Mfg/Pro Midwest User Group

Founded in 1923, Morrison Products Inc. designs, manufactures and sells a complete line of air moving equipment. Located in Mesquite, Texas, it offers a wide range of products, including blower wheels, blower assemblies, propellers, elevator fans and accessories. The company caters to different sectors, such as original equipment manufacturers in the heating, ventilation, air conditioning and refrigeration (HVAC&R) industry. Some of its capabilities include airflow performance testing, dynamic strain gage testing, three dimensional (3D) modeling and prototyping, as well as CFD/ modal analysis.

Paragon Industries is a privately-owned and operated company. The organization manufactures kilns and furnaces for ceramics, pottery, heat-treating, enameling, dentistry, laboratory testing and glass fusing. Paragon Industries is one of the largest kiln producers in the world. The company s products include ceramic, china painting, enameling, glass, lamp-working, pottery and silver clay kilns, as well as heat-treating, knife-making, wax burnout and industrial furnaces. Paragon Industries kilns and furnaces come in a wide variety of sizes and styles to accommodate a range of production requirements. The company, which is based in Mesquite, Texas, utilizes a nationwide distribution network to deliver its products throughout the United States. Paragon Industries was founded in 1948 in a garage and has grown to inhabit a 50,000-square-foot factory.

Founded in 1959, Identification Plates is a supplier of blank and imprinted metal products for the awards, promotional products and signage industries. The company has been providing acid etching, screen printing, rotary and laser engraving for more than 40 years. Its products include sheets of coated aluminum, laser aluminum, anodized aluminum, marbleized aluminum, brass, laser brass, plated steel, laser steel, copper and nickel silver. It also offers a variety of blank and imprinted metal shapes, including circles, plaque plates, name badges, key tags, luggage tags, dog tags, dash plates, coasters, paperweights, commercial nameplates and blank metals for sublimation. Identification Plates is located in Mesquite, Texas.