Founded in 1947, C.E. Conover & Co. specializes in the development of sealing products and rubber chemical compounds used in mission critical, high reliability applications. Charlie E. Conover began as a one man operation supplying O-ring seals to the aerospace market. Eventually incorporated in the 1950s as a distributor, the company established relationships with many prominent companies – including Grumman, Sikorsky, and Hamilton-Standard. The company was one of the first to offer spiral backup rings utilizing Teflon® instead of leather.
Learn MoreFounded in 1989 and based in Farmingdale, New Jersey, Dean Technology, Inc. specializes in the production of high voltage power solutions including components, assemblies, and power supplies. Through a series of strategic company and product line acquisitions, Dean Technology grew to operate under four major pisions: HV Component Associates (HVCA), CKE, High Voltage Power Solutions, Inc. (HVPSI), Electronics Manufacturing Inc. (EM), and Anshan Sun Locus HV Components Corp (ASL).
Learn MoreFounded in 1965 and based in Meriden, Connecticut, Canberra is a unit of Areva – a French multinational group specializing in nuclear and renewable energy. The company maintains facilities in Meriden and Concord, Ontario which are both compliant with ISO 9001: 2008 standards. Canberra manufactures an extensive library of products for multiple uses across industries. Specializing in radiation devices, Canberra produces products for the following end markets: fuel cycle (including devices for measurement of uranium, plutonium, actinides, and transuranic wastes), nuclear power (including monitors of ALARA radiation exposure levels to personnel and environmental radiological conditions), environmental and radiochemistry laboratories, military, nuclear security and safeguards (for fixed, mobile, or portable detectors), and research and education (for use in materials analysis or physics and space studies).
Learn MoreSaab Group, a Swedish aerospace and defense company and parent of the car manufacturer Saab Automobile, has just signed a deal worth an estimated $5.4 billion with the Brazilian government to supply its Air Force with the next-generation Gripen NG fighter. Under this new contract with the Brazilian Defense Ministry, the Saab Group will supply a total of 36 aircraft which include 28 single-seat and 8 two-seat aircraft, which will be delivered between 2019 through 2024.
Learn MoreBased in Bellflower, California, the Dante Valve Company was founded by Thomas C. Dante in 1960 as a distributor and servicer of valves and valve products. A family owned business since its inception, the Dante Valve Company established a manufacturing pision in 1983 named the Danco Valve Company. The Danco Valve Company specialized in producing naval military specification relief valves with rapid delivery time.In 2007, the company opened another manufacturing location based in Norfolk, Virginia to facilitate nationwide distribution.
Learn MoreIn March of 2000, Cypress Semiconductor Corp. purchased Galvantech Inc. in a stock swap of 3.26 million shares of Cypress stock for all of Galvantech’s outstanding stock and options. The acquisition was worth $43 million and helped to propel Cypress into the billion dollar revenue range. Founded in 1994 and based in Santa Clara, California, Galvantech specialized in ultra-high performance memory products particularly synchronous networking static random access memories (SRAMs).
Learn MoreBased in Kariya, Japan and founded in 1949, Denso Corporation is a global, publically traded automotive components manufacturer. A portmanteau of the Japanese words Den-Ki (electric) and So-Chi (equipment), Denso is organized around seven primary business groups: powertrain control systems (35% of sales), electronic systems (9.4%), thermal systems (30.4%), information & safety systems (15.3%), small motors (7.0%), consumer products (0.2%), and industrial products (0.9%).
Learn MoreEstablished in 1935 and based in West Des Moines, Iowa, Delavan specializes in developing and manufacturing engine accessories, particularly spray technology and other essential gas turbine fuel injection components. Formerly known as Turbine Fuel Technology, the company was acquired by Goodrich Corporation, which has since been folded into United Technologies Corporation.
Learn MoreFounded in 1973, Det-Tronics (or Detector Electronics Corporation), is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. With a workforce of approximately 300 strong and 18 sales offices worldwide, the company is a unit of aerospace conglomerate United Technologies Corporation. Det-Tronics specializes in the design and manufacture of industrial hazard safety systems including both conventional panels and fault-tolerant, addressable systems.
Learn MoreDarnell Corporation was founded in 1921 by J.L. Chestnut in Long Beach, California. Chestnut pioneered an innovative caster construction which featured two ball races in the swivel head, an upper row for load weight, and a bottom row for lateral pressure. This design greatly reduced all points of friction and lateral pressure strain, facilitating easy movement across uneven surfaces. In 1988, the company was merged with the Rose Caster Company which focused on automotive steel casters and couplers.
Learn MoreABB Group, a Switzerland-based multinational company that specializes in robotics as well as power and automation, recently acquired the industrial motors company Baldor Electric Co just a few years ago. The acquisition was in response to a push for increased energy efficiency as well as an overall company aim to increase its presence in North America.
Learn MoreHeadquartered in Augsburg, Germany, Kontron AG is a leading designer and manufacturer of customized Embedded Computer Technology (ECT) systems—including boards, mezzanines, computer-on-modules, HMIs, displays, industrial chassis, computer rack mounts, and LCD monitors--for original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) serving the commercial and military avionics, industrial automation, railways, and medical markets. With 30% of its workforce dedicated to research and development (R&D), Kontron is committed to making sure its products are sustainable and viable for the modern aircraft platform.
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