A. B. Carter is universally recognized as a quality supplier of spinning accessories and other products utilized throughout the Textile Industry. In addition, the company also serves other industries through the sale of precision machine parts, stampings, and low carbon wire.

A. B. Carter began manufacturing and marketing its first product, the Boyce Weavers Knotter, shortly after the company was founded by Arthur Bynum Carter in 1922. Mr. Carter's interest and expertise in the application of rings and travelers for producing quality spun yarns led the way for establishing the steel traveler business in 1937.

The Company has continued to grow over the years through acquisitions, and additional product-lines but most importantly through servicing customers' needs.

A.B. Carter markets a diverse line of products through several divisions with specialized industry knowledge. Each division maintains the necessary technical expertise in order to assist customers with application, operation and servicing issues. A. B. Carter's primary textile products include travelers and rings, tapes and belts, bobbins, splicing systems, knotters, stroboscopes, end detectors and textile laboratory equipment.

A. B. Carter products are sold worldwide through a network of sales agents with representatives in 44 countries. In addition, A. B. Carter operates three sales and service subsidiaries located in Brazil, Hong Kong and Mexico.

Corporate Office / Headquarters: A. B. Carter, Inc. P.O. Box 518 Gastonia, NC 28053, USA Tel.: (704) 865-1201 Fax: (704) 864-8870
Brazil: A.B. Carter Brasil Ltda. EPP Rua Uruguai, 967 Bairro Frezzarin Americana, SP CEP 13465-680 BRAZIL Tel.: (55-19) 3475-1106 Tel/Fax: (55-19) 3406-7505 Email: ferraciolli@na.com.br Contact: Mr. Edmar A. Ferraciolli	Hong Kong: A.B. Carter (Far East) Ltd. Unit 6, 11/F Ho Lik Centre 66 Sha Tsui Road Tsuen Wan, New Territories HONG KONG Tel.: (852) 2-402-3166 Fax: (852) 2-498-3702 Fax: (852) 2-492-7986 Email: nwl@abcarter.com.hk Contact: Mr. Steve Wong
Mexico: Industries Carter, S.A. de C.V. Tila No.82 Colonia Victoria dde las Democracias Mexico, D.F. 02810 MEXICO Tel.: (52-5) 355-8686 Fax: (52-5) 556-9520 Email: carterpo@prodigy.net.mx Contact: Mr. E. Peter Orlos

A. B. Carter , Inc. has continued to serve the Textile Industry by offering quality products and service for 82 years. The longevity and growth of our company is directly related to our commitment toward excellence in everything we do.

We are continually striving to improve all aspects of our systems and processes in order to meet and exceed our customer's expectations. Our recent ISO-9001:2000 Registration is just one example that illustrates our employee involvement and dedication toward improving our quality system.

We also continue to invest heavily in research and development in order to bring technical solutions and product advances that will result in quality and productivity improvements for our customer's products and processes.

If you have any questions concerning our company, please contact me, Rick Craig (President & COO) or Bynum Carter (Chairman of the Board & CEO) at our email address - sales@abcarter.com

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