By 1882 German makers also produced hexagonal grained powders of a similar size for artillery.

The prospects for Claas, a German maker of agricultural equipment, could not be better at the moment.

By the mid-19th century, French and German makers turned out hundreds of thousands of instruments yearly.

Two German makers, Mercedes and Volkswagen, are in talks about opening assembly plants in 2006.

But by the mid-1990's, he was also using a new model by a German maker, Peter Greiner.

Both belonged to the leading German makers of locomotives of various types.

And the German makers spent tens of millions of dollars building their own dealer networks, with prime locations in Japan's biggest cities.

Even Puma, a much smaller German maker of athletic shoes, has rights to 12 teams, including several from Africa.

Another holding is Adidas-Salomon, the German maker of sneakers and sports gear.

Steiff, a German maker of stuffed toys, has made a musical bear especially for the company.