Des-Case Corp., a manufacturer of specialty filtration products based in Goodlettsville, Tenn., was hailed as a superb example of the type of growth possible for American manufacturers and companies that partner with the U.S. Department of Commerce and its export assistance centers. Jerry Abramson, deputy assistant to the President of the United States and director of intergovernmental affairs, complimented how the company has collaborated with the department since 2001, while growing from a small manufacturer with modest sales in the U.S. to a global leader in the contamination control product industry with 35% of its sales in international countries and growing rapidly.