Conveyor Concepts Inc

Thiele Technologies provides advanced high-speed packaging automation solutions to a variety of industries around the globe. The industries include fresh and frozen food, dairy, bakery, pet food, beverage, horticultural, paper goods, pharmaceutical, medical devices, cosmetics, consumer mailing and collating, paint and petro chemicals. With more than 70 years of service, Thiele is an industry leader in the design, manufacture and integration of placing, bagging, cartooning, case packing and palletizing equipment. The company is headquartered in Minneapolis and is a subsidiary of Barry-Wehmiller Companies, the leading packaging automation group in the Western Hemisphere. Thiele Technologies combines more than 100 years of packaging machinery experience from Bemis Packaging Machinery, Thiele Engineering and Frontier Products.

The Anderson-Crane Company was founded more than 50 years ago in Minneapolis. The company is a solutions supplier of bearings, mechanical power transmission equipment, electric motors and controls, conveyor systems and components. It provides belting, hose and rubber products and plant maintenance supplies. Additionally, it specializes in heavy-duty rubber conveyor and power transmission belting, mechanical rubber gasket, packing and seal fabrication. Anderson-Crane stocks products of manufacturers such as United States Electrical Motors, Thermoid Belting & Hose, Flexco Steel Lacing, MacWhyte Wire Rope and Dodge. The company has branch offices in Hibbling, Minn., Mankato, Minn., St. Cloud, Minn., Sioux Falls, S.D. and Fargo, N.D.

Buhler is one of the world s leading companies that specializes in grinding, blending, mixing, bulk handling and thermal treatment services. It provides processing solutions for cereal grains and food products. The company also offers food processing and chemical process engineering services. Buhler specializes in the production of bread and bakery products, as well as cereals. In addition, it operates grain processing, engineered products and die casting divisions. The company operates in more than 140 countries and maintains a staff of over 7,000 individuals worldwide. Buhler also offers technology consultation and manufacturing services. It designs, develops, constructs and installs plants. The company s subsidiaries include IdraPrince Twin-screw Extruder, Sortex, and Control, Design and Development.