America II Electronics, Inc. with a dream of establishing a successful distributorship in the integrated circuit market. Today, America II stands as one of the largest, and most preferred,* independent distributors of electronic components in the world, keeping the dream alive. America II dream lies a commitment to total customer satisfaction. A devoted electronic commodity purchasing department, semiconductor sales specialists, and global online product sourcing connect customers with one of the largest semiconductor inventories in the world. The company also offers a variety of inventory management programs to provide solutions to customers attempting to manage mature or excess product, including a strategic alliance with franchised electronic component distributor Avnet Inc. that puts America II's logistics and inventory management expertise behind an online market exchange (launched October 2001).

WEG Electric Motors manufactures and distributes industrial and HVAC electric motors and drives to customers worldwide through manufacturing facilities in Latin America and distributing centers in the US. The company is a subsidiary of Brazil's WEG Industrias S.A. Werner Ricardo Voigt, Eggon João da Silva, and Geraldo Werninghaus founded the company in 1961; the company's name is derived by combining the first letters of the founders' first names. In 2006 WEG Electric Motors made an equity investment in Voltran Ltd., a Mexican manufacturer of electrical transformers, and the companies have set up a JV factory in Tizayuca, Mexico.

Reliability Inc. company was founded in 1953 and is based in New York, New York. Reliability Incorporated does not have significant operations. Reliability company intends to sell its remaining real estate holdings; and invest in another line of business through a purchase or merger. Previously, it operated as an electrical contracting company for residential homebuilders in Florida.

Shepherd Electric Supply is the oldest independent wholesale electrical distributor in the Baltimore/Washington area. Ernest J. Fluharty and Henry A. Shepherd founded Shepherd Electric in 1892. At the onset, company sales generally involved dry cell batteries and other related items. Due to the giant surge in the use of electricity in the 1900's, Shepherd's business grew rapidly. At first, there was more emphasis on industrial products; however, over the last thirty years, there has been a shift to the commercial construction market. Shepherd Electric has moved four times for expansion and currently has four locations. The company is built around exceptional service and a very large inventory.

Rubicon Technology, Inc. (Rubicon) is an electronic materials provider. The Company develops, manufactures and sells monocrystalline sapphire and other crystalline products for light-emitting diodes (LEDs), radio frequency integrated circuits (RFICs), blue laser diodes, optoelectronics and other optical applications. Its product line is two to four inch sapphire wafers for use in LEDs and blue laser diodes for solid state lighting and electronic applications. In addition, it sells six inch sapphire wafers that are used for Silicon-on-Sapphire (SOS) RFICs, as well as products for military, aerospace, sensor and other applications. It also manufactures six inch products to support LED, and eight inch products to support RFIC and optical window applications. Rubicon sells its products on a global basis to customers in Asia, North America and Europe.

Pulse, a Technitrol (NYSE: TNL) Company, is a worldwide leader in electronic component and subassembly design and manufacturing. Pulse's wide array of power and signal products are used in computing, networking and communications, power conversion, defense, aerospace, automotive, and consumer electronics. With state-of-the-art custom designs and catalog products, Pulse is a complete source for electronic OEMs, contract manufacturers, and ODMs. Pulse is a participating member of IEEE, ATIS, ETSI, HDMI, the DSL Forum, CommNexus, and MoCA.

Argon ST, Inc. and its subsidiaries provide systems engineering, development, and services in the United States and internationally. Its services include command, control, communication, computer, combat system, intelligence, surveillance, and reconnaissance systems and services. The company designs and develops sensors and countermeasures, information operation and electronic attack systems, communication systems and networks, navigation systems, geolocation systems, and net centric systems. Its systems and services enable its customers to perform various functions, including signals intelligence, electronic warfare, information operations, acoustic operations, threat simulation, imaging, cyber operations, and tactical communications and networking, as well as sustain readiness, systems operations, and mission success services. The company's systems involve the detection and geolocation of threats, and processing of information collected from the radio frequency portion of the electromagnetic spectrum, particularly communications and radar signals. Argon ST also provides underwater acoustic systems and imaging systems; and systems that detect, intercept, and process information passed on networks. The company's systems are used in military and strategic platforms, including surface ships, submarines, unmanned underwater vehicles, aircraft, unmanned aerial vehicles, land mobile vehicles, fixed site installations, and relocatable land sites. Argon ST offers its products primarily to the department of defense, including various agencies and commands within the United States navy; the other United States government agencies and domestic prime contractors; and to certain U.S. government-approved foreign governments, agencies, and defense contractors, as well as commercial enterprises. The company was founded in 1972 and is headquartered in Fairfax, Virginia.

Shimadzu presently offers a multitude of products, encompassing analytical and measuring instruments, medical systems and equipment, aircraft equipment, and industrial equipment, across a wide range of fields, as well as meticulous, responsive service. In addition to these core businesses, Shimadzu continue to explore new ventures that will positively impact society in the future. Acknowledging the realities of an aging society and heightened interest in the well-being of individuals, and in response to the goals of ultra-early diagnosis and treatment in the field of next-generation medicine, they are focusing on the development of “molecular imaging technology” to enable detection of subtle symptoms before the onset of full-blown diseases. For example, in the environmental field, the company is developing cleanup technologies which will not require the removal of existing buildings to rehabilitate polluted underground soil. In the field of industrial measurements, they are developing combustion measurement technology for automobile engines, an innovation that will further reduce fuel consumption. Looking forward, the company will continue to cultivate new business opportunities in such fields as the global environment, energy, automotives, and IT, by promoting leading-edge seed technology development.In addition to R&D objectives, Shimadzu is keenly aware that the 21st century is an age of explosive globalization in which barriers are tumbling, and the world is steadily becoming a single vast marketplace. Therefore, in addition to networks in the United States, Europe, Asia, and China, Shimadzu is now expanding into Brazil, India, Russia, and other regions. Shimadzu are setting up production, sales, and service bases throughout the world, striving to become a truly global business by perfecting an organizational structure which ensures that the various needs of customers in all regions are swiftly addressed.

Codale Electric Supply distributes lighting fixtures, electrical supplies, and datacomm products to wholesale customers through 11 locations in Nevada, Utah, Idaho, and Wyoming. It stocks products from such manufacturers as Brad Harrison, Chromalox, Greenlee, Philips Lighting, Southwire, and Western Tube & Conduit. The company sells to the aerospace, construction, mining, healthcare, schools, government, and utility markets. Codale Electric also offers consulting and training, energy and safety audits, and inventory management services.

FARO Technologies, Inc. designs, develops, manufactures, markets, and supports portable, software driven, 3-D measurement systems used in a range of manufacturing, industrial, building construction, and forensic applications. Its products include Faro Arm, a combination of six or seven-axis, instrumented articulated measurement arm, a computer, and software programs; FARO Laser ScanArm that enables customers to measure products without touching them and offers a seven-axis contact/noncontact measurement device with an integrated laser scanner; and Faro Gage, an accuracy version of the Faro Arm product. The company also offers laser-based measuring devices comprising Faro Laser Tracker, a combination of laser measurement tool, a computer, and CAM2 software programs; and Faro Laser Scanner LS to measure and collect data points, allowing for the detailed 3D rendering of an object as a factory. It also offers CAM2 Software, a family of proprietary CAD-based measurement and statistical process control software, which includes CAM2 Measure X to compare measurements of manufactured components; CAM2 SPC Process for the collection, organization, and presentation of measurement data factory-wide; Soft Check Tool, a custom software program to lead an operator through a measurement process on the FaroArm or FARO Laser Tracker; and Faro Gage Software to produce graphical and tabular reports. The company's CAM2 product line also includes Laser Scanner LS Software comprising Faro Scout, a software tool for displaying 3D measurements and navigation; Faro Scene for displaying, analyzing, administrating, and editing 3D measurements; Farocloud for AutoCAD to support the visualization and analysis of 3D points; and Faroworks, a Web-based tool. It serves automobile, aerospace, heavy equipment, and law enforcement agencies primarily in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and the Asia Pacific. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Lake Mary, Florida.

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