right, the rest of it just doesn’’’’t mean anything." Expanding beyond breakthrough efforts with vocal-range, horn-loaded products, Community has become known for a range of unique solutions that make sense. The company was the first to conceive of 3-, 4-, and 5-way loudspeaker system designs now used throughout the industry. This idea allowed us to optimize individual components and significantly reduce distortion in full-range system designs. Transcending Limitations Over the years, Community has led the way in providing powerful and articulate full-range sound with exceptional "throw" (projection capability) in massive outdoor and indoor venues. We developed the world’’’’s first giant triaxial full-range, weather resistant horn system the first compact, full-range weather resistant horn system and the first high quality all-purpose, all-weather loudspeaker system, the WET Series. The design, construction, testing, and effective positioning of these systems allow our clients to not only reproduce audio more efficiently, but actually involve spectators and audience members in the total entertainment experience. We’’’’ve designed the clarity, balance and projection of our larger systems into a range of versatile theater and club systems so that musicians and DJs can effectively communicate their music and lyrics with maximum power, deep bass impact and an exceptional response throughout the midrange and upper frequencies. Our permanently installed loudspeaker systems bring new standards of clarity and coverage to schools, auditoriums,

In the past fifty years, Kirby Building Systems has provided thousands of buildings for hundreds of uses. The theory behind our success is simple: we make a quality product and back it by service we strive to deliver eve......In the past fifty years, Kirby Building Systems has provided thousands of buildings for hundreds of uses. The theory behind our success is simple: we make a quality product and back it by service we strive to deliver every building right and on time, the first time. Thats the way of doing business that has made Kirby one the the top ten manufacturers of metal buildings in the United States. Kirby is an active member of the Metal Building Manufacturers Association (MBMA). From a centrally-located facility in Portland, Tennessee, Kirby serves a builder organization covering the eastern two-thirds of the United States. Kirbys Builder Network is in place to serve you. Kirby builders are talented and knowledgeable, dedicated to helping you determine the kind of building you need, and to having it delivered on time and within budget. And behind each building, is Kirbys reputation for quality and service. Every Kirby employee is dedicated to you and your needs ... from those who work within the plant, to those in accounting: from marketing and administration to the District Manager in the field. These advantages add up the edge that you have by choosing a Kirby building: a building that is second to none.

In the world of materials, carbon fiber has emerged as the ultimate team player – one that works miracles in reinforcing other materials and lifting them to new levels of performance. At Zoltek, we view our role in a sim......In the world of materials, carbon fiber has emerged as the ultimate team player – one that works miracles in reinforcing other materials and lifting them to new levels of performance. At Zoltek, we view our role in a similar light. Our objective as a company is to lead the commercialization of carbon fiber as a primary composite building material. It is our goal to help others achieve new levels of performance across a range of products. Carbon fiber reinforced composites are remarkable in their performance characteristics and properties that include high strength, low weight, high stiffness, corrosion resistance, heat resistance, and electrical conductivity. Another important characteristic of carbon fiber is its versatility. Carbon fiber has the ability to work with an assortment of different materials, including other fibers, plastics, metals, wood, and concrete. As a result of this versatility, it is impossible to postulate all of the potential uses of carbon fiber in maximizing performance and lowering life-cycle costs across a range of consumer and industrial products, and across all types of construction. Zoltek has become the worldwide leader in rated capacity for producing carbon fiber by making low-cost, high performance carbon fiber through a proprietary continuous carbonization process. Using this knowledge, it is well within our power to truly open the floodgates of demand across a variety of industries.

In today’s market, there is no shortage of supply chain technology providers. What’s harder to find is a partner you can trust - absolutely - to not only deliver the best-in-class solution for your business needs but to......In today’s market, there is no shortage of supply chain technology providers. What’s harder to find is a partner you can trust - absolutely - to not only deliver the best-in-class solution for your business needs but to also be there with the expertise and connections to implement your new systems and provide quality support long after. It’s that extended scope, a commitment to serve your broader business needs, that makes Intermec different. We’re in the business of helping you achieve the most return from your automated information and data capture (AIDC) and mobile computing systems. That means we do more than design and build the industry’s most complete lineup of rugged, reliable and versatile equipment. We also work with you to get inside your challenges, to know your unique situation and then leverage our strong relationships with resellers and industry-leading alliance partners to help you create a total solution that harmonizes with your networks, platforms and processes. Our collaborative, connected approach can ensure a more complete and seamless implementation whether your needs call for our Gen2 RFID, bar code systems, rugged computers or a Cisco WLAN infrastructure. And we’re proud to call the best of the best our alliance partners: Cisco, IBM, Oracle, SAP and Microsoft . By integrating our products and services into our partners’ premier software and systems, our customers enjoy an unsurpassed level of interoperability, performance and return on investment. All the right technologies and all the right ideas, brought together for you. With Intermec’s industry experts and 40 years of data capture innovation and experience on your side, you’ll be ready to implement your supply chain vision with total confidence.

In todays market, the availability of high quality electronic components at a competitive cost is essential to a business success. Soberton Inc. is staffed with a team of highly experienced professionals who provide exc......In todays market, the availability of high quality electronic components at a competitive cost is essential to a business success. Soberton Inc. is staffed with a team of highly experienced professionals who provide exceptional value to every customer. This assures Flexibility, Availability, and Affordability for every product and every customer. These commitments to Quality and Value are the keystones to Sobertons success.

In todays technologically advanced world, there are a growing number of applications where conventional machining techniques just arent accurate enough to meet precision surfacing requirements. Precision surfacing with ......In todays technologically advanced world, there are a growing number of applications where conventional machining techniques just arent accurate enough to meet precision surfacing requirements. Precision surfacing with abrasive media, a technology developed and refined by Lapmaster International over the past 50 years, can often be the answer. However, it takes more than the technology alone to produce precision surfacing specifications. It takes a company with extensive knowledge and experience with a broad range of materials and applications . . .A company capable of creating customized, turnkey precision surfacing solutions utilizing the latest conventional and superabrasive techniques…It takes Lapmaster International, your partner in precision surfacing technology. Since 1948, industry has relied on Lapmaster International to solve the most challenging precision surfacing problems. With over 50 years of experience, Lapmaster has a proven history of successfully developing cost effective processing solutions for virtually any application. Whether its precision sizing, flatness, parallelism, or surface finish thats required, Lapmaster has the solution! Lapmaster serves the Fine Grinding, Advanced Materials, Precision Optics, Bore Honing and Finishing, Lapping/Polishing and Metallographic markets through an expanding network of sales and services offices located throughout the world. Sales and technical service is available either through your local Lapmaster Sales Representative or through our main Sales and Technical Services Centers located in Mount Prospect, IL, Plymouth, UK, Chennai, India, Tokyo, Japan and Shenyang, China. Our customer service staff is standing by to assist you. We invite you to visit one of our facilities for equipment and process training free of charge. On site training is also available for a nominal fee.

Inception Encoder Products Company Inc. (EPC), a leading designer and world-wide manufacturer of motion sensing devices, was founded in 1969, beginning operations with a small line of custom encoders (the original Cube se......Inception Encoder Products Company Inc. (EPC), a leading designer and world-wide manufacturer of motion sensing devices, was founded in 1969, beginning operations with a small line of custom encoders (the original Cube series!). Today, more than 38 years later, EPC manufactures the most complete line of incremental and absolute shaft encoders in the industry, meeting the diverse needs of a wide range of global customers. EPCs core philosophy is that each and every customer deserves quality products, superior customer service, and expert support. Adherence to these principles has enabled EPC to achieve its goal of maintaining long lasting customer relationships. Products Inventors of the original Cube encoder, EPC has also been responsible for a large number of "firsts" in the encoder industry, including the first use of Opto-ASIC technology and the first use of flex mounting for hollow shaft encoders, to mention just two. These innovations have not only been widely imitated, they have often become industry standards. The Cube Series is just the beginning of EPCs full line of high-precision, rugged, reliable encoders available in all popular formats. The Round Series includes industry standard sizes 15, 20, 25 and 58. The Thru-Bore Series provides a wide variety of through shaft configurations for a broad range of industrial and motor control applications. The Absolute Series provides accurate positioning information even in the event of power loss. In addition, EPC has developed many ingenious, unique custom encoders for a diverse group of corporate customers. Innovations EPC: Produced the first "Cube" style of shaft encoder - now an industry standard. Designed and introduced the first flex mount style coupling for hollow shaft encoders. Was the first to offer 6000 lines of quadrature in a standard size 15 housing. Is the only encoder company to offer "expedited" service on custom-built shaft encoders. Designed and manufactured the first encoders to operate above 100° C temperature. Produces the only encoders that offer internal mechanical isolation for extreme environments. Always leads the industry in terms of length of product warranty. Quality System When selecting an encoder supplier, your top two criteria will most likely be Quality and Reliability. Quality of both products and services has been a top priority, and a strong advantage, for EPC during our entire 30 plus years as an optical shaft encoder manufacturer. To insure that Quality remains a top priority, EPC has invested heavily in a Quality System that has successfully been audited to the requirements of ISO 9001:2000, an internationally recognized standard for comprehensive Quality Systems. This Quality System incorporates procedures for timely preventive and corrective actions so that the quality of your encoder will keep improving. One visible measure of EPCs emphasis on quality is EPCs best-in-the-industry three-year warranty! Another is that EPCs Accu-Coder brand has become known throughout the industry for quality and reliability. Locations Our Corporate Headquarters and Americas Division are located close to beautiful Sandpoint, Idaho, 63 miles from the Canadian border. A newly built 100,000 sq/ft facility is where we design, enhance, and provide customized encoders for our global customers. This location is ISO 9001:2000 registered. From this location the Americas Division supports and manufactures encoders for our customers in North and South America as well as encoder components and some completed units for other EPC divisions. EPCs European subsidiary (British Encoder Products Company, BECO) provides the same for European markets and Australia as well as absolute encoders for other EPC divisions. Our Asian Division (Zhuhai Precision Encoder Company Ltd. ZPEC) supports and manufactures several encoder models for sale in the Pacific Rim countries. Our intention is always to provide our customers with the best value possible as an encoder supplier. Providing not only sales offices, but engineering, manufacturing and repair services positioned around the globe is part of that value. Support Encoder Products Company enjoys a well-earned reputation for its support of both its products and services. Factory support directly from trained people is available in the U.S. from 8:00 AM Eastern (5:00AM Pacific) to 7:30 PM Eastern (4:30 PM Pacific). In addition, many of EPCs Distribution Partners have fully trained encoder engineers and technicians on staff.

Incorporated as Talema Electronic, LLC in July 2001, a spin-off from Amveco Magnetics, Inc., the company began operations as the exclusive North American agent for the Talema International Group, specializing in high freq......Incorporated as Talema Electronic, LLC in July 2001, a spin-off from Amveco Magnetics, Inc., the company began operations as the exclusive North American agent for the Talema International Group, specializing in high frequency magnetics for switching power supplies, line filtering, LAN products, and telephony. Recognizing the need for a broader range of capabilities, the company negotiated strategic alliances with several Chinese suppliers, each specializing in various products that were not available through Talema International, including non-toroidal inductive components and complete power supplies (both encased and open styles, linear and switching). In keeping with the process of diversification, the company name was changed to AlfaMag Electronics LLC in January 2004. AlfaMag remains the exclusive North American agent for the Talema International Group. Data sheets for Talema high frequency products can be found on the company website, under the Product Index link. Sales, distribution, engineering, and rapid prototyping facilities are centrally located in Houston, Texas. This allows the company to respond quickly and efficiently to customer needs. In most cases, prototypes can be manufactured within 24-48 hours in the Houston prototyping laboratory. Production quantities will be manufactured by the Talema-India ISO 9000/2000 certified facility, or one or more of our approved Chinese partners (AlfaMag routinely sends engineering and administrative personnel to China, assuring our high quality standards are maintained). Shipping, currency exchange, communication with the factory, and other time consuming and often frustrating issues are handled easily and efficiently on your behalf. We always quote FOB Houston, Texas, unless you request otherwise. Our customers will often utilize our willingness to hold stock for them at the Houston location, even on custom products (with firm blanket orders). We can ship weekly or monthly, whichever suits your production needs. AlfaMag takes great pride in providing exceptional customer service and economical, high quality products. We invite you to put us to task, and look forward to serving all your high frequency magnetics, linear or switching power supplies, or EI laminate transformer needs.

Incorporated in 1978 by two men with a vision, one employee, and a 1000 square foot facility in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Sound Seal has evolved into a competitive source of quality soundproofing and noise control ......Incorporated in 1978 by two men with a vision, one employee, and a 1000 square foot facility in West Springfield, Massachusetts, Sound Seal has evolved into a competitive source of quality soundproofing and noise control products. Keeping with their vision of ‘manufacturing a quality product, at a reasonable price, with great customer service,’ founding fathers Rich Mulcahy and Barry Lyons, created a company which offers the widest product selection in the sound proofing industry, as well as an expert staff poised to assist customers with all their soundproofing needs.Sound Seal is currently housed in a 50,000 sq ft state of the art facility in Agawam, Massachusetts, providing its customers with a complete line of soundproofing and noise control products. Sound Seal also has 60 eager and capable employees to provide outstanding customer service, and continues to thrive with the same vision and support provided by Rich and Barry.

Incorporated in 1981 in upstate South Carolina, Computer Dynamics, Inc. (CDI) originated as a board-level supplier of STD Bus products for industrial automation and control. Our extensive electrical engineering capabiliti......Incorporated in 1981 in upstate South Carolina, Computer Dynamics, Inc. (CDI) originated as a board-level supplier of STD Bus products for industrial automation and control. Our extensive electrical engineering capabilities led to the development of our first PC-compatible 808x- based single board computers capable of driving flat panel displays. Driven by customer demand, we introduced the first flat panel display computer and monitor systems in the early 1990s. In striving to be your chosen industrial flat panel monitor manufacturer and industrial computer provider, we continue to expand the capabilities of these platforms to include the widest range of open-frame and enclosed systems for the industrial environment available. In January 1999 CDI joined the General Electric Company with our acquisition by GE Fanuc Intelligent Platforms, headquartered in Charlottesville, VA. In January 2004 CDI united forces with GE Fanucs combined product lines of VMIC, RAMiX, DNA, Condor Engineering, SBS Technologies and Radstone Embedded Computing (acquired July 2001, March 2003, September 2005, March 2006, June 2006, and November 2006 respectively) to create an enhanced solutions offering. The CDI facilities, located in Greenville, South Carolina, include over 100,000 square feet of manufacturing and office space on an 11-acre campus. On-site capabilities include EMI-scanning, a NEMA-4/12 test chamber and several wide-temperature range environmental testing chambers. Furthering our commitment to quality and customer satisfaction, CDI has adopted the Six Sigma quality methodology and received our official ISO9001 certification in April 2002. Maintaining a safe working environment is vital not only to the health and well being of our employees, but also to fulfilling our pledge to manufacture the highest quality products. In October 2007, Computer Dynamics celebrated a significant safety milestone - over two million man-hours logged without a U.S. Department of Labor OSHA Lost Time incident - avoiding a lost time injury since January 21, 2000. We invite you to bring us your application requirements and allow our talented group of application engineers to help design the best, most cost-effective solutions, whether based on existing products or custom derivations of our standard platforms, tailored to your specific application and environment.