▁By ▁ 1 9 9 7 ▁one ▁million ▁units ▁had ▁sh ipped . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 6 , ▁it ▁acquired ▁a ▁table top ▁cook ing ▁gr ill ▁product ▁line ▁from ▁Alg on quin ▁Mer c ant ile ▁Corporation , ▁a ▁small ▁app liance ▁mak er ▁in ▁Ontario , ▁Canada , ▁and ▁brought ▁that ▁production ▁into ▁Wisconsin . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 7 , ▁it ▁acquired ▁a ▁Wisconsin ▁pl ast ics ▁m old ing ▁company ▁and ▁obtained ▁the ▁assets ▁of ▁Minnesota - based ▁American ▁Har vest , ▁Inc ., ▁well ▁known ▁for ▁its ▁food ▁de h yd r ator . ▁With ▁this ▁addition , ▁the ▁company ▁created ▁a ▁new ▁brand — N ES CO ® / American ▁Har vest ™ . ▁ ▁Metal ▁W are ▁continues ▁to ▁expand ▁its ▁product ▁lines ▁and ▁find ▁new ▁paths ▁to ▁develop ▁mark ets ▁and ▁build ▁value . ▁The ▁Open ▁Country ® ▁collection ▁now ▁includes ▁a ▁Fish ▁S cal er , ▁Jer ky ▁Season ings ▁and ▁cook ing ▁access ories ▁for ▁out door ▁enthus iast s , ▁and ▁the ▁elect rics ▁line ▁contains ▁an ▁array ▁of ▁pressure ▁cook ers , ▁Jet - Ste am ▁O vens , ▁bread ▁mak er , ▁food ▁gr ind ers ▁and ▁s lic ers , ▁hand ▁bl enders , ▁ju ic ers ▁and ▁coffee ▁products . ▁In ▁developing ▁its ▁coffee ▁bean ▁ro aster , ▁Metal ▁W are ▁developed ▁a ▁unique ▁method ▁to ▁convert ▁the ▁har sh ▁od ors ▁typical ▁of ▁this ▁process ▁into ▁the ▁fra gr ance ▁that ▁draw