Smith Erectors

Established in 1960, Guide Engineering LLC is one of the leading providers of custom automation solutions, serving Europe, South America, Asia and throughout the United States. Based in Fort Wayne, Ind., it specializes in offering robotic cells, automation equipment and system integration. Guide Engineering LLC provides a wide range of systems and services, such as assembly and integration, controls and electrical design, machining and fabrication, mechanical design, project management, sales and services to its various customers.

Maintenance Management, founded in 1983, is a company that does technical work, security contracts, parking lot cleaning and other general maintenance duties, including maintenance consulting. With revenues in the millions, the company employs more than 100 workers. The company s contracted services are set up to cover maintenance needs on an ongoing basis, such as heating and cooling, parking lot repair and snow removal. Hourly services are less routine, and utility control services are to help customers budget and manage overall utility costs. Maintenance Management also does electrical and plumbing work, office furniture setup and repair, minor carpet and painting repairs, minor ceiling tile replacement and repairs, lighting/ballasts, key/lock hardware changes, roof inspections and repairs and carpentry and sheet metal work. The company is headquartered in Fort Wayne, Ind.

Thieman Tailgates is a manufacturer and supplier of hydraulic lift gates for light-, medium-, and heavy-duty trucks and trailers. The company provides a variety of liftgate models, including Toplifters, Stowaways, Sideloaders, Railgates, Conventionals and Pickups that range from 1,000 to 6,600 pounds. It also offers pump and cylinder parts that include breather caps, bearings, screws, brackets, switches, buss bars, pipe nipples and couplings, elbows, cables, seals and solenoid coils. Operational for more than 50 years, Thieman Tailgates provides engineering and manufacturing services. It is associated with Thieman Stamping & Metal Fabrication and Thieman Metal Technologies. Thieman Tailgates has more than nine warehouses throughout the United States and maintains an over 90,000-square-foot facility in Celina, Ohio.