A.B. Carter is a leading supplier of a wide range of mill supplies and laboratory equipment to the textile industry. 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. 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 products, the Boyce Weavers knotter, shortly after its founding in 1922. A.B. Carter products are sold worldwide through a network of sales agents with representatives in more than 40 countries. In addition, A.B. Carter operates three sales and service subsidiaries located in Brazil, Hong Kong and Mexico. A.B. Carter locations include Gastonia, N.C.