Art's Way Manufacturing Co Inc (NASDAQ:ARTW)

Art's-Way Manufacturing Co., Inc. manufactures and distributes farm machinery niche products. It operates through three segments: Manufacturing, Vessels and Scientific. The Manufacturing segment is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of specialized farm machinery in the agricultural sector of the United States. Its primary product offerings include: portable and stationary animal feed processing equipment, hay and forage equipment; sugar beet harvesting equipment; land maintenance equipment; a line of portable grain augers; a line of manure spreaders; and moldboard plows. The company sells its labeled products through independent farm equipment dealers throughout the United States. In addition, it manufactures and supplies hay blowers to original equipment manufacturers. The company also provides after-market service parts that are available to keep its branded and OEM produced equipment operating to the satisfaction of the end user of the company's products. The Vessels segment is primarily engaged in the fabrication and sale of pressurized vessels and tanks. It provides a combination of services as a manufacturer and supplier of steel vessels and steel containment systems. The vessels are primarily sold to manufacturing facilities that use the vessel as a component part of their end product. It also provides services, including custom CAD drawing; welding; interior linings and exterior finishing; passivation of stainless steel; hydrostatic and pneumatic testing; design, build and finishing of skids; installation of piping; non-destructive examination and heat treating. The Scientific segment is primarily engaged in the construction of modular laboratories and animal housing facilities. It also provides services relating to the design, manufacturing, delivering, installation and renting of the building units that it produces. Art's-Way Manufacturing was founded by Arthur Luscombe in 1956 and is headquartered in Armstrong, IA.