Automatic Systems Inc

Marlen International designs and builds food processing equipment for a variety of food service industries, including meat, poultry, fish, vegetables, fruit, bakery, confectioneries, snacks and dairy goods. The company s products include the Marlen Opti Pump/Vacuumizer, sizers, grinders, exact weight portioners, product racks, dumpers, vats, continuous mold systems, thermal processing equipment, and custom designed tanks and hoppers. Marlen Research was established in 1953 and has headquarters in Overland Park, Kan. It also has a manufacturing facility in Hutchinson, Kan.

Operational for over 60 years, Taylor Forge Engineered Systems is a unique design and fabricating organization in Paola, Kan. It provides high quality engineered products such as slug catchers, pig traps and launchers, extruded headers, pressure vessels, nuclear components, vortex technology, etc. The company specializes in process design through mechanical design and unique fabrication capabilities. It caters to the needs of a variety of industries including gas transmission, offshore platforms, gas processing, petroleum refineries, fossil power plants, nuclear facilities, chemical plants and aerospace facilities.

International Paper Company is a diversified, global paper and packaging company with markets and manufacturing operations throughout the world. The company employs more than 50,000 individuals. It works in coordination with the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, state agencies and nongovernmental organizations. International Paper Company operates more than 15 pulp, paper and packaging mills, over 80 converting and packaging plants and numerous wood products facilities in the United States. The company distributes printing, packaging, graphic arts, maintenance and industrial products through more than 250 distribution centers. It also supports various community-based educational, civic and cultural organizations. Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., International Paper Company has several locations in Kansas City, Mo.