Manufacturers Design and Build Unique Products Find Helpful Resources at ETO Institute

May 17, 2004 -- Who are these specialized manufacturers that build one-of-a-kind products? What precisely do the ETO (Engineer-to-Order) manufacturers produce?

    Motor vehicle parts and accessories,
    Aircraft parts and accessories
    Elevators and moving stairways
    Conveyors and conveying equipment
    Pumps and pumping equipment
    Speed changers, drives, and gears
    Relays and industrial controls
    Power distribution and transformers
    Switchgear and switchboard apparatus
    Ball and roller bearings
    Fabricated plate work (boiler shops)
    Fabricated structural metal
    Heating equipment
    Railroad equipment
    Farm machinery and equipment
    Public building and related furniture
    Construction machinery
    Mining machinery
    Office furniture
    Partitions and fixtures
    Kitchen cabinets
    Truck trailers
    Power transmission equipment
    Prefabricated wood buildings
    Aircraft engines and engine parts
    Metal household furniture
    Millwork
    Machine tools, metal forming types
    Machine tools, metal cutting types
    Industrial valves
    Turbines and turbine generator sets
    Hoists, cranes, and monorails
    Industrial trucks and tractors
    Air and gas compressors
    Blowers and fans
    Fluid power cylinders and actuators
    Fluid power pumps and motors
    Fluid power valves and hose fittings
    Motors and generators
    Environmental controls
    Paper industries machinery
    Structural wood members
    Engine electrical equipment
    Motor homes
    Truck and bus bodies
    Mobile homes
    Vehicular lighting equipment
    Packaging machinery
    Sheet metal work
    Metal doors, sash, and trim
    Rolling mill machinery
    Aircraft
    Prefabricated metal buildings
    Motor vehicles and car bodies
    Oil and gas field machinery
    Commercial lighting fixtures
    Machine tools accessories
    Wood household furniture

More than 18,000 ETO manufacturers are in the United States and Canada and until now there has been no comprehensive centralized resource for them. The ETO Institute (http://www.etoinstitute.org) is an independent information organization comprising of leading manufacturers, consultants, service providers, and academics, dedicated to helping North American engineer-to- order
(ETO) manufacturers compete more effectively in an increasingly competitive global environment.

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