COMPANY·HISTORIES
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All Other Miscella- neous Fabricated Metal Product Manufacturing

How the companies in this industry began, and the forces that shaped them.

17companies1849–1998founding years17still active0no longer operating
§ 01

The industry over time

Companies foundedEconomyTechnologyEnvironmentHistory
FoundedFreudenberg & Co.
1849
FoundedWürttembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF)
1853
FoundedSandvik AB
1868
FoundedKoch Enterprises, Inc.
1873
FoundedButler Manufacturing Company
1901
FoundedNewell Rubbermaid Inc.
1902
1903
TechnologyThe Wright brothers achieve powered flight.
FoundedVossloh AG
1909
FoundedApplied Power Inc.
1910
1914
EconomyWorld War I begins; global trade reorders.
FoundedBarnes Group Inc.
1922
FoundedNTN Corporation
1927
FoundedAmeron International Corporation
1929
EconomyThe stock market crashes; the Great Depression spreads worldwide.
1939
EconomyWorld War II begins; wartime production surges.
1945
EconomyThe war ends; a long global expansion begins.
1947
TechnologyThe transistor is invented.
FoundedStandex International Corporation
1955
1958
TechnologyThe integrated circuit is demonstrated.
1962
EnvironmentSilent Spring launches the modern environmental movement.
FoundedFirst Alert, Inc.
1967
1971
EconomyThe dollar leaves the gold standard; currencies float.
1973
EconomyThe OPEC oil embargo triggers a global shock.
1975
TechnologyThe personal-computer era begins.
1979
EconomyA second oil crisis drives inflation higher worldwide.
1981
TechnologyThe IBM PC launches and sets a standard.
FoundedLeatherman Tool Group, Inc.
1983
1984
TechnologyApple ships the Macintosh; the GUI era begins.
FoundedRaytech Corporation
1986
1987
EconomyBlack Monday: markets fall sharply around the world.
1989
HistoryThe Berlin Wall falls; global markets open up.
1991
TechnologyThe World Wide Web is released to the public.
FoundedAptarGroup, Inc.
1993
TechnologyThe Mosaic browser brings the web to everyone.
1995
TechnologyWindows 95 launches; the internet goes mainstream.
1997
EconomyThe Asian financial crisis rattles global markets.
EnvironmentThe Kyoto Protocol sets the first climate targets.
FoundedFaurecia S.A.
1998
2000
EconomyThe dot-com bubble bursts.
2004
TechnologySocial media and Web 2.0 take hold.
2007
TechnologyThe iPhone launches the smartphone era.
2008
EconomyThe global financial crisis freezes credit worldwide.
2010
TechnologyCloud computing goes mainstream for business.
2015
EnvironmentThe Paris Agreement sets global climate targets.
2020
EconomyThe COVID-19 pandemic upends the global economy.
2022
EconomyInflation spikes; central banks raise rates sharply.
2023
TechnologyGenerative AI reaches mainstream business use.
§ 02

The companies

Freudenberg & Co. →
Active · founded 1849 · Germany
Weinheim, Germany's Freudenberg & Co.
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF) →
Active · founded 1853 · Germany
Württembergische Metallwarenfabrik AG (WMF) is one of the world's leading manufacturers of commercial coffee makers and…
Sandvik AB →
Active · founded 1868 · Sweden
Sandvik AB is an industrial engineering group based in Sandviken, Sweden, and trading through an international network…
Koch Enterprises, Inc. →
Active · founded 1873
Koch Enterprises, Inc.
Butler Manufacturing Company →
Active · founded 1901
Butler Manufacturing Company is a leading supplier of building systems, specialty components, and construction services…
Newell Rubbermaid Inc. →
Active · founded 1902
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Vossloh AG →
Active · founded 1909 · Germany
Vossloh AG is the world market leader for switch systems and fasteners of railway tracks.
Applied Power Inc. →
Active · founded 1910
Applied Power Inc.
Barnes Group Inc. →
Active · founded 1922
Barnes Group Inc.
NTN Corporation →
Active · founded 1927 · Japan
NTN Corporation is one of Japan's largest manufacturers of bearings, second in domestic market share only to longtime…
Ameron International Corporation →
Active · founded 1929
Ameron International Corporation is a manufacturer of highly engineered products that are sold to customers in the…
Standex International Corporation →
Active · founded 1955
Standex International Corporation operates as a global multi-industry conglomerate that manufactures over 48,000…
First Alert, Inc. →
Active · founded 1967
For more than 25 years, First Alert, Inc., along with its subsidiaries, has been a leading worldwide manufacturer and…
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc. →
Active · founded 1983
Leatherman Tool Group, Inc.
Raytech Corporation →
Active · founded 1986
Based in Shelton, Connecticut, Raytech Corporation and its subsidiaries manufacture and distribute engineered products…
AptarGroup, Inc. →
Active · founded 1993
AptarGroup, Inc.
Faurecia S.A. →
Active · founded 1998 · France
Faurecia S.A.
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