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AFG Industries, Inc.
Magneti Marelli
North America, Inc.

 

Industry Clusters

Industry clusters located in Tri-Cities area:

Automotive Suppliers
Overview:
Automotive suppliers include a wide range of industrial activity including manufacturing in glass, rubber, and metal. In 2002 the Tri-Cities employed over 5,800 residents in the automotive supply industry.
AFG Industries, Inc. Kennametal
Accurate Machine Products LMR Plastic Leonard Industries
Air Maze Lectrochem Metal Finishing
Alcoa Engineered Products Leon-Ferehbach
Alemite Lynx Machine & Tool
All American MIS, Inc.
Alltrista Zinc Products Magneti Marelli North America, Inc.
Amerace Microporous Products Mapes Piano String
American Phoenix Master Tool & Die, Inc.
Assured Castings Miller Industries
Baugham Manufacturing Modern Forge of Tennessee
Bel-Fab NN Ball and Roller
Blue Ridge Fabricators Nickels Performance Warehouse
Bosch Braking Systems Numark
Bristol Machine & Design Parker Hannifin
Bundy Peddinghaus Modern Technologies, LLC
Burton Rubber Processing Polymer Industrial Products
Cautech Quick Way Engine Co.
Contour Industries Right Angle Enterprises
Cooper Standard Automotive Siemens Automotive
DTR Tennessee Slip-Not Belting Corp.
Dodge Rockwell Automation Southern Tool of Greeneville
Doehler-Jarvis Greeneville Specialty Tires of America
ETM Services Superior Industries
Exide Superior Metal Products, Inc.
Free Service Tire TABCO, Inc.
Greeneville Tool & Die TRW Rack and Pinion Division
Guenther America Tennessee Abrasive
HUF North America Triangle Machine & Tool Company
Hood's Industrial Coaters Tuscarora
Hoover Precision Products Universal Tool & Engineering, Inc.
Hurd Corporation Valk Industries
Hutchison FTS Valley Equipment Company
J & J Tool & Die Wright Tool & Engineering
Jost International  

 

Plastics and Rubber Products
Overview:
Over 7,800 residents work in the rubber and plastics industry. These companies produce an array of different products including: plastic injection molding, polyethylene piping, plastic hosing and industrial tires.
AB Plastics Morrill Motors
Accessible Systems NN, Inc.
Alladin Investments NRF, Inc.
American Technology & Research NuPrint Technology
Aquamine Old Stage Printing
Blue Ridge Fabricators Perma R Products
Climax Polymer Industries Products
Dalton Stamp & Die Portola Packaging
Eastman Chemical Company Ram Industries
Endot Industries Rinker Material PolyPipe
Erwin Industries Ry-Marc Plastics
Exide Technologies Sekisui TA Industries
Fibergate Composite Structures Slip-Not Belting Corp.
Free Service Tire Specialty Tires of America
ICG Holliston, Inc. Super Grip Corp
Impact Plastics Tennessee Valley Aluminum
Integra-Seal Industries Tri-Cities Custom Marble
Lenco Molding Trophy Shop
LMR Plastics Tuscarora
Microporous Products Valk Industries
Moodcraft White Tire of Tennessee

 

Information Technology
Overview:
Information technology companies cover a wide range of services including video conferencing, telecommunications and web design. This cluster is comprised of over 50 businesses throughout the region with an average annual wage of $67,870.
3rd Wave Technologies Intellithought, Inc.
6 Sigma Automation International Commerce Solutions
Alliance Data Systems Isidore Design
Altech, Inc. MP Data
Apps Communications MeadowView Convention
Automation Solutions MidRange, Inc.
Bailey Computing Technologies, Inc. MountaiNet
Black Box Networks Net-Choice
Blevins Electric NETSEC
Bridge Computer Systems, Inc. New Horizons Computer Learning Center
Burk Consulting Newbegin Enterprises
Business Info Systems NTARA, Inc.
CAD Technology Outsource, Inc.
Charter Communications P C Labs
Computer Basic Training Protectus Clinical Systems
Computer Connection Rodefer Moss Technology Group
CompuWorld Systems Saratoga Technologies, Inc.
Cornerpost Software Services Group, Inc.
Cosmic Spider Design Silver Creek Technologies
Eastman Information Technology Services Sprint Telecommunications Services
Enhanced Systems Tele-Optics, Inc.
Excalibur Data Solutions Tracking Soft
Gateway Country Trimen Computer Systems
High Speed Communications Wonderware Corporation
Host Automation Products XTN
Industrial Systems Design ZFX, Inc.

 

Electronics
Overview:
This cluster includes industries that manufacture electronic products. Electronic manufacturers employ over 7,000 Tri-Cities residents. In addition to manufacturing, the Tri-Cities is home to a large market to sell these products. The region maintains a concentration factor of over three times the national average for electronic retailers.
American Heater Associated Enterprises Meco Corporation
BTL Industries, Inc. Mid-West Instrument Company, Inc.
Control Systems Technology Morrill Motors
Crown Tonka Walk-INS Numark, Inc.
Electrolux S & S Custom Tapes, Inc.
Exide Technologies SBA Networks
Faith Enterprises Siemens Energy & Automation
Five Rivers Electronic Innovations, LLC Southeast Industries, Inc.
Kaydon Corp. Spi-Ro Manufacturing
Kingsport Armature & Electric Co., Inc. Stone Electronics
Kintronics Laboratories  

 

Sources: Harvard Institute for Strategy and Competitiveness, Harvard Business School;
              Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development