Means Industries

Founded in 2003, DT Manufacturing Incorporated is a manufacturing firm, which offers a range of products and services for the production and non-production companies. Based in Michigan, the company specializes in thermoforming protective covers and interior and exterior components. Several different laminate products, urethane sheets, rods and tubing and various custom thermoformed plastics are also available. It even renders special industrial designing, turnkey manufacturing and logistic management solutions to its clients. An ISO 9001 Certified company, DT Manufacturing Incorporated caters to the needs of various different industries, including automotive, heavy truck, marine, medical and aftermarket.

Lyon Gear and Machine has been providing a variety of gears and related products for equipment manufacturers and companies in the transportation industry since 1955. The company has achieved ISO 14001:2004 certification and its facilities spread across an area of more than 44,000 square feet. Lyon Gear and Machine offers couplings, carriers and clutch backing plates. In addition, it provides output shafts, sprockets, and spur, starter, ring, pinion and cluster gears. Lyon Gear and Machine offers precision turning and grinding services. The company has also achieved ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification.

GE-Aviation is a leading transatlantic aerospace equipment and systems company, global provider of innovative solutions to builders and operators of military and civil aircraft and engines, from fighters and transport to large civil, regional and business jets. Formerly the British-owned Smiths Aerospace, the company designs and produces integrated avionics equipment for the military and the civilian aviation industry. Its products are integrated into virtually every American and British military aircraft. It is a supplier to both Boeing and Airbus, providing equipment on all large civil aircraft and to regional and business jet manufacturers. The company holds key positions on the F-35 JSF, 767 Tanker Transport, F-22, F/A-18E/F, F16 Block 60, Eurofighter Typhoon and the Apache helicopter, as well as transport and special mission aircraft. The company employs more than 1,300 at its headquarters in Grand Rapids, Mich.