Three national industry leaders are Sara Lee Corporation, Hormel Foods Corporation, and Oscar Mayer Foods Corporation, a subsidiary of Philip Morris Companies, Inc.
The top companies engaged in the fluid power industry include: ITT Industries; Vickers, Inc.; SPX Corporation; and the Cooper Cameron Corporation.
Industry leaders in this field in 2004 included Calabasas, California-based ValleyCrest Companies, formerly known as Environmental Industries, Inc.,
the industry leaders were Carmel, Indiana-based BFS Diversified Products LLC, formed when Bridgestone Corp. acquired Firestone Building Products Co.; Indianapolis, Indiana-based Reilly Industries Inc.
they have to be leaders in their field of industry, this is because they would be the best tool to see how the sector is doing, because they are more powerful and prominent companies, so how they do, the industry usually reflects that.
The top company in this industry sector for 1999 was Falcon Building Products Inc. followed by Schutte and Koerting.
In 2001, the overall industry leaders were E-Z Paintr Corp. of St. Francis, Wisconsin; Helmac Products Corp. of Alpharetta, Georgia; and Emsco of Girard, Pennsylvania.
In 1991, there were 175 companies operating in this industry; by 1997, there were only 34--with the industry leaders consisting of subsidiaries of larger, diversified corporations.
There are several companies that make air purifiers. Some of these companies include: Sonoma, Honeywell, IQ Air, Airocide, and Critter Zone. These are considered to be the leaders of the industry.
United Technologies Automotive Inc. Engineered Systems Div. led the industry with $975 million in 1997 sales, Cerro Metal Products Co and the Kurt Manufacturing Co.
The industry leaders in NC machine tools are General Electric and Allen-Bradley, both of which primarily manufacture control systems.
Some prominent leaders in the inorganic chemical industry are companies like BASF, Dow, DuPont, and Bayer. These companies are known for their innovations in producing a wide range of inorganic chemicals used in various industries such as agriculture, construction, and electronics.