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Republic Engineered Products is one of the leading suppliers of special bar steel in North America. It serves several car, truck, machinery and farm equipment manufacturers. Established in 2003, the company offers a range of hot- and cold-rolled bars. Republic Engineered Products operates a fabrication facility in Ohio and Gary Cold Finished Plant in Indiana. The company has received ISO/TS 16949:2002 certification. With annual sales of more than $1.5 billion, the company serves the automotive and oil and gas industries. It manages a staff of over 2,300 employees. The company offers steel for axles, drive shafts, suspension rods and other critical components. Republic Engineered Products is a subsidiary of Grupo SIMEC.

Founded in 1989, Barbco INC. is a manufacturer of horizontal earth boring machines, directional drills, tunneling machines and other related products for use in underground applications. The firm offers an array of products, such as auger boring machines, auger, cutting heads, pathfinder pilot tube, mud systems and boring machine tunnel attachments. Located in East Canton, Ohio, Barbco INC. introduced its line of directional drills ranging in size from the 25,000 lbs Tru-grade unit to the 110,000 lbs BD-110 SC in 1995.