Its hard to believe that a set of bruised knuckles was the impetus for one of the most significant industrial advancements in the 20th Century. Arthur Irving Jacobs was never one for leaving things alone. He was always i......Its hard to believe that a set of bruised knuckles was the impetus for one of the most significant industrial advancements in the 20th Century. Arthur Irving Jacobs was never one for leaving things alone. He was always improving them - continually coming up with new ways of working and new gadgets to do the work. Before he was 30, "A.I.", as he was known, had perfected a new method for making bicycle spokes, and chains, plus many other manufacturing advancements. On one particular occasion, he was working with an old style drill press, trying to hold the belt control with one hand, and applying the spanner wrench to the other. The wrench slipped and he badly battered his knuckles. A.I. knew there had to be a better way. In a matter of days, he had developed the first drill chuck with a toothed sleeve and key. A few months later, he founded what would become The Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Company. The rest, as they say, is history. The keyed chuck helped to transform the production process just at the time when industrial manufacturing was about to experience its most significant growth in modern times. Today, the concept of the original keyed chuck is an integral part of all drill chuck technology. It has been applied to a wide range of applications, from the most sophisticated CNC machining to drilling with the smallest cordless portable drill. Now a part of the Danaher Corporation family of companies, The Jacobs Chuck Manufacturing Company maintains a global presence as a recognized leader in the design manufacture of precision tool and work holding devices for stationary equipment and portable power tools. Finding a better way through world-class innovation and world-class partnerships - thats the driving force behind our business. Its a tradition that began with A.I. Jacobs a century ago when he set up his first network of distributors for the toothed sleeve and keyed drill chuck. Its a tradition we will carry forward with you.

Its not hype or some slick marketing buzz. Its our way of doing things at Speer®. We live, work, and play in the middle of some of North Americas finest hunting. We are shooters and we understand s......Its not hype or some slick marketing buzz. Its our way of doing things at Speer®. We live, work, and play in the middle of some of North Americas finest hunting. We are shooters and we understand shooters. Every product we make reflects that fact. Vernon Speer started making component bullets in 1943 because reloaders couldnt get the components they needed from the "big" ammo companies. Vernons focus was always on the hunting rifle bullet, but he also built the first mass-produced jacketed handgun bullets for hunting and law enforcement and, in the 1960s, put those bullets into loaded ammo in the now-famous Lawman® line. Vernon understood shooters needs, and reacted with quality products. Over a half-century later, we still run the business that way. The original product lines have been expanded and new ones added. Hot-Cor™, Gold Dot®, Grand Slam®, TNT® — products all designed by shooters to delight other shooters with their performance and value. Lewiston — a small city in north-central Idaho — not a likely place to find one of the worlds major ammunition and component suppliers. Yet we have thrived here for over a half-century. Our location contributes to our formula for success. Determination, self-reliance and independence are classic Western attributes that we bring to work every day. It shows in all our ammunition and components — products that are truly "a Cut Above the Rest."

Its the thread that enables us to compete successfully in the global marketplace Seraphin® Test Measure was founded in 1915 and has been the leader in the calibrated measures and provers community. Responding to the ne...... Its the thread that enables us to compete successfully in the global marketplace Seraphin® Test Measure was founded in 1915 and has been the leader in the calibrated measures and provers community. Responding to the needs of industry and government, Seraphin® sets the standard against which all others are measured. In 1972, Seraphin® became a division of Pemberton Fabricators, Inc. (http://www.pemfab.com), a subsidiary of Indel, Inc. (http://www.indelinc.com) Seraphin® has become larger and stronger with a large pool of designers, engineers, skilled craftsmen and certified welders that are knowledgeable in sheet metal, trucks and trailers. Seraphin holds an A.S.M.E Section VlII, Division 1 Code Stamp. In January of 1990, Seraphin® acquired the measures division of Ellisco. Seraphin® has developed a dialogue, working and communicating with government, private inspectors and industry. By exchanging ideas and generating feedback from commissioners, managers and workers, we are striving to improve our measures and provers to meet customer satisfaction... and this process never ends. Following the guidelines set forth in the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Handbook 105-3, International Organization of Legal Metrology (OIML) R-120, Measurement Canada and in the American Petroleum Institute (API) Code 1101, our provers and associated equipment are approved for City, County, Local, State, Federal and Bureaus of Weights and Measures. We furnish equipment to the Branches of the U.S. Armed Forces, Chemical, Pharmaceutical, Beverage, Food, Petroleum and any industry associated with liquid volume as well as to International concerns. Seraphin® offers calibration units manufactured of stainless steel, thus their life expectancy is virtually unlimited. The maintenance and repair costs are kept at a fraction of the cost of new units and repairs are easily made with our standard tooling. At Seraphin®, we are proud that our measures and provers are used to protect both the consumer and industry from both fraud and honest mistakes and provide mutual transfer equity related to liquid transactions.

ITS, then known as ITC, was founded in 1967 by Gary Himler and John Ahlstrom. Gary and John were the perfect team. Gary, a registered professional engineer, had extensive experience in engineering management, and John was......ITS, then known as ITC, was founded in 1967 by Gary Himler and John Ahlstrom. Gary and John were the perfect team. Gary, a registered professional engineer, had extensive experience in engineering management, and John was a hands-on engineer with exceptional technical skills. The plan was to build a company that could provide custom products for both commercial and government applications. And that they did. The approach was to design a "systems vehicle" which included a chassis, with power supply, and a library of logic cards which could be used to build custom products. For this task, John was aptly suited, having been Systems Manager at Computer Measurements Company for a number of years. In those days you didnt buy power supplies off the shelf, so design of a power supply that would provide all of the voltages that might be required in a system was the first order of business. And one of the voltages had to be high enough to power neon Nixie Tubes, which everyone used for numeric displays back then. The first product using the new systems vehicle was the Model 7010, Digital Comparator, built for Hughes Aircraft. A 5.25 inch high, 19" rack mounted box with 23 plug-in cards plus power supply and fan. And all it did was compare two applied binary numbers (parallel interface of course) and indicate whether one was above, below or equal to the other. That will give you some idea how things have changed over the past 40 years. Over the years ITC/ITS made several attempts to come up with standard products that could be sold to the general market but with little success. When a company is staffed by a bunch of engineers, making new things every day is much more fun than producing standard products. So all development was paid for by the customer and the company found itself in just about anything electronic. Products were seldom sold to anyone other than the original customer. Some of the areas in which the company found itself were: Data Acquisition Systems, Production Test Equipment, Ground Support Equipment, Simulators, Photo Instrumentation, Text editing (ITC built a text editor before anyone else, using Philips Audio Cassettes to store the data) and Video Instrumentation (more about that below). To get some idea of the diversity of products, here are a few early advertisement flyers.

ITT Conoflow, a unit of ITT Motion & Flow Control, serves the chemical processing, CNG Market, food and beverage, petroleum, medical, pulp and paper and other industries through an extensive network of stocking distributo......ITT Conoflow, a unit of ITT Motion & Flow Control, serves the chemical processing, CNG Market, food and beverage, petroleum, medical, pulp and paper and other industries through an extensive network of stocking distributors and factory trained regional sales managers. We design and manufacture natural gas vehicle (NGV), low pressure and high pressure regulators along with filter and specialty regulators. Our positioners, transducers, actuators and diaphragm seals come in a wide variety of materials and configurations to meet your broad range of applications. All of us at ITT Conoflow are committed to providing excellent customer service and support for all of your challenges and applications.

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The compan......ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $11 billion in 2008 sales. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITTs common stock is traded on the Paris, London, and Frankfurt exchanges. In 1999 Flojet was acquired by ITT Corporation and joined the Marine & Leisure family of companies, which today includes Jabsco, Rule, Danforth, LVM and Sudbury. This synergistic alliance joined the strengths, expertise and resources of these companies, thereby guaranteeing the accelerated development and introduction of innovative and reliable products. Flojet is a leading maunfacturer of specialty pumps and accessories for the beverage markets as well as general industrial equipment, agriculture, marine and recreational vehicle.

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The compan......ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales.

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The compan......ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales.

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The compan......ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales. In 1998 Danforth was acquired by ITT Corporation and joined the Marine & Leisure family of companies, which today includes Rule, Jabsco, Flojet, HydroAir, LVM and Sudbury. This synergistic alliance joined the strengths, expertise and resources of these companies, thereby guaranteeing the accelerated development and introduction of innovative and reliable products. For over fifty years, Danforth has led the way in the design and manufacture of innovative marine compasses, incorporating an exclusive NO-SPIN Global Balancing card system for stable reading and a perfectly level card in all sea conditions worldwide. ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales. In 1998 Danforth was acquired by ITT Corporation and joined the Marine & Leisure family of companies, which today includes Rule, Jabsco, Flojet, HydroAir, LVM and Sudbury. This synergistic alliance joined the strengths, expertise and resources of these companies, thereby guaranteeing the accelerated development and introduction of innovative and reliable products. For over fifty years, Danforth has led the way in the design and manufacture of innovative marine compasses, incorporating an exclusive NO-SPIN Global Balancing card system for stable reading and a perfectly level card in all sea conditions worldwide.

ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The compan......ITT Corporation (www.itt.com) is a diversified high-technology engineering and manufacturing company dedicated to creating more livable environments, enabling communications and providing protection and safety. The company plays an important role in vital markets including water and fluids management, global defense and security, and motion and flow control. ITT employs approximately 40,000 people serving customers in more than 50 countries. Headquartered in White Plains, N.Y., the company generated $9 billion in 2007 sales. In addition to the New York Stock Exchange, ITTs common stock is traded on the Paris, London, and Frankfurt exchanges. In 1998 Rule was acquired by ITT Corporation and joined the Marine & Leisure family of companies, which today includes Jabsco, Flojet, HydroAir, Danforth, LVM and Sudbury. This synergistic alliance joined the strengths, expertise and resources of these companies, thereby guaranteeing the accelerated development and introduction of innovative and reliable products. Rule is a global leader in submersible bilge pumps for the recreational and small commercial boat markets and a leading provider of accessory products such as ventilation blowers and winches.