Industrial companies and projects
Explore industrial companies across machinery, engineering, aerospace, logistics, transportation and commercial services. Find a relevant industry, then open the project profiles and the evaluations published on Orbitrum.
Projects in Industrials
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KirbyKirby Corporation operates domestic tank barges in the United States. Its Marine Transportation segment provides marine transportation service and towing vessels transporting bulk liquid product, as well as operates tank barges throughout the Mississippi River System, on the Gulf Intracoastal Waterway, and coastwise along three United States coasts, Alaska, and Hawaii. It transports petrochemicals, black oils, refined petroleum products, and agricultural chemicals by tank barges; and operates offshore dry-bulk barges and tugboat units that are involved in the offshore transportation of dry-bulk cargos in the United States coastal trade. It owns and operates 1,105 inland tank barges, approximately 266 inland towboats, 28 coastal tank barges, 24 coastal tugboats, 2 offshore dry-bulk cargo barges, 3 offshore tugboats, and a docking tugboat. Its Distribution and Services segment sells after-market service and genuine replacement parts for engines, transmissions, reduction gears, electric motors, drives, and controls, electrical distribution and control systems, energy storage battery systems, and related oilfield service equipment; rebuilds component parts or diesel engines, transmissions and reduction gears, and related equipment for use in oilfield services, marine, power generation, on-highway, and other industrial applications; rents generators, industrial compressors, high capacity lift trucks, and refrigeration trailers; and manufactures and remanufactures oilfield service equipment, including pressure pumping units, as well as manufacturers electric power generation equipment, specialized electrical distribution and control equipment, and high capacity energy storage/battery systems. It serves various companies in the United States government, and pleasure crafts. The company was formerly known as Kirby Exploration Company, Inc. and changed its name to Kirby Corporation in 1990. Kirby Corporation was founded in 1921 and is headquartered in Houston, Texas.Web2
KLN LogisticsKLN Logistics Group Limited, an investment holding company, provides logistics services in Hong Kong, Mainland China, the rest of Asia, the Americas, Europe, the Middle East, Africa, and the Oceania. The company operates through Integrated Logistics and International Freight Forwarding segments. It offers integrated logistics services, including storage, inventory, value-added, trucking and distribution, returns management, and various ancillary services, as well as leases offices and warehouses. The company also provides international freight forwarding services to transport cargo using air freight, ocean freight, rail logistics, and cross-border road freight forwarding services. In addition, it offers express services; aviation ground; operates warehouses; transportation and distribution services; supply chain; pharmaceutical logistics; and project cargo freight forwarding, document storage, management, and trading services. Further, the company operates as an insurance broker and general merchant; provides courier services; and operates seaport. It serves fashion and lifestyle, electronics and technology, food and beverage, fast-moving consumer goods trading and distribution, food servicing, wines and spirits, industrial and material sciences, automotive, art logistics, and pharmaceutical and healthcare industries. The company was formerly known as Kerry Logistics Network Limited and changed its name to KLN Logistics Group Limited in April 2025. KLN Logistics Group Limited was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Kwai Chung, Hong Kong. KLN Logistics Group Limited is a subsidiary of S.F. Holding Co., Ltd.Web2
Knight-Swift TransKnight-Swift Transportation Holdings Inc., together with its subsidiaries, operates as a freight transportation company in the United States and Mexico. The company operates through four segments: Truckload, LTL, Logistics, and Intermodal. The Truckload segment offers irregular route, dedicated, refrigerated, flatbed, expedited, and cross-border services. The LTL segment provides regional direct service and serves its customers' national transportation needs by utilizing key partner carriers for coverage areas outside of its network. The Logistics segment provides brokerage and other freight management services utilizing third-party transportation providers and equipment. The Intermodal segment offers transportation services, including arranging the movement of customers' freight through third-party intermodal rail services on its trailing equipment; and drayage services to transport loads between the railheads and customer locations. The company also provides repair and maintenance shop services, equipment leasing, warranty services, and insurance; and trailer parts manufacturing, warehousing, and certain driving academy activities. It serves retail, food and beverage, consumer and paper products, transportation and logistics, housing and building, automotive, and manufacturing industries. The company was incorporated in 1989 and is headquartered in Phoenix, Arizona.Web2
Konoike TransportKonoike Transport Co.,Ltd. engages in logistics business in Japan and internationally. The company also provides value-added services in the steel industry; repair and maintenance services of manufacturing facilities; design, creation, and processing of plant equipment, as well as installation and maintenance work; receiving and preparing raw materials, packaging, and conducting equipment inspection; temperature-controlled logistics services; and support services at airports. In addition, it is involved in contract operations of maintenance, construction, and manufacture of chemicals, gases, and housing facilities; storage and distribution of various materials, general apparel merchandise, and daily necessities; refurbishment and coating of industrial air conditioners; provision of renewable energy services; solar power generation and other PPA projects; transportation of industrial gas tank trucks and machine tools; inspection, maintenance, and mechanic support for imported automobiles; manufacture and sale of frozen fishery processed foodstuff. Further, the company engages in the import/export cargo warehousing and transportation of cargo; railway transportation of containers and automobiles; cleaning and sterilization outsourcing of medical devices; contracting operations of in-hospital logistics; operating room assistance; sales of various systems; and provision of management support and other services. Konoike Transport Co.,Ltd. was founded in 1880 and is headquartered in Osaka, Japan.Web2Learn how to assess projects in this field with Orbitrum Academy.
About this sector
Industrials groups both suppliers of physical equipment and businesses delivering services or operating infrastructure. Its industries include machinery and heavy vehicles, construction and engineering, aerospace and defense, freight, passenger transport, transport infrastructure and commercial services.
How to compare projects
A component supplier, an engineering business and a transport operator perform different roles. Use the industry and profile description to understand that role before reading the available research. For aerospace-related records, check whether the profile describes aviation, space, defense or a combination.
Projects follow the categories assigned in the Orbitrum application. This collection supports research and discovery; it is not an investment ranking.
Industry definitions
Professional & Commercial Services (1,755)
Companies providing professional or commercial services.
Machinery, Tools, Heavy Vehicles, Trains & Ships (3,289)
Companies supplying machinery, tools, heavy vehicles, trains or ships.
Freight & Logistics Services (702)
Freight-transport and logistics-service providers.
Construction & Engineering (1,614)
Companies providing construction or engineering activities.
Passenger Transportation Services (257)
Companies providing passenger-transportation services.
Aerospace & Defense (335)
Companies categorized in aerospace and defense; profiles distinguish their actual activities.
Transport Infrastructure (294)
Projects and companies operating or supporting transport infrastructure.
Diversified Industrial Goods Wholesale (88)
Businesses wholesaling diversified industrial goods.
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Questions about this sector
Where are aerospace and defense companies classified?
Aerospace & Defense is an industry under Industrials. The application also contains an Industrials, Aerospace & Engineering category under Real World; each collection reflects its own assignments.
Does this page include all robotics companies?
Not necessarily. The supplied taxonomy has no standalone Robotics industry. Some relevant projects may be classified under machinery or industrial automation, but the website does not treat every industrial company as a robotics project.
