NCwaterways.com and the SBTDC Marine Trade Services promoted North Carolina Marine Businesses at  the 2002 Boat Building and Composites Trade Show in Atlanta, Georgia

Congratulations 
North Carolina Companies
 on a GREAT SHOW!

NCwaterways.com - a proud sponsor of BoatBuilding 2002 -  traveled to the World Conference Center in Atlanta Georgia to take part in the Boat Builders/Composites 2002 Trade Show. Their booth promoted North Carolina marine businesses, marine business growth, and the State of North Carolina as a prime site for business relocation across the nation and abroad.

Scroll down for images and descriptions of the North Carolina companies attending this year's show in alphabetical order:
A.B. Carter, Inc
www.abcarter.com
A.B. Carter, Inc sells air and wrap splicing equipment for textile yarns & composite fiber tows, stroboscopes, end down detectors, lab testing equipment, travelers, rings & tapes, and belts.
sales@abcarter.com
Anchor Concepts
www.anchorconcepts.com
Manufacturer of patented HydroBubble anchors for boats from PWCs to Large Motor Yachts. All HyrdroBubble anchors assemble in seconds for compact storage. The patented buoyancy bubble forces the anchor to quickly descend in an upright position and remain upright when in the water.
Fredh@anchorconcepts.com
Blue Water Media, LLC
Blue Water Media produces boating-related television programs for national cable networks, public television and major market stations; BWM also produces custom videotapes and DVDs for corporate & marketing applications

bluewatermedia@yahoo.com

C.E. Smith, Inc
www.cesmithco.com
C.E. Smith is an ISO 9001/2000 certified manufacturer and distributor, introducing new stainless steel boat T-tops and swept back rod holders, along with a large product line of trailer parts, accessories, marine electronics, motors, and spare parts. Various custom parts are manufactured for OEM customers.
bo@cesmithco.com
Colbond, Inc
www.colbond-USA.com
Colbond manufactures a family of multi-dimensional products that function as a flow medium for infusion, RTM, and VARTM manufacturing. The Colbond EnkaFusion matrix allows resins and foams to move quickly and completely through a part.
tom.robrecht@colbond.com
Conbraco Industries, Inc
www.conbraco.com
Conbraco's Apollo marine valves and fittings are constructed from solid bronze and stainless steel, and feature proven marine designs to make them durable, reliable, and easy to install.
mike.green@conbraco.com
Gartner Group
www.thegartnergroup.com
The Gartner Group is a manufacturing Rep firm covering the southeastern United States featuring many well known and respected marine equipment companies including Falcon Industries, Trident Rubber, Ongaro safety equipment, and DPI Associates.
HK Research Corp
www.hkresearch.com
HK Research is a leader in low Hazardous Air Pollutant (HAP) unsaturated polyester coatings technology. Their LHA series of gel coats offers superior application properties without purchasing new equipment with increased environmental friendliness.
dhiggins@hkresearch.com
Humantec Systems, Inc
www.humantec-systems.com
Humantec Systems, Inc provides automated cutting and pattern design solutions for marine, automotive, aerospace, and other manufacturing technologies to solve the most challenging cutting problems.
info@humantec-systems.com
IPS Corporation Weld-on
www.ipscorp.com
IPS Corporation offers its full line of WELD-ON Structural Series methacrylate adhesives for bonding structural composites. The new product line offers a broad range of physical property and cure profiles to provide increased flexibility in manufacturing design and process.
ginac@ipscorp.com
Lord Corporation
www.lordadhesives.com
Lord engineered adhesives afford practical solutions for the problems associated with traditional fastening systems. Lord provides industry proven adhesives for bonding metals, composites, plastic, wood, rubber, and glass.
infoadhesives@lord.com
Piedmont Plastics, Inc
www.piedmontplastics.com
Piedmont Plastics, Inc is the largest plastics distributor in the US servicing the marine industry.
bobby@piedmontplastics.com
Precision Fabrics Group, Inc
www.precisionfabrics.com
PFG is the premier supplier of highly engineered woven and non woven fabrics for medical, industrial, protective apparel, and consumer markets. 
ratclib@precisionfabrics.com
Reichhold Inc
www.reichhold.com
Reichhold offers the latest developments in polymer resin technology. Reichhold is the world's largest supplier of unsaturated polyester resins with 18 manufacturing facilities in 11 countries.
composites@reichhold.com
RimCraft Technologies, Inc
www.rimcraft.com
RimCraft specializes in process equipment for the composites industry. They have experience in meter/mixing of casting resins, adhesives, putties, barrier coats, epoxies, urethanes, silicone rubber, gypsums, cements, and fillers.
tim@rimcraft.com
SAERTEX USA, LLC
www.saertex.com
Saertex manufactures stitch bonded multi-axial Non-Crimp fabrics produced from carbon, e-glass, aramid, and other high performance fibers providing improved mechanical properties over woven fiber fabrics.
e.thornton@saertex.com
Sea Tech, Inc
www.seatechinc.com
Sea Tech produces complete marine water systems including manifolds, internal plumbing, pumps, fittings, windshield washer kits, mounted coiled water hose systems, and flush kits.
rrehder@seatechinc.com
Shuford Mills, Inc
www.outdura.com
Shuford Mills manufactures OUTDURA, solution dyed 100% acrylic fabric developed for the marine trades. OUTDURA provides a premium fabric that is backed by a 5 year manufacturers warranty. Shulford Mills has been in business since 1880.
sbowen@shufordmills.com
Transmatic Environmental Systems
www.transmaticgroup.com
Transmatic Environmental Systems provides engineered dust removal systems based on specific applications and backs them with personal installation and service.
tlonganbach@transmaticgroup.com
Victory Bolt & Specialty
www.victorybolt.com
Victory Bolt is the nations largest stocking distributor of chrome-over-stainless steel fasteners. Bar coding and bin stocking are specialties.
renee@victorybolt.com