Kaman Corp.: Ground control to Major Profits

Stow your gear and lock those seatbacks to their upright position, Kaman Corp. (Nasdaq:KAMN) is prepared for takeoff. | Nasdaq: KAMN |Comment

Furmanite Corp: Accentuating the positive

Spreading joy up to the maximum and bringing gloom down to the minimum: that’s the goal of Furmanite Corp. (NYSE:FRM). | NYSE: FRM |Comment

Comfort Systems USA: Feel the warmth

Investors might become overheated when they stumble across the five-year stock performance of Comfort Systems USA (NYSE:FIX). | NYSE: FIX |Comment

China Precision Steel an attractive niche play

One company cashing in on this ever-growing demand for steel is China Precision Steel, Inc. (Nasdaq:CPSL), a manufacturer and seller of high-precision, cold-rolled steel products. | Nasdaq: CPSL |Comment

Metalico: Spinning scrap into gold

The market for scrap metal is huge and growing, both in the United States and abroad. Just ask these guys. | AMEX: MEA |Comment

Industrial equipment stocks ride oil wave

Companies that manufacture drilling equipment are gushing earnings because of drilling activity fueled by record oil prices. T-3 Energy Services, Inc. and Circor International are two small caps... | Nasdaq: TTES |Comment

Powell Industries: Continuing to heat up

After such a strong performance in the first half of 2008, Powell Industries (Nasdaq:POWL) should maintain its momentum throughout the second-half of the year. | Comment

Badger Meter CEO optimistic about the long term

Badger Meter, Inc. (NYSE:BMI) CEO Richard Meeusen said the maker of flow measurement products is experiencing higher commodity and freight costs, but has been able to offset those challenges... | NYSE: BMI |Comment

Sutor Technology: Satiating China's steel demand

Only five years old, Sutor Technology Group (Nasdaq:SUTR) is already one of the leading makers of steel-finishing fabrication products in China. | Nasdaq: SUTR |Comment

K-Tron International: A quiet giant

With Asian growth squarely in its sights, along with a viable U.S. marketplace, K-Tron International Inc. (Nasdaq:KTII) is on the move — but quietly. | Nasdaq: KTII |1 Comment

Arts-Way Manufacturing soars 25% on strong Q2 earnings

Arts-Way Manufacturing Co. Inc. (Nasdaq:ARTW) is trading up more than 25% today after the Armstrong, Iowa-based farm machinery manufacturer announced a 34.9% increase in second-quarter revenues. | Nasdaq: ARTW |Comment

Northwest Pipe gets $8M order; shares down 3%

Northwest Pipe Company (Nasdaq:NWPX) announced today it had a verbal agreement with Ranger Pipelines of San Francisco to supply 12,500 feet of piping in a deal worth about $8 million. | Nasdaq: NWPX |Comment

Universal Stainless: A knight in stainless steel

America's "Rust Belt" doesn't look quite so decrepit around the mills of Universal Stainless & Alloy (Nasdaq:USAP), a Pennsylvania steel company that has managed to retain its sheen despite the... | Nasdaq: USAP |Comment

AZZ reaches 52-week high, shares up 8%

AZZ Incorporated (NYSE:AZZ) reached a 52-week high on Tuesday at $43.04 after a research firm raised the Fort Worth, Texas-based electrical equipment and components manufacturer’s target price. | NYSE: AZZ |Comment

Modine Manufacturing rises on analyst upgrade

Modine Manufacturing Co. (NYSE:MOD) shares were up on Tuesday after the thermal management technology company was upgraded from “hold” to “buy.” | NYSE: MOD |Comment

AZZ Incorporated up 26% on better-than-expected earnings

AZZ Incorporated (NYSE:AZZ) jumped 26% Friday after the company announced its fiscal first-quarter earnings profit had more than doubled from the same quarter a year earlier. | NYSE: AZZ |Comment

AeroVironment hits 52-week high on better-than-expected earnings

AeroVironment, Inc. (Nasdaq:AVAV) briefly hit a 52-week high at $28.70 Wednesday after announcing late Tuesday better-than-expected fourth quarter earnings | Nasdaq: AVAV |Comment

Apogee Enterprises down 18% after lower-than-expected earnings

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) shares dropped more than 18% Wednesday after the Minneapolis-based company’s Tuesday announcement of lower-than-expected first-quarter earnings. | Nasdaq: APOG |Comment

Digital Ally: You've got a friend

Products from Digital Ally, Inc. (Nasdaq:DGLY) could revolutionize the systems that help protect law enforcement officers and the citizens they protect and serve. | Nasdaq: DGLY |4 Comments

Value Find: Meade Instruments Corp.

For investors with an iron stomach and a penchant for dumpster-diving, microcap play Meade Instruments Corp. (Nasdaq:MEAD) may be worth a closer look. | Nasdaq: MEAD |Comment

Check on China: General Steel Holdings, Inc.

In China, coal is clearly king, but steel is eyeing the crown. Perfect news for General Steel Holdings, Inc. (NYSE:GSI), a diversified Chinese producer of steel products. | NYSE: GSI |1 Comment

Altra Holdings: Grinding Away at Growth

Gearboxes and brakes might not sound much to get excited about, but in beating Street estimates on first-quarter earnings and revenue, Altra Holdings, Inc. (Nasdaq:AIMC) has gotten pulses racing. | Nasdaq: AIMC |Comment

Circor International: Revamping to meet demand

The stuff that Circor International (NYSE:CIR) makes can’t be called sexy, unless you think consistently turning a profit is racy. | NYSE: CIR |Comment

Graham CEO: Strong bookings and backlog power bright future

Graham Corp. (AMEX:GHM) CEO James Lines said strong bookings and a robust order backlog prompted the maker of vacuum and heat transfer equipment to increase its 2009 revenue outlook. | AMEX: GHM |Comment

Northwest Pipe: An old-line answer to a modern challenge

With an apparent flood of business coming its way, Northwest Pipe has drawn the interest of investors searching for an old-line, industrial manufacturer with some solid fundamentals. | Nasdaq: NWPX |Comment

Gorman-Rupp: Going with the flow

Gorman-Rupp Co. (AMEX:GRC) has a stellar reputation making one of those not-so-sexy but all-so-necessary line of products — industrial pumps and pumping systems. | AMEX: GRC |Comment

IPO Watch: Colfax Corporation

Colfax specializes in big pumps for big uses, such as in oil wells, ships and chemical manufacturing facilities, and many of its customers, including the U.S. Department of Defense, aren’t... | NYSE: CFX |Comment

Hurco Companies: Metal at work

1968. Sen. Robert F. Kennedy was assassinated, 2001: A Space Odyssey premiered to the delight of sci-fi enthusiasts everywhere, and a little-known business that would eventually become Hurco... | Nasdaq: HURC |Comment

Lindsay Corporation: An affair to remember

Who knew that crop irrigation and traffic flow could be such a fateful match? Lindsay Corporation (NYSE:LNN) has successfully melded the two segments, proving that a love affair between apples and... | NYSE: LNN |Comment

Ducommun CEO optimistic about strong 2008

Ducommun Inc. (NYSE:DCO) CEO Joseph Berenato said the company, a maker of aerospace structural components and subassemblies, said the firm is optimistic about the Carson, Calif.-based firm’s future. | NYSE: DCO |Comment

EnPro Industries: A-tisket, a-gasket

EnPro Industries (AMEX:NPO) is ending up better than many had expected: management savvy, its global reach and its product diversity are turning around its sad asbestos history. | AMEX: NPO |Comment

Twin Disc CEO: Demand for products continues to increase

Twin Disc, Inc. (Nasdaq:TWIN) CEO Michael Batten said demand for the boat equipment maker’s commercial and high-end pleasure craft marine products continues to increase. | Nasdaq: TWIN |Comment

Apogee Enterprises CEO feels "very good" about FY09

Apogee Enterprises, Inc. (Nasdaq:APOG) CEO Russell Huffer said he feels “very good” about the glass products maker’s growth prospects for fiscal 2009. | Nasdaq: APOG |Comment

Greenbrier Cos. CEO optimistic about railroad business

The Greenbrier Cos. (NYSE:GBX) CEO William Furman said the markets in the rail industry “continue to be weak” but he remains optimistic about prospects for the firm, which supplies... | NYSE: GBX |Comment

FARO Technologies: Reach out and touch some products

With its problems behind it, FARO Technologies Inc. (Nasdaq:FARO) looks like a well-oiled machine; it may even be slick enough to succeed in a rusty market. | Nasdaq: FARO |Comment

Team Inc. CEO: Q4 will be strongest quarter of fiscal 2008

Team, Inc. (Nasdaq:TISI) CEO Philip Hawk said he is confident the firm’s fourth quarter ending in May will be the firm’s strongest quarter of the year in terms of earnings and revenue. | Nasdaq: TISI |Comment

Jakks Pacific: Not all fun and games

Getting toys to market isn’t child’s play, but Jakks Pacific Inc. (Nasdaq:JAKK) is one company that is winning this game. | Nasdaq: JAKK |Comment

Value Find: Mace Security International Inc.

New parental supervision on the board of directors of Mace Security International inc. (Nasdaq:MACE) could get the long-underperforming but cash-rich name back on track. | Nasdaq: MACE |2 Comments

Coleman Cable CEO: Improvement possible during 2008

Coleman Cable, Inc. (Nasdaq:CCIX) CEO Gary Yetman said volatility in the copper market, continued weakness in residential construction and general market uncertainty have hurt the maker of... | Nasdaq: CCIX |Comment

Olympic Steel: Looking to medal in '08

The extreme volatility that the market has recently experienced has many investors seeking out plays that can add stability to their portfolios. Enter steel service center company Olympic Steel... | ZEUS |Comment

Evergreen Energy rises on 2007 filing, Internet speculation

Evergreen Energy Inc. (NYSE: EEE) reported before Monday’s opening that its 2007 revenue rose 33% to $48.7 million from $36.7 million during 2006. | EEE |Comment

Ameron International: Be a part of the pipeline

While some investors are attracted to exotic companies that seem lifted from the pages of a Jules Verne novel, it is often the simple sectors that end up winning in the long run. Take, for... | AMN |Comment

LMI Aerospace rises on higher Q4 earnings

LMI Aerospace, Inc. (Nasdaq: LMIA) shares are rising after the maker of airplane parts posted after the opening a 43% surge in fourth-quarter earnings. | LMIA |Comment

Reddy Ice Holdings in freefall after DOJ executes search warrant

Reddy Ice Holdings, Inc. (NYSE: FRZ) are in a freefall after the maker and distributor of packaged ice revealed that federal officials searched the company’s corporate office in Dallas. | FRZ |Comment

Check on China: Sutor Technology Group

China consumes nearly 40% of the world's steel supply, highly benefiting Sutor Technology Group, Ltd. (Nasdaq: SUTR), one of China's leading private manufacturers of steel finishing fabrication... | SUTR |1 Comment

Northwest Pipe CEO expects strong 2008

Northwest Pipe Co. (Nasdaq: NWPX) CEO Brian Dunham said he expects strong results for the company, which makes welded steel pipes, fittings and tanks, during 2008. | NWPX |Comment

Sector Watch: Industrial services stocks

Furmanite Corporation (NYSE: FRM) and Team, Inc. (Nasdaq: TISI) are capitalizing on the growth opportunities in the industrial infrastructure sector by providing the repair services that keep it... | TISI |Comment

Hurco Companies soars after beating Q1 expectations

Hurco Companies, Inc. (Nasdaq: HURC) shares are soaring after the industrial technology company posted first-quarter net income of $7.8 million, or $1.21 per share, up 44% from $5.4 million, or... | HURC |Comment

IPO Watch: Titan Machinery

Given the paucity of offerings in the current market, it seems like a good time to look at what companies have been able to go public, and Titan Machinery (Nasdaq: TITN) has the honor of being the... | TITN |Comment

Shiloh Industries CEO: 2008 to be similar to last year

Shiloh Industries, Inc. (Nasdaq: SHLO) CEO Theodore Zampetis said the maker of steel blanks and metal parts for automakers expects that the second- and third-quarter results in its heavy-duty... | SHLO |Comment