Conceptronic Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, led the industry in 2001 with $197 million in sales and 1,600 employees.
There were more than 7,000 employees in this industry in 2001, nearly 6,000 of whom were in production jobs. The payroll for that year was about $275 million, and the total value of shipments was about $636 million.
Datong Coal Industry Company Limited was created in 2001.
The industry leader for 2001 was Johnson Diversey Inc. of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, with sales of $1.1 billion.
Industry-wide, the top company in 2001 was NCR Corp. of Dayton, Ohio, with sales of $5.5 billion and 30,400 employees, which had dropped to 29,700 by the following year.
St. Louis, Missouri company Siegel-Robert led the industry in 2001 with $487 million in sales and 3,100 employees.
Delta International Machinery Corp. of Pittsburgh was the 2001 industry leader with sales of nearly $1.4 billion and 700 employees.
In 2001, Riverwood International Corp. of Atlanta outpaced all other companies in this industry, with sales of $1.3 billion and 4,100 employees.
The industry leader for 2001 was ABB Flexible Automation Inc. of Auburn Hills, Michigan, which had sales of $9.6 billion and employed 1,200 people.
The industry leader for 2001 was ITT Industries Inc., of White Plains, New York. The company logged more than $4.9 billion in total revenue and employed 38,000 workers, who were spread across its four divisions.
The industry leader for 2001 was American Power Conversion Corp. of West Kingston, Rhode Island, with sales of more than $1.4 billion and 6,200 employees.
Progressive Tool and Industries Co. of Southfield, Michigan, called PICO by the equipment industry, was the clear industry leader, with nearly $1.5 billion in 2001 sales and 5,500 employees