In 1950 Edward M. Smith designed a small non-corrosive centrifugal pump while employed at Barnes Manufacturing in Mansfield, Ohio. Ed believed this new pump fit a need in the appliance industry for dishwasher and washing machine drain pump applications.

Hexion Inc. serves the global wood and industrial markets through a broad range of thermoset technologies, specialty products and technical support for customers in a diverse range of applications and industries.

Style Crest is a premiere distributor and manufacturer of building products serving the new residential, remodeling, and mobile home-manufactured housing markets. Style Crest partnered with Nortek Global HVAC in the design and engineering of its line of Revolv Indoor Comfort Products. The products include split-system air conditioners and heat pump condensers, indoor coils, furnaces, line sets, compact package coil cabinets and accessories.

The Gasflux Co. is a renowned manufacturer of specialized in-line fluxing process for brazing of coil and compressor lines. The Gasflux Co. process is designed to work with copper to copper, copper to brass, copper to steel. The company also manufactures a full line of brazing paste fluxes for silver and bronze filler metals.