1.   Most high quality kitchen equipment is manufactured in stainless steel for its strength, resistance to damage and for hygiene considerations.

2.   Beverly Miller, president of a company that manufactures packaging equipment, first noticed the change in late February.

3.   A publicly held company, it is a division of Thermo Electron Corp., which manufactures equipment and designs manufacturing systems for paper companies.

4.   Allendale Pharmaceuticals Inc. recently purchased the rights to the Today sponge, including the name and manufacturing equipment.

5.   Castle manufactures equipment that makes it easier for traditional telephone systems to communicate with newer products based on Internet technology.

6.   C-COR Electronics manufactures communications equipment used by broadcasters, telecommunications companies and cable TV operators.

7.   Chip manufacturing equipment makers fell as investors feared that plans for new factories would be halted.

8.   Chicago-based Joslyn manufactures equipment for the electrical utility, industrial controls, telecommunications and defense markets.

9.   CyberCare is looking at companies to manufacture the equipment.

10.   Dynatech is a global communications equipment company that manufactures equipment used to test fiber optic lines and to install high speed lines for computer users.