Greenleaf Corporation of Saegertown, Pa., is a supplier of industrial cutting tools. The company specializes in the manufacture of high-performance carbide and ceramic inserts, tool-holding systems and custom-designed tooling solutions. Greenleaf capitalized on its line of carbide products by engineering innovations in the areas of ceramic, ceramic composites and custom-designed tool-holding systems. Greenleaf’s introduction of WG-300, a whisker-reinforced ceramic insert, is recognized as one of the most significant advancements in the history of cutting tools. It has enabled companies to reach previously unachievable machining speeds.

Ohio Crankshaft Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, produces large crankshafts, camshafts and other customized critical components for diesel engines, pumps and other reciprocating equipment. In 1934, the company developed a proprietary process using high-frequency electrical current that could selectively heat, harden or melt metals. Named the TOCCO process, it was a technology with which steel parts could be heated and hardened within seconds and produce parts with wear resistance superior to other technologies at the time. The Packard automobile was the first car to use an induction-hardened crankshaft, and other automobile manufacturers would soon follow suit.