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Big Beam Emergency Systems develops lighting solutions and safety products for the commercial, industrial and electrical industries. The company specializes in emergency lighting, exit signs, hand lanterns, inverters and custom applications. It offers incandescent, fluorescent, LED and special use capabilities. Big Beam also provides UPS systems, remote heads and accessories. The company features a wide range of Energy Star options, such as steel, plastic, aluminum die cast, NEMA and edge-lit. Its in-house production processes include engineering, fabrication, painting and assembly. Big Beam conducts business with engineers, contractors and distributors worldwide. The company was founded in 1938 and is based in Crystal Lake, Ill.

Operational for more than 160 years, Ryerson is one of the leading distributors and processors of metals and related products in North America. It processes and manufactures tubing, sheets, coils, plates, bars, pipes and extrusions. The company additionally provides a variety of roofing systems and building materials under the Fluoroceram, ULTRA-Cool, AlumaKlad and ColorKlad brands. It specializes in the fabrication of various metals, including stainless steel, aluminum, carbon, alloy, nickel, brass and copper. The company offers leveling, blanking, slitting, shearing, painting, embossing, polishing, anodizing and laser cutting services. It also provides sales, marketing, distribution, product procurement, inventory management, shipping and on-time delivery services. Ryerson operates service centers throughout the United States and Canada, as well as serves commercial and industrial clients in Mexico, India and China.

Founded in 1957, Vacudyne engineers and manufactures a variety of industrial vacuum process systems. It provides products and services for medical device manufacturers, sterilization facilities, archival institutions, museums and the agricultural industry. The company offers fumigators, oil purifiers, vacuum filling stations, filter systems, environmental chambers, cyclone separators and drying ovens. It also provides design, fabrication and installation solutions. The company conducts on-site visits, as well as offers training and refurbishment services. It provides a range of custom-engineered products that includes tobacco conditioners, freeze dryers, impregnators, and hyperbaric and hypobaric chambers. In addition, Vacudyne sells electronic weigh scales, gas temperature monitors, trim heaters, vaporizers and inert gas dispensers.