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 packaging machinery industry employed 27,923 workers in 2001, with a payroll of $1.2 billion. Nearly 15,000 employees worked in production, earning more than $508 million. Shipments for the industry were valued at $4.2 billion.
Delta International Machinery Corp. of Pittsburgh was the 2001 industry leader with sales of nearly $1.4 billion and 700 employees.
The industry leader for 2001 was Johnson Diversey Inc. of Sturtevant, Wisconsin, with sales of $1.1 billion.
Overall 2001 shipments for the industry were valued at more than $2.7 billion.
The industry leader in 2001 was Kadant Inc. of Acton, Massachusetts, with $186 million in sales and 1,200 employees.
Datong Coal Industry Company Limited was created in 2001.
The miscellaneous service machinery industry is extremely fragmented and is dominated by relatively small, specialty manufacturers. Nearly all of the 1,165 firms operating in 2001 employed fewer than 100 workers.
Aarowcast Inc., of Shawano, Wisconsin, led the industry with 2001 sales of $27 million and 400 employees.
machinery and parts accounted for $2.1 billion; planting, seeding, and fertilizing machinery, $986.2 million; haying machinery, $804.8 million; farm dairy machines, sprayers, dusters, elevators, and farm blowers, $787.9 million
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.
Machinery Records ended in 2001.