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Highlight's modest goal at this time was to produce and sell 20 handwrappers a week. Soon, with the added help of four employees, Highlight began to blossom. The spring of 1981 gave birth to the company known today as Highlight Industries, Inc The company quickly outgrew the Riemenschneider's basement. 1983 saw the expansion of Highlight out of the basement and into a rented building in Wyoming, Michigan. With the additional room and six more employees, Highlight expanded its production line to include powered machines, namely the Synergy and Revolver. In 1986, Highlight built its first building in Grandville, Michigan. The first Freedom, a swing arm stretch wrapper, was introduced to the world of packaging in 1987. An addition to the Grandville property in 1991 doubled its size. Highlight was quickly becoming the world's leader in stretch wrap equipment. Highlight was recognized as "One of the Top 100 Fastest Growing Privately Held Companies in the State of Michigan" in 1989, 1990, 1991 and 1992. However, to maintain this level of production Highlight needed more room. In the summer of 1997 Highlight built a new multimillion-dollar building at 2694 Prairie Street in Wyoming, Michigan. The new plant is equipped with state-of-the-art manufacturing machinery and staffed with the best people in Michigan.

Light Metals produces fabricated, extruded aluminum assemblies for major industries throughout the United States and the world. Examples of its products include: trim kits, vents, freezer handles, microwave oven kits and control enclosures for the appliance industry; seat frames, window assemblies and frames, air bag canisters, seating tracks and sunroof frames for the automotive industry; table legs, coat hooks, armrests, spacers, wall components and spacers for the furniture industry; cellular phone battery covers, control panels and decorative trim for the electronics industry; and drapery hardware, decorative shelf anchors, juke box trim and computer frames for the general industrial companies. Light Metals was founded in 1947 and maintains headquarters in Wyoming, Mich. It also operates 12 regional sales offices to serve United States and Canadian customers.