Windows have always had the purpose to let light and air into buildings. However, today a window is not just a window: Windows are building elements and have to meet the highest demands of design, safety, and technology. Thermal insulation reduces the loss of heat, and sound proofing keeps the noise out.

Today’s business objects with their modern design and superior quality are produced by specialised companies. One of these companies is KFK Tehnika Ltd.: their experience contributes to the construction of many famous buildings in Croatia, in Europe, and even worldwide.

The company AMCO Metall-Service GmbH with headquarters in Bremen in Germany was founded in 1980 and has since been engaged in the supply and the treatment of non-ferrous metal semi-finished products. 220 staff work for AMCO in the large warehouse and in the administration in Bremen as well as in several sales points throughout Germany.

The principle of the so-called spiral pump or Archimedean screw pump—used to pump water from one level to another either for watering or for drainage—is still to be found in many applications today. This screw pump goes back to a development attributed to the Greek mathematician, inventor, and engineer Archimedes who lived in the third century BC.

Among the ABUS customers in Norway there are many highly traditional large companies of international renown that have been using ABUS cranes for many years such as the national energy company Statkraft or the company Brunvoll, a producer of bow and stern thrusters with an international reputation.

TSR was founded in 1975 as a general engineering concern. Workmanship, expertise and service to the highest standard ensured steady growth, requiring a move to larger premises for a third time. In 1985 a strategic decision was taken to focus and further specialise the production facilities towards the manufacturing and reconditioning of slew bearings.

Noremat is a family-owned private company founded in 1981 at Ludres near Nancy in the northeast corner of France.

The Swedish company AP&T is a specialist in the sheet-metal forming industry. AP&T develop, produce, and market automation systems, presses, and complete production systems.

Equipos en sincronización perfecta. Prácticamente todo el mundo ha visto una regata, ya sea presenciándola directamente o bien a través del televisor. Estamos todos de acuerdo en que son un acontecimiento sorprendente y que arrastra grandes masas. Son realmente una prueba de destreza y resistencia tanto de los participantes como de las embarcaciones.

ABUS overhead cranes have recently become part of the latest chapter in the story of a company whose bridging and heavy plate steel fabrication has helped to develop infrastructure across Europe since the 1840s.