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Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation was formed in 1998 as a result of the merger between Jefferson Smurfit Corporation and Stone Container Corporation. It is one of the largest paper recycling and packaging companies in the United States and has a staff of more than 21,000 employees. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation provides a range of paper-based packaging products, such as corrugated containers, case packers and tray formers. The company s facilities offer co-packaging and warehousing services, including the Just-In-Time program. In addition, it specializes in total process management. Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation offers recycling services for several items, such as newsprints, old corrugated containers, aluminum cans and plastic milk jugs. The company is a member of EPC Global, which deploys a standardized worldwide system for real-time tracking through the Internet.

More than machines, Martin Automatic designs and manufactures web-handling equipment for the printing, packaging and converting industries. Its line of automatic splicing unwinds, automatic transfer rewinds and tension-control systems are used in paper and paperboard printing, label converting, packaging, non-woven manufacturing and converting, coating and laminating, medical device manufacturing and construction materials. Its equipment has been installed at nearly 8,000 locations throughout more than 50 countries. Martin Automatic was founded by John Martin in 1968. The company has headquarters in Rockford, Ill., and maintains international offices in Germany and Taiwan. Much of the equipment manufactured at its nearly 200,000-square-foot complex is based on the company s patented inertia compensation technology.

Harbor Manufacturing designs, builds and installs a range of components and assemblies. The company has been in operation for more than 50 years and specializes in computer numerical control machining services. It offers a variety of tool and die building solutions. Harbor Manufacturing also provides metal stamping, grinding, welding and fabrication services. The company repairs and rebuilds a selection of equipment that includes conveyors and lathe and tube bending machines. In addition, it offers prototyping, kitting, inventory control and packaging solutions. Harbor Manufacturing complies with the standards of ISO 9000 certification. The company serves clients in the agriculture, automotive, and oil and gas markets.